Driving Excellence in Education and Valuing Craftsmanship
To explore the future of education, vocational training, employment, and the transformative shifts shaping lifelong learning and the society we strive to create, the 10th edition of the Skillman International Forum (SIF) 2024 will take place on December 11 and 12, 2024, in Montecatini Terme, Italy.
This year’s event offers a prime opportunity on the global stage to share insights on policies, strategies, and best practices related to skills development while fostering a dynamic exchange between institutions and organizations committed to the future of learning and work. The aim is to extend this knowledge to even the most remote regions, building a better life and a peaceful society grounded in shared values and ethical richness.
The Forum will span two intensive days, featuring presentations, pitches, roundtables, workshops, and a co-design process aimed at fostering excellence and equipping learners with digital credentials.
We are committed to creating a better society, and we invite institutions and individuals to join us in this mission.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Floriana Folisi
Human Capital Development expert, European Training Foundation
Sungsup Ra
Visiting Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management
Elisa Guidi
Director, Artex
Massimo Temussi
Director General of Active Labor Policies, Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies
Craig Marsh
Executive Dean, Faculty of Business Law and Criminology, Liverpool Hope University
Natalia Martinez Paramo
Head of Unit SMP/SME Pillar, Internal Market and Support to Standardisation, European Union
Thomas Werner Schröder
UNESCO Chair of TVET and Competence Development for the Future of Work, Technische University Dortmund
Key Takeaways from ALLIANCE SUMMIT 2024: Where to Begin
Key principles and strategic directions
Ethical values & social competences
Emphasizing the role of education in fostering active citizenship alongside workforce development. This includes building on early successes, such as raising awareness about the green transition among children, and extending these efforts to areas like gender equality.
Key competences for Lifelong Learning inclusiveness
Ensuring students acquire the skills needed to actively participate in lifelong learning, fostering greater inclusivity.
Flexibility in education system
Reviewing the business models of universities, centres of excellence, and schools to make lifelong learning a reality. This includes integrating craft training and diversifying learning pathways, such as apprenticeship programmes in higher education.
Leadership in Education Reform
Recognizing the importance of leadership as a critical trait for stakeholders involved in designing and implementing educational reforms.
Advanced Manufacturing Skills for Traditional Craftsmanship
Bridging the gap between advanced manufacturing techniques and traditional craftsmanship expertise.
It is designed and managed in collaboration with the European Training Foundation and other key partners, including Artex, the Tuscan Center for Craftsmanship Development in Florence.
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SKILLMAN RIGA DECLARATION
The Skillman Declaration stands as the culmination of a number of deliberations and insights garnered from a continuum of events, and echoing collective voices of the previous edition of the Skillman International Forum, The Skillman Alliance Summit, various workshops conducted last year and the Skillman International Forum 2023.
Last year, the forum concluded with considerations on the impact of pandemics and conflicts between countries, reflecting on whether educators can embrace the utopia of changing societies.
This debate allowed us to focus on a set of themes that represent a call to action for the participants in the 2024 edition, who will analyze the following topics through keynote speeches, workshops, roundtables, training courses, co-design processes, policy papers, experiential journeys, etc.:
Entrepreneurial Learning
Digital Credentials, Micro-Credentials and the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) ecosystem
Innovation in Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Social Inclusion and Excellence for All
Advanced Manufacturing Skills for Traditional Craft Knowledge
Digital Competences and Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence
Ethical Initiatives / Values in Skill Sets
Green Revolution in VET
Learning Factories and Skill Rings
REWATCH SIF 2023
The conference will take place at the Tuscany Inn Hotel
TRACKS4CRAFTS @ SIF 2024
Discover how Tracks4Crafts examines and transforms the transmission of traditional crafts knowledge (TCK) to enhance the societal and economic valuation of crafts and align them with a future-oriented heritage approach in Europe.
Tracks4Crafts - T4C project is funded by the European Union under grant agreement No 101094507. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
