New Education Forum Warszawa - Wzmacnianie szkolnictwa zawodowego w kontekście kryzysu
The New Education Forum Warsaw 2022 - Strengthening VET in the crisis context
25th of May, 2022
Off-line formula
(conference will be held in EN and PL with simultaneous translation)
Venue: AIRPORT Hotel Okęcie, Komitetu Obrony Robotników Street 24, 02-148 Warsaw, Poland
The regional New Education Forum Warsaw in May 2022 will focus on:
- soft skills and employers' expectations vs. education possibilities,
- school in the crisis circumstances, and
- attractive learning: digital and gamification tools in practice.
9.00 - 9.30 Registration
9.40 - 10.00 Welcoming statements
Opening remarks by
- Prof. Jerzy BUZEK, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
- Joanna BOCHNIARZ, General Director, CIE
10.00 - 11.30 School in crisis circumstances: supporting the soft skills of educators, students and parents. The labour market and soft skills in the context of the influx of refugees from Ukraine.
The role of school in the refugee crisis. Mental resistance of teachers, everyday functioning of the school in extreme conditions. Prevention of difficult situations, adaptation processes, language barriers, responsibility of educators, students and parents in the communication process. Preparing newcomers to the Polish labour market.
Moderation: Joanna BOCHNIARZ, General Director, CIE
Wanda ŁUCZAK, Director of the 1st Social Secondary School of General Education patroned by Maharaja Jam Saheba Digvijay Sinhji
Fenia PISTOFIDOU, Adult Educator, Programme Manager, Shelters of Unaccompanied Minors, in Cell of Alternative Youth Activities, KEAN
- Ulrike STOROST, European Commission, DG EAC, Policy Officer, Schools and Multilingualism
- Agnieszka ZIELIŃSKA, Head of the Polish HR Forum
11.30 - 12.00 Coffee Break
12.00 - 13.30 Labour market: transferrable skills, employers' expectations and the possibilities of the school. The changing labour market and transferrable skills that the school should develop. The discrepancy between the expectations of employers and the competences taken from the school: responsibility vs. the performance of instructions, creativity vs. taking tests, cooperation in a group vs. accounting for the individual achievements of the student. Transferrable or transversal competences are highly desired by employers, but the recruitment advertisements for VET graduates are dominated by the requirements relating to technical skills and having experience that a young person does not have. That is why it is so important to engage business in educational activities: admitting pupils and students to internships, contact with job experts and the possibility of practical verification of the acquired knowledge.
Moderation: Jule HILDMANN (PhD), Senior Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh; Head of Research, CIE
- Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Senator of the Republic of Poland
- Loukas ZAHILAS Cedefop, Head of the Department for VET and Qualifications
- Monika HACKEL, DR, Head of Structure and Order of Vocational Training, BIBB
- Dr hab. prof. UG Arnold KŁONCZYŃSKI, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Education Quality, University of Gdańsk
13.30 - 14.30 Lunch Break
14.30 - 16.00 Attractiveness of vocational education: Digital and gamification tools at school and obstacles to their use. Tools increasing the attractiveness of vocational education and EU projects supporting it. The Covid-19 pandemic turned out to be an opportunity to accelerate the digitization processes in education. Gamification. Good practices from Europe.
Moderation by Joanna BOCHNIARZ, General Director, CIE
Co-moderation by Julia PLICHTA & Ida RYBKA, students of the 1st Social Secondary School of General Education patroned by Maharaja Jam Saheba Digvijay Singji
- Michael HORGAN, European Commission, DG EMPL, Vocational Education and Training Unit
- Barbara MICHALSKA, Director of Education Market, Microsoft Poland
- Miriam LANZETTA, Project Manager, Lascó
- María del Carmen LÓPEZ CRUZ, Director of European Funds Development, Grupo Femxa
- Rafael RUIZ BADA, Coordinator of Territorial impact and transformation in Fundación Comillas, Government of Cantabria
16.00 - 16.15 NEF Warsaw Closing: summary and recommendations.
- Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Member of the European Parliament, CULT Committee
- Joanna BOCHNIARZ, General Director, CIE