Conference Context
Nowadays, when we are discussing about the upgrading of vocational education and training and the need to increase student participation in the institution and structures of vocational education, the issue of quality is constantly emerging. Quality at all levels of education is a multifaceted issue. Quality affects the education system, the educational organization, the educational methodologies and tools and the employees, teachers and executives of education.
The aim of the conference is to highlight the importance of quality assurance in education, with an emphasis on vocational education and training and a focus on the level of the training organization and educational practices. We will emphasize on issues of ensuring and improving the quality of structures that provide vocational training (educational structures and companies), while we will talk about improving educational practices, mainly through the use of technology.
The conference will also address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on vocational education, the emerging need for internships and apprenticeships in the form of working from home and the use of new technologies in distance learning.
The conference is addressed to executives, trainers and teachers of Vocational Education and Training, to business executives, who offer or may offer Internship or Apprenticeship positions, and to policy makers in the field of VET.
It will be held between 9-12 of November 2020, during the European Vocational Skills Week 2020, and it will be a virtual event. It will include presentations and workshops, while there will be sessions for attendees to ask questions and for some discussion.
We believe that the conference will contribute to the dialogue regarding quality in vocational education and training, and will contribute to the creation of a quality culture at the level of organization and business, with the ultimate goal of modernizing it and improving the quality of education provided.
Goals
The overall goal of the International, Online Conference is to inform Organisations and Executives of Vocational Education & Training on the importance of Quality Assurance.
Specific objectives are:
- Informing interested parties on the Centres of Vocational Excellence
- Familiarising attendants with the European apprenticeship frameworks
- Disseminating the implementation of innovative educational, digital tools & projects
ERASMUS+ PROJECTS
During the conference, there will be presented the actions and results of the following European co-funded Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnerships supporting innovation in the field of VET, in which IDEC S.A. participates:
- InQual: Imprinting quality to entrepreneurship education
- BEQUAL App: Benchmarking for Quality Assurance in Apprenticeships and work Based Learning
- On Track: Tracking VET graduates
- TCCVET: Digital literacy for VET trainers
Speakers
Andrianos Michalaros
President of Piraeus Chamber of Small and Medium Sized Industries
Agapi Tsikli
Manager of Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships projects, VET sector, State Scholarships Foundation (IKY)
Athanasios Bitis
Forester – Environmentalist, M.Ed Business & Management of Educational Units, Vice Director of Ι.Ε.Κ – ΚΕ.DΙ.VΙ.Μ.2 Diplareios School
Dimitrios Kyriakos
Special Secretary of PANEDDIEK, Director of the I.E.K Aigaleo and Vice President of the Greek Informatics Union (E.P.E)
Antonis Glaros
Communication & development director in EOPPEP
Dr Stefan Humpl
3S Research Laboratory, Austria
Tiziana Piacentini
Eduwork.Net project manager - Ciofs-fp
Dr Konstantinos Kiousis
CEO of ΙIEK Delta
Yorgos Goletsis
Associate Professor at the Department of Economics of the University of Ioannina and Scientific Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit of the Univ. of Ioannina
Nataša Urbančiková
Professor in Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia
Federica D’Acunto
Project Manager in Effebi, Italy
Kepa Larrondo
International officer, Politeknika Ikastegia Txorierri, Spain
Apostolos Kostas
Department of Primary Education, Director of the Center for Training and Lifelong Learning, University of the Aegean
Katerina Chrysantholpoulou
PHD researcher in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Mario Spatafora
General Secretary of EFFEBI
Martina Gerli
Project and Communication Officer Lifelong Learning Platform, Belgium
Theofanis Orphanoudakis
Associate Professor of School of Science and Technology, Director of the Educational Content, Methodology and Technology Laboratory, Head of the Digital Systems and Digital Processing Laboratory, Hellenic Open University
Xenia Chronopoulou
Managing Director of IDEC S.A.
Irene Gkotsi
Project Manager IDEC S.A.
Nefeli Dimopoulou
Project Manager IDEC S.A.
Natassa Kazantzidou
Project Manager IDEC S.A.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Τhe 2nd “Discuss Learning” 2020 Conference will last for 4 days, taking place at 2-4 pm CET. The thematics and agenda of each day are:
- Day 1 - Quality assurance in educational organisations
- Day 2 - Quality in Apprenticeships
- Day 3 - Tracking and continuous improvement in VET
- Day 4 - New technologies in VET
1st Day, Monday 9/11/2020, 14:00 – 16:00 CET
Quality assurance in educational organisations - Moderator : Nefeli Dimopoulou
1st session (language EL)
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15:00 – 15:15
Conference opening - Xenia Chronopoulou, Managing Director IDEC S.A.
Greetings -Agapi Tsikli – IKY/Erasmus+ Hellenic National Αgency | VET sector Project Manager KA2 -
15.15 - 15.30
“The Genie” – presentation of an online training course – InQual project - Irene Gkotsi – IDEC S.A -
15.30 - 15.45
“EOPPEP ‘s role (National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance) in applying quality assurance in VET - IEK” - Antonis Glaros, Communication & development director in EOPPEP -
15:45 – 16.00
Quality assurance in public VETs during Covid-19 - Athanasios Mbitis, Forester - Environmentalist, M.Ed Administration & use of Educational Units, Deputy Director of the Hellenic Craft Company Diplareios School -
16.00 - 16.15
Questions -
16.15 - 16.25
Break
2nd session (language EN)
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16:25 – 16.30
Introduction – resume of first session - Irene Gkotsi - IDEC S.A -
16.30 - 16.45
Quality in Vocational Education and Training - Martina Gerli, Project and Communication Officer Lifelong Learning Platform, Belgium -
16.45 - 17.00
The role of internationalisation for quality of VET - Tiziana Piacentini, Eduwork.Net project manager - Ciofs-fp -
17.00 - 17.15
Questions
2nd day, Tuesday 10/11/2020, 14:00 – 16:00 CET
Quality in Apprenticeships - Moderator : Nefeli Dimopoulou
1st session (language EL)
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15:00 – 15:15
Introduction - Natassa Kazantzidou – IDEC S.A.
Greetings directly from the “European Vocational Skills Week event” in Berlin - Theodoros Grassos, General Secretary of the European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVBB) -
15.15 - 15.30
Benchmarking of apprenticeship quality assurance systems - BEQUAL project - Natassa Kazantzidou – IDEC S.A. -
15.30 - 15.45
Ensuring quality in apprenticeships – The case of IEK DELTA - Dr. Konstantinos Kioussis, General Manager IEK DELTA -
15.45 - 16.00
Quality in apprenticeships – The role of enterprises - Andrianos Michalaros, Chairman of Piraeus Chamber of Small and Medium Sized Industries -
16.00 - 16.15
Questions -
16.15 - 16.25
Break
2nd session (language EN)
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16:25 – 16.30
Introduction – Resume of first session - Natassa Kazantzidou - IDEC S.A -
16.30 - 16.45
The challenges of developing a European quality framework - Mario Spatafora, General Secretary of EFFEBI
Federica D’Acunto– Project Manager in Effebi, Italy -
16.45 - 17.00
Development of an internship model for the acquisition of entrepreneurial skills in higher education - The EnterMode model - Yorgos Goletsis, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics of the University of Ioannina and Scientific Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit of the Univ. of Ioannina -
17.00 - 17.15
Questions
3rd day, Wednesday 11/11/2020, 14:00 – 16:00 CET
Tracking and continuous improvement in VET - Moderator : Nefeli Dimopoulou
1st session (language EL)
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15:00 – 15:15
The tracking of graduates in Vocational Education and Training – OnTrack project - Natassa Kazantzidou -IDEC S.A -
15.15 - 15.30
Research on the Tracking of graduates in the Lifelong Learning Center of the University of the Aegean – the ASTRE project - Damianos Gavalas, Professor, President of the Department of Product & Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean
Apostolos Kostas – Department of Primary Education, Director of the Center for Training and Lifelong Learning, University of the Aegean -
15.30 - 15.45
Research on the Tracking of graduates in Intercollege, Cyprus - Maria Theodorou, Coordinator of Languages INTERCOLLEGE, Lecturer -
15:45 – 16.00
Research on the Tracking of graduates in public VET - IEK - Dimitrios Kiryiakos, Special Secretary of Panhellenic Association of Directors of Public Vocational Training Institutes (PANEDDIEK), Director of public VET-IEK Institute (DIEK) Egaleo and Vice President of the Hellenic Informatics Association (Ltd.) -
16.00 - 16.15
Questions -
16.15 - 16.25
Break - videos
2nd session (language EN)
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16:25 – 16.30
Introduction – Resume of first session - Natassa Kazantzidou - IDEC S.A -
16.30 - 16.40
Tracking of graduates: Different country - different approach (selected case studies) - Nataša Urbančiková, Professor in Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia -
16.40 - 16.50
Tracking of VET graduates, sharing experience from the pilot in PIT - Kepa Larrondo, International officer, Politeknika Ikastegia Txorierri, Spain -
16.50 - 17.00
How to use Graduate Tracking for VET Providers - Dr Stefan Humpl, 3S Research Laboratory, Austria -
17.00 - 17.15
Questions
4th day, Thursday 12/11/2020, 14:00 – 16:00 CET
New technologies in VET - Moderator : Nefeli Dimopoulou
1st session (language EL)
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15:00 – 15:15
Introduction - Training of trainers on new technologies in education - Irene Gkotsi – IDEC S.A. -
15.15 - 15.45
Media Literacy in Schools - “Check or Cheat” game about Media Literacy - Katerina Chryssanthopoulou, PhD Researcher of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on Media Literacy -
15.45 - 16.00
Sharing experiences on distance learning – FAVILLE PROJECT - Theofanis Orfanoudakis, Associate Professor of School of Science and Technology, Director of the Educational Content, Methodology and Technology Laboratory, Head of the Digital Systems and Digital Processing Laboratory, Hellenic Open University -
16.00 - 16.15
Questions -
16.15 - 16.25
Break
2nd session (language EL)
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16:25 – 16.45
Workshop – Integrating digital tools to VET – TCCVET project - Irene Gkotsi – IDEC S.A. -
16.30 - 16.45
Conclusions – Results -
DISCUSS LEARNING 2021 - Xenia Chronopoulou, Managing Director IDEC S.A -
16.45 - 17.00
Questions
PLACE
Zoom
The conference is interactive and provides the opportunity to communicate online with the speaker during the conference in order to ask and answer questions and queries.
REGISTRATION
Participants will receive, after the completion of the conference, certificates of attendance.
Participation is free. Pre-registration is required for each day of the conference.
Design and organization
IDEC SA (www.idec.gr | www.trainingcentre.gr/en) is a company specializing in business consulting, training services and high technology applications. It is active in the Greek and international market since 1989.
During its 30 years of continuous operation, it has achieved a combination of experience and know-how that is constantly enriched with the ideas and innovation of its new partners. IDEC has a wide range of specialization and services in various topics. Its customer-oriented approach provides a unique set of integrated services and helps build a modern business and educational future.
