European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
DAY 1 – Monday 20 May 2019
13:30 - 14:30 | Registration
14:30 - 14:50 | Welcome and objectives of the second PLF on upskilling pathways: a vision for the future
- Christa Schweng, President of the Section on Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship (SOC), EESC
- Antonio Ranieri, Head of the department for learning and employability (DLE), Cedefop
14:50 - 15:35 | Setting the scene: Mapping adult populations with a low level of skills
- Lidia Salvatore, Expert, Cedefop
15:35 - 15:45| Update on the Council’ work on upskilling and reskilling
- Augustin Mihalache, Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU
15:45 - 16:15 | Coffee break
16:15 - 18:00| Developing upskilling pathways for adults
- Martina Ni Cheallaigh, Senior expert, European Commission: Where are we with the implementation of the Upskilling pathways recommendation
- Cedefop experts: Analytical framework designed to support countries in developing upskilling pathways for adults
- Rena Psifidou, Expert, Cedefop: Cedefop’s electronic resources and tools to support countries in developing upskilling pathways
18:00 | End of day 1
DAY 2 – Tuesday 21 May 2019
09:00 - 09:30 | Registration
09:30 – 13:00 | Key areas for developing upskilling pathways for adults
Parallel sessions in world café format
Participants will be divided into country groups and will be rotating among three parallel sessions of one hour each.
Each parallel session will focus on specific key areas identified in the draft analytical framework.
9:30 -10:30 |
Key area 1: Integrated approach to upskilling pathways for adults |
Key area 7: Lifelong Guidance |
Key area 4: Financial and non-financial support |
Key area 5: Monitoring and Evaluation |
Key area 8: Skills Assessment |
Key area 9a: Tailored-learning offer leading to a formal qualification |
10:40-11:40 |
Key area 2: Governance (multilevel/ multistakeholder) |
Key area 6: Outreach |
Key area 4: Financial and non-financial support |
Key area 5: Monitoring and Evaluation |
Key area 10: Validation and Recognition |
Key area 9B: Tailored-learning offer with work-based learning |
12:00-13:00 |
Key area 3: Identification of target groups |
Key area 7: Lifelong Guidance |
Key area 4: Financial and non-financial support |
Key area 5: Monitoring and Evaluation |
Key area 10: Validation and Recognition |
Key area 9B: Tailored-learning offer with work-based learning |
13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch
14:30 - 16:00 | Reporting from the parallel sessions and discussion
- Cedefop experts: summary of the parallel sessions
- Feedback from participants and next steps
16:00 - 17:00 | Panel discussion: stakeholder perspectives
- Vladimíra Drbalová, Vice-President of the Labour Market Observatory of the EESC
- Csaba Borboly, Member of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and rapporteur on "Strengthening STE(A)M Education in the EU"
- Mario Patuzzi (Cedefop Bureau member from DGB Germany, representing the unions - replacing Agnes Roman)
- Fons Leroy, CEO of the Flemish public employment service (Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding – VDAB) and Chair of the European Network of Public Employment Services
- Gina Ebner, Secretary General, European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA)
- Brikena Xhomaqi, Director, Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP)
17:00 - 17:30 | Concluding remarks
- Krzysztof Pater, President of the Labour Market Observatory (LMO), EESC
- Dana Carmen Bachmann, Head of Unit, European Commission
- Mara Brugia, Cedefop Acting Director
Participants can speak to English, French and German
and listen to English, French and German