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Final Agenda (  , 135 KB)
Thursday, 15 October 2009
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| 09.00-09.30 |
Registration |
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09.30 -10.00
10.00 -11.00
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Chair: Manfred Tessaring, Cedefop
Welcome and opening speeches
Aviana Bulgarelli, Director, Cedefop
João Delgado, Head of Unit, Directorate General for Education and Culture, European Commission
Cedefop’s analysis: Sharing the costs of training in the newer EU Member States
Patrycja Lipińska, Cedefop
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Rimantas Dumčius, Public Policy and Management Institute, Lithuania
Discussion
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11.00 - 11.30
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Tea/coffee break |
11.30-13.00 |
Chair: Patrycja Lipińska, Cedefop
Systemic perspective: country examples
Financing VET in Hungary: main cost sharing schemes
Zsófia Lux, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, Department of Adult Training and Vocational Training, Hungary
Financing of adults training - Bulgarian example
Galia Bozhanova, Director, VET center, Bulgarian Industrial Association, Bulgaria
VET financing policies from two points of view
Juraj Vantuch, Comenius University, Slovakia
Discussion
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| 13.00-14.30 |
Lunch |
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14.30 - 17.30
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Encouraging private sector investment: financing instruments
Parallel working sessions
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Chair: Mária Hrabinská, Cedefop
Rapporteur: Jasper van Loo, Cedefop
Working group I: Incentives for individuals
Hungarian experience in student loaning with reference to some other European countries
Edina Berlinger, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
VET financing in Latvia in times of change
Jānis Gaigals, Director, Ministry of Education and Science, Department of Vocational and General Education, Latvia
Incentives for initial and continuous VET learners in Estonia
Andres Pung, Director, Ministry of Education and Research, Vocational and Adult Education Department, Estonia
Significance of training costs for Romanian employers and employees
Ovidiu Mantaluta, Institute for Educational Sciences, Romania
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Chair: Jean Raymond Masson, European Training Foundation
Rapporteur: Philip Ammerman, Navigator Consulting Group Ltd, Greece
Working group II: Incentives for employers
An overview of tax incentives to encourage legal entities to promote VET in the EU with special reference to Lithuania
Simonas Gaušas, Public Policy and Management Institute, Lithuania
ESF co-financing for vocational training: grant schemes for training of employees in Lithuania
Dalia Čiupailaitė Public Policy and Management Institute, Lithuania
Co-financed training aid in Malta
Joseph Galea, Employment and Training Corporation, Malta
Supporting companies in financing CVET – Czech example
Vera Czesaná, Department Manger, National Training Fund, National Observatory of Employment and Training, the Czech Republic
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Chair: Loukas Zahilas, Cedefop
Rapporteur : Iñigo Isusi, IKEI, Spain
Working group III: Obligations for employers
The Human Resource Development Fund in Cyprus: Recent developments and effects of the economic crisis
George Panayides, Director of Training Services, Human Resource Development Authority, Cyprus
Sharing the costs and responsibility in VET in Slovenia
Janja Meglič, Chamber of Crafts and Branko Kumer, Director, School Centre of Ptuj, Slovenia
Training fund in Poland - its effectiveness and future prospects
Łukasz Arendt, University of Łódź, Poland
How to ensure that micro enterprises have access to the Vocational Training Fund in Hungary
Tamás Rettich, Hungarian Association of Craftsman’s Corporations (IPOSZ),Hungary |
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Conference dinner |
Friday, 16 October 2009
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09.00-09.30
09.30 - 11.00
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Chair: Christian Lettmayr, Deputy Director, Cedefop
Reports from the working groups
The role of European funds in supporting training. Response to the crisis
Viktorija Šmatko, Director, Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European Commission
The EIB Education Lending Paper: Implications for VET Finance
Albert Tuijnman, European Investment Bank
Examples of anti-crisis measures supported by the ESF in Poland: How to revitalise the economy by investing in training
Paulina Mucha, Ministry of Regional Development, Department for European Social Fund Management, Poland
Discussion
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| 11.00-11.30 |
Tea/coffee break |
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11.30-13.00
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Chair: Christian Lettmayr, Deputy Director, Cedefop
Round table discussion
Towards efficient and equitable VET cost-sharing: priotites for policy and research
Romulus Pop, National Centre for TVET Development, Ministry of Education Research and Innovation, Romania
Petar Terzyiski, Director, Economic Analysis Department, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce
Jean-Raymond Masson, European Training Foundation
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13.00 - 13.30
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Conclusions. The way forward
Manfred Tessaring, Cedefop
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Patrycja Lipińska, Cedefop
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13.30 - 15.00
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Lunch |
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