Session 1: Skills as an Enabler for Youth to Participate in a Just and Green Transition

Strategies for Engagement, Policy and Research

Tuesday, 5 December 2023; 4:15-5:15 pm (UAE Local time)

Al-Erth Room, Greening Education Hub, Mobility Pavillion (Green Zone), Entrance at Mobility Gate

The session was hybrid and conducted in English.

The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET, in close collaboration with its partners, including its UNEVOC Centre – the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), the International Labour Organization and World Skills International, organized the session to showcase the perspectives and achievements of young people empowered through their engagement in TVET. They shared their experiences in acquiring relevant skills and knowledge and applying them to become young agents of change for the green transition. The panel also discussed relevant interventions of selected organizations working to help transform TVET and develop skills that match the new standards in professional working environments and meet the needs of technological and material advances.

The session was moderated by Ms Priscilla Gatonye (UNESCO-UNEVOC).

Panel 1 - Youth perspective

• Mr Rashed Alshamsi, COP28 Ambassador and Student of Logistics Engineering Technology, Higher Colleges of Technology (UNEVOC Centre), United Arab Emirates
• Ms Megan Yeates, WorldSkills Champion and Apprenticeship Coordinator, FTA, Ireland

Panel 2 - Policy, Research and Strategies in TVET

• Ms Olga Strietska-Ilina, Senior Skills and Employability Specialist, ILO
• Ms Esther Goodwin Brown, Lead, Circular Jobs Initiative and Interim Head, Systemic Initiatives, Circle Economy Foundation, The Netherlands
• Mr Adel Zairi, Associate Dean of Academic Operations - Dubai, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE

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Session 2: Skills development to enable youth to participate in the green transition through meaningful youth engagement, articulation, and representation

Thursday, 7 December 2023; 10:15-11:00 am (UAE Local time)

The session was conducted in English, and in-person.

Venue: HCT stand, Zone 6, Greening Education Hub, Mobility Pavilion

The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET, in close collaboration with its partners, including its UNEVOC Centre – the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), and World Skills International, organized the session to showcase the perspectives and achievements of young people empowered through their engagement in TVET. They shared their experiences in acquiring relevant skills and knowledge and applying them to become young agents of change for the green transition. The panel also discussed relevant interventions of selected organizations working to help transform TVET and develop skills that match the new standards in professional working environments and meet the needs of technological and material advances.

The session was moderated by Ms Priscilla Gatonye (UNESCO-UNEVOC), with the following panelists:

• Ms Megan Yeates, World Skills Champion and Apprentice Coordinator, FTA Ireland
• Ms Maryam Almarzooqi - HCT Sustainability COP28 Ambassador
• Mr Mohamed Alzaabi - HCT Sustainability COP28 Ambassador
• Ms Meera Alhosani - HCT Sustainability COP28 Ambassador

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