Forum for TVET Stakeholders
To complement the upcoming international conference on Developing Skills for the New Economy, UNEVOC-Canada is pleased to launch an Online Forum designed to engage key stakeholders in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in discussion regarding skill development for the New Economy. We invite the TVET community to take the opportunity to participate in an exchange of ideas and information on critical issues related to skill development in the New Economy. Your discussion may focus on policy initiatives, research, case studies, best practices, exemplary accomplishments and programs, innovative approaches, strategies and emerging trends in technical and vocational education and training.
To access the Discussion Forum for TVET Stakeholders, please click on the link
http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/unevoc/listPostings.aspThe following themes are open for discussion:
- Access and Equity
- Apprenticeship
- E-Learning
- Human Performance Technology
- Indigenous People
- Learning Partnerships
- Mediated Learning Experience
- Teacher/Trainer Qualifications and Preparation
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About the Conference
The future world of work will be increasingly knowledge-based and technology-driven. In the emerging knowledge-intensive economy, the proletariat is being replaced by a cognetariat where work is increasingly shifting away from manual tasks toward symbolic processing. The application of knowledge replaces capital, raw materials, and labour as the main means of production. The concept of "mind workers" or knowledge workers has emerged from this transformation of work and it appears to be the fastest growing type of workers.The synergy of combining new information and communication technologies with human skills has dramatically altered job content and skill requirements at the workplace. The perception of the role of human interventions in the economic transactions has also changed. The potential contribution that an individual can make in acquiring and applying knowledge for improving processes, products and services is becoming more important than the physical labour. The knowledge embodied in a product has become a key element of production.
To engage all key stakeholders in a discussion regarding skill development for the New Economy, the Canadian Vocational Association (CVA) and UNEVOC-Canada, the Canadian Centre for UNESCO's International Project on Technical and Vocational Education will co-host an international conference, Developing Skills for the New Economy on October 17-19, 2002 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.