06 – 08 June 2018 in Winterthur, Switzerland

PROGRAMMEInternational Congress on Vocational and Professional Education and TrainingSKILLS FOR EMPLOYABILITY AND CAREERS

6 – 8 June 2018Winterthur, Switzerland

Platform for decision-makers and experts from the fields of politics, business and science to strengthen vocational and professional education and training internationally

www.vpet-congress.ch

Ladies and gentlemen

In view of our knowledge-based society and the pace of technological advances, people are now increasingly expected to acquire new and often higher-level skills and qualifications throughout their working life. It is essential to gain new knowledge and skills, and to keep these up to date. Lifelong learning paves the way for personal and professional development, thereby allowing learners to play a full part in society and the economy.

Switzerland aims to provide a system of education, research and innovation that is adapted to today’s rapid pace of change and widespread use of new technologies. Agility is the guiding principle. Vocational and professional

education, and increasingly continuing education and training programmes, are key instruments in helping to prepare our workforce for highly digitalised markets now and in the future. But how should education systems be shaped to equip young people and adults with the right skills and yet remain flexible and able to react to change?

There is no doubt; truly viable solutions emerge from networks and discussions. That is why I am honoured to welcome you to the 3rd International Congress on Vocational and Professional Education and Training. Once again, deci-sion-makers and specialists will gather in Winterthur from all around the world.

Let’s pool our collective intelligence to foster employability and enhance career prospects in our societies. Together we can find ways of making the most of the opportunities created by digital transformation, and discuss how best to prepare the international workforce for the challenges of the 21st century.

I look forward to an open dialogue in Winterthur and to sharing good practices.

Johann N. Schneider-AmmannFederal Councillor

Keynote Speakers

Betsy DeVosU.S. Secretary of Education

Ong Ye KungMinister for Education, Republic of Singapore

Janina KugelChief Human Resources Officer and Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, Germany

Malgorzata KuczeraProject Manager, Country Studies of Apprenticeship, OECD

Jürg SchweriCo-Head of Research Area Strategic Planning of

VPET Sector, Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Switzerland

Michael TiemannSenior Researcher, Federal Institute for

Vocational Education and Training, Germany

Welcome to Winterthur – the region with a pioneering spirit

Dear guests

This is the third time that we have had the pleasure of welcoming you to this two-day event offering a host of fascinating discussions between spe-cialists from education, politics and industry, and inspiring presentations, reports on experiences from the world of VPET, host company visits and insights into the life of apprentices in Switzerland.Since the start of the congress series in 2014 the world of VPET has undergone numerous changes. Education campaigns have been launched in various countries, inter-country projects have been envisaged or already put into action. And thanks to this event, a major national and international VPET network has evolved here in Winterthur to which you all belong.

The first vocational school for the manufacturing industry was established in Winterthur in 1870. This laid the founda-tions for Switzerland’s VPET system, which today enjoys such worldwide respect. And today Winterthur ranks among Switzerland’s leading educational locations thanks to its outstanding VPET institutions and a university of applied sciences. Winterthur has also made a name for itself as a cultural town with its museums displaying world class art-works. Perhaps you will even be able to find a moment to get to know the town during or after the congress. Our town guides have much to tell you about Winterthur’s pioneering spirit!

We are delighted that Winterthur is able to contribute to the positive development of vocational and professional educa-tion and training internationally, and hope that you have an enriching time at this congress.

Michael KünzleMayor of Winterthur

Programme

Wednesday, 6 June

18:00 – 21:30 Welcome Reception and Barbecue Congress Hotel Banana City

18:15 – 18:30 Welcome Address Michael KünzleMayor of Winterthur, Switzerland

Thursday, 7 June

07:45 – 09:15 Registration and Coffee Theater Winterthur

09:15 – 09:20 Introduction Arthur HoneggerCongress Moderator

09:20 – 09:30 Welcome Address Johann N. Schneider-AmmannFederal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, Switzerland

09:30 – 09:45 Keynote Address Betsy DeVosU.S. Secretary of Education

09:45 – 10:00 Careers and the Importance of Skill-Based Lifelong Learning

Ong Ye KungMinister for Education, Republic of Singapore

10:00 – 10:30 The Impact of Digitalisation on the Future of Work

Janina KugelChief Human Resources Officer and Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, Germany

10:30 – 11:15 Networking Break and Skills Village

11:15 – 12:00 Panel Discussion Implementing Apprenticeships in the U.S. #TrailblazerNorthCarolina

Kathryn CastelloesApprenticeship Director, North Carolina Community Colleges, USA

Martin E. KegelFabrications Operations Manager, Caterpillar, Inc., USA

12:00 – 12:30 Apprentice Meets CEO Meets Apprentice Joël Nicolas KohlerApprentice: IT Specialist, Swiss Re, Switzerland

Giselle Rufer DelancePresident and CEO, Delance Swiss Watches for Women, Switzerland

12:30 – 14:00 Networking Lunch and Skills Village

Thursday, 7 June

14:00 – 15:00 Panel DiscussionTraining Content and Opportunities #Flexibility

Burkhard WinskiHead of Education and Training, Danfoss, Denmark

Peter Zeitler Adviser, Federal Economic Chamber, Austria

Arthur W. GlättliManaging Director VPET, Swissmem, Switzerland

15:00 – 15:30 Networking Break and Skills Village

15:30 – 16:15 Panel Discussion Careers and Lifelong Learning #StructuralChange

Cynthia HansenHead of Adecco Group Foundation, The Adecco Group, Switzerland

Ambros ScopeHead of Future Workforce Engineering, AXA, Switzerland

Michel ServozSpecial Adviser on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and the Future of Labour, European Commission

Open Chair

16:15 – 16:45 Industry 4.0 and Adaptive VPET Systems Michael TiemannSenior Researcher, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Germany

16:45 – 17:00 Closing Words Arthur HoneggerCongress Moderator

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Exhibitors1 UBS Switzerland AG

2 ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

3 Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality SSTH

4 Noser Young Professionals AG

5 State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI

6 SkillSonics / Swissmem

7 State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO / Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC

8 Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training SFIVET

9 Movetia

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Skills VillageThursday, 7 June

Visit the Skills Village and learn more about vocational and professional education and training in Switzerland and all over the world. The appren-tices, organising bodies and host companies will give you real insight into their everyday work and projects.

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Thursday, 7 June

17:30 – 18:30 Welcome Cocktail Casino Theater

18:30 – 23:00 Gala Dinner Mauro Dell’AmbrogioState Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation, Switzerland

Sarah BortisModerator of the Evening, Apprentice, UBS, Switzerland

Alexander KunzModerator of the Evening, Apprentice, UBS, Switzerland

Apprentices of Swisscom and Casino Theater, Switzerland

Thomas AnwanderGroup Secretary and General Counsel, Rieter Management AG, Switzerland

Friday, 8 June

08:15 – 08:45 Welcome Coffee Theater Winterthur

08:45 – 09:00 Welcome Address Mauro Dell’AmbrogioState Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation, Switzerland

Jessica KanagalingamApprentice: Commercial Employee, State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, Switzerland

Florian MöriApprentice: Commercial Employee, State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, Switzerland

09:00 – 09:45 Coping with Technological Change: Challenges and Opportunities for VPET

Malgorzata KuczeraProject Manager, Country Studies of Apprenticeship, OECD

Jürg SchweriCo-Head of Research Area Strategic Planning of VPET Sector, Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Switzerland

09:45 – 10:30 Networking Break and Table Talks

09:45 – 10:15 Introduction to Switzerland’s VPET system

10:30 – 16:00 Tour Session I and IIExperience the Swiss dual-track VPET system first-hand: Whole day

Tour of host companies and vocational schools in Winterthur Lunch included

10:30 – 12:30 Workshop Session IWorkshop 1– 6

Details on the following pages

12:30 – 14:00 Networking Lunch and Table Talks

14:00 – 16:00 Workshop Session IIWorkshop 1– 6

Details on the following pages

16:00 – 16:30 Networking Break and Table Talks

16:30 – 17:00 Summary and Conclusion Valerija AdamovicApprentice: Commercial Employee, The Adecco Group, Switzerland

Patrick HarmonApprentice: Mechanical Engineer, Burckhardt Compression, Switzerland

Sandra KobelApprentice: Commercial Employee, State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, Switzerland

Josef WidmerDeputy Director, State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, Switzerland

Table Talks1 Digitalisation and the Future of Work

2 Careers and Lifelong Learning

3 Curricula Development and Training Opportunities

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Table TalksFriday, 8 June

The 2018 International Congress on VPET will look at the challenges in adapting to the needs of the labour market in a rapidly changing and dig-italised world, vertical and horizontal system permeability, lifelong learning and curriculum development in VPET. Take the opportunity to discuss and learn more about these topics with other interested participants.

Friday, 8 June – Workshops, Tour of Host Companies andVocational Schools

You can find your personal selection of workshops for Session I and II on your badge.

10:30 – 12:30 Workshop 1 ZHAW, SW 201 – Second FloorModerator: Matthias Stettler

14:00 – 16:00 Training Content – Agility and Quality Assurance for Employability

Badge information: I: WS 1 – Training Content (10:30 – 12:30)

Badge information: II: WS 1 – Training Content (14:00 – 16:00)

Isabell Grundschober, AustriaMzikazi Ntuli, MozambiqueYustinus Wahyo Nursanto, Indonesia

10:30 – 12:30 Workshop 2 ZHAW, SW 202 – Second FloorModerator: Jason Roger Parry

14:00 – 16:00 Training Opportunities – Increasing Flexibility in VPET

Badge information: I: WS 2 – Training Opportunities (10:30 – 12:30)

Badge information: II: WS 2 – Training Opportunities (14:00 – 16:00)

Hee Joh Liang, Republic of SingaporeUte Hippach-Schneider, GermanyHenry Leerentveld, Albania

10:30 – 12:30 Workshop 3 (part I) ZHAW, SW 223 – Second FloorModerator: Mergim Jahiu

Focus on Curriculum Development in the Framework of the Situation-Based Approach

Badge information: I: WS 3 – Curriculum Development (10:30 – 12:30)

Emanuel Andreas Wüthrich, Switzerland

14:00 – 16:00 Workshop 3 (part II) ZHAW, SW 223 – Second FloorModerator: Mergim Jahiu

Focus on Situational Didactics: Implementation of the Situation-Based Approach in School

Badge information: II: WS 3 – Didactics (14:00 – 16:00)

Elena Boldrini, Switzerland

Friday, 8 June

10:30 – 12:30 Workshop 4 Theater Winterthur, Plenary HallModerators: Dr. Johanna Kemper, Dr. Kathrine Caves

14:00 – 16:00 Permeability and Tertiary-Level Professional Education: Best Practices from Denmark and Singapore

Badge information: I: WS 4 – Permeability & Tertiary PE (10:30 – 12:30)Badge information: II: WS 4 – Permeability & Tertiary PE (14:00 – 16:00)

Michael Fung, Republic of SingaporeTorsten Asmund Sørensen, Denmark

10:30 – 12:30 Workshop 5 ZHAW, SW 224 – Second FloorModerators: Beatrice Kunovits, Daniel Reumiller

14:00 – 16:00 Career Guidance, Social Media and Digitalisation of the Working World

Badge information: I: WS 5 – Career Guidance (10:30 – 12:30)Badge information: II: WS 5 – Career Guidance (14:00 – 16:00)

Sandra Cheyne, UKJaana Kettunen, Finland

10:30 – 12:30 Workshop 6 (part I & II) ZHAW, SW 226 – Second FloorModerator: Franz Kehl

14:00 – 16:00 Transnational Transfer of Dual-Track Systems: Learnings from the Swiss Vocational Education and Training Initiative India SVETII

Badge information: I: WS 6 – SVETII Transfer of Expertise (10:30 – 12:30)Badge information: II: WS 6 – SVETII Partner Involvement (14:00 – 16:00)

K. P. Krishnan (tbc), IndiaPrasenjit Kundu, IndiaManish Kothari, IndiaKamesh Sundaram, IndiaJayant Krishna, India

10:30 – 16:00 Experience the Swiss dual-track VPET systemfirst-hand: visits to host companies and vocational schoolsBadge information: Tour A: HealthBadge information: Tour B: ProductionBadge information: Tour C: ConstructionBadge information: Tour D: Commerce / Finance

For detailed information please refer to www.vpet-congress.ch

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UBS Greetings

Dear congress participant

At UBS we are strong supporters of vocational education, both in our Swiss home market and across the world. This is one of the reasons why we have been a partner of this international congress since the very beginning.

As a former apprentice myself, I know firsthand the benefits it brings. Apprenticeships teach technical skills and know-how as well as capabil-ities like communication, teamwork and a strong work ethic – skills that matter a lot in a professional career.

It is therefore of undisputable value for companies to support vocational education. UBS offers a wide range of training programs for young people in 50 countries. Last year, we had approx-imately 3,000 young people on our training programs, including apprentices, school leavers, high school students and university graduates. In a business that ultimately succeeds on the basis of the people it attracts and retains, this creates a strong talent pipeline.

Apprenticeships also make sense for the wider economy. It’s not a coincidence that two of the most successful econo-mies in Europe, Switzerland and Germany, have a well-developed apprenticeship tradition.

And last but not least, I believe the foundation my apprenticeship gave me has been an important factor in my personal career.

We at UBS are convinced that apprenticeship programs are a vital pillar for a sustainable successful economy – and the coming days will no doubt help to showcase their importance.

Sergio P. ErmottiGroup CEO UBS

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