Aviana Bulgarelli, Director Cedefop Patrycja Lipińska, Cedefop Alex Stimpson, Cedefop
European challenges in vocational education and training João Delgado, Head of Unit, DG Education and Culture, European Commission
Discussion
Contribution of the ESF to vocational education and training Lenia Samuel, Deputy Director General, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European Commission
Discussion
11.00-11.30
Tea/coffee break
11.30-12.00
12.00-12.30
Chair: Patrycja Lipińska, Cedefop
Financing VET in EU candidate and potential candidate countries Jean-Raymond Masson, European Training Foundation (ETF)
Discussion
Financing VET in Australia: present and future Gerald Burke, Centre for the Economics of Education and Training and (CEET), Australia and Peter Noonan, Peter Noonan Consulting, Australia
Discussion
12.30-14.00
“Family photo” and lunch
14.00-14.30
14.30-15.00
Chair: Christian Lettmayr, Deputy Director, Cedefop
Ensuring efficiency and equity in the provision of continuing vocational training Emmanuel Hassan, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European Commission
Discussion
Workplace training in Europe Giorgio Brunello, University of Padua, Italy
Discussion
15.00-15.30
Tea/coffee break
15.30-17.30
Parallel working sessions
Working group I: Tax incentives Chair: Jean-Raymond Masson, ETF Rapporteur : Jasper van Loo, Cedefop
Tax incentives to foster education and training – an international overview with special reference to Germany Dieter Dohmen, Institute for Education and Socio-Economic Research and Consulting (FiBS), Germany
An overview of tax incentives to promote VET in EU-12 with special reference to Lithuania Rimantas Dumčius, Public Policy and Management Institute, Lithuania
Incentives for continuing vocational training: Estonian case Lea Orro, Innove, Estonia
Working group II: Training funds Chair: Peter Szovics, Cedefop Rapporteur: Kasia Jurczak, Eurofound
Sectoral training funds in Europe Peter Szovics, Cedefop and Iñigo Isusi, IKEI, Spain
Overview of training funds in Italy: a new approach to lifelong learning Bruno Scazzocchio, Confindustria, Italy
Financing vocational training in French companies: a sophisticated but controversial scheme Jean-Louis Dayan, Centre d’analyse stratégique, France
Contribution and control by companies for successful vocational training Tamás Köpeczi Bócz, National Development Agency, Hungary
20.00
Conference dinner
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
9.00-11.00
Parallel sessions
Working group III: Saving schemes and loans Chair: Patrycja Lipińska, Cedefop Rapporteur: Dieter Dohmen, FiBS
Lessons from loans for learning Nicolas Fox, Individual Learning Company, UK
Austria: saving scheme for education in comparison to ILAs Michael Tölle, Chamber of Labour, Austria
"Bildungsprämie": the German model = saving scheme + voucher + loans Eckart Lilienthal, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
Working group IV: Subsidies, vouchers, learning accounts Chair: Peter Szovics, Cedefop Rapporteur : Sarah Elson-Rogers, Cedefop
ESF cofinancing for disadvantaged group in Cyprus Xenakis Michaelides, Human Resource Development Authority, Cyprus
Training vouchers: a simple recipe for success or major deadweight loss Lieven Van Wichelen, Employment Administration, Belgium (Fl)
Italy: the individual learning account and voucher experience Valentina Violi, Ministry of Labour and Welfare, Italy
Towards efficient, sustainable and shared financing of VET – challenges and future actions
João Delgado, Head of Unit, DG Education and Culture, European Commission (tbc)
Albert Tuijnman, European Investment Bank
Elido Bandelj, Director-in-office of the Directorate for secondary and higher education and adult education of the Ministry of Education and Sport, Slovenian Presidency
Kostas Dimoulas, the Labor Institute of the General Confederation of Greek Workers (INE/GSEE)
Antonios Tortopidis, VET expert, former Head and Coordinator of the Research and Analysis Unit of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEB)
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