EPALE Regional Conference and EAAL 2019 Conference

24 and 25 September 2019, Congress Centre Thermana Laško

Programme

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24 September (10:00–17:00), Blue room

09:00–10:00

Registration

Moderator: Andreja Lenc, MSc (CMEPIUS, member of the EPALE expert group)

10:00–10:30

Welcome addresses:

Dr Alenka Flander, The Centre of the Republic of Slovenia for Mobility and European Educational and Training Programmes (CMEPIUS)

Andrej Sotošek, MSc, Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (SIAE)

10:30–11:15

Plenary presentation:

Martina Ní Cheallaigh, European Commission, Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Directorate, Unit E3: VET, Apprenticeships and Adult Learning

11:15–11:45

Break (option: workout with yoga master between 11:05 and 11:15)

11:45– 12:45

On EPALE: roundtable on examples of good practice from partner countries:

moderator: Ana Stanovnik Perčič, CMEPIUS, participants: Siniša Gatarić, National Support Service (NSS) EPALE Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ognjen Piljek Žiljak, NSS EPALE Croatia, Ivana Vučinić, NSS EPALE Montenegro, Uroš Veličković, NSS EPALE Serbia, Andreja Lenc, MSc, NSS EPALE Slovenia

12:45–13:15

Upskilling Pathways – new opportunities for adults and the implementation of the European Agenda on Adult Learning in Slovenia 2017–2019:

Katja Dovžak, MSc, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport (MESS)

Zvonka Pangerc Pahernik, MSc, SIAE

13:15–14:15

Lunch

Moderator: Zvonka Pangerc Pahernik, MSc (SIAE, member of the EPALE expert group)

14:15–15:45

Implementation of Upskilling Pathways in the region:

Slovenia: Bojan Hajdinjak, MSc, Public Institute Cene Štupar – Centre for Education Ljubljana

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Azra Šulić, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Una-Sana Canton Government, and Aleksandar Petić, Republika Srpska Institute of Adult Education

Montenegro: Gordana Bošković, Centre for Vocational Education and Training of Montenegro

15:45–16:00

Break

16:00–17:00

Implementation of Upskilling Pathways in the region:

Croatia: Luka Novosel, Ministry of Labour and Pension System

Serbia: Marica Vukomanović, EPALE NSS Serbia

18:30

Dinner and social programme

25 September (9:00–15:00)

8:15–9:00

Registration

Moderator: Brigita Kruder, MSc (Slovenska Bistrica Adult Education Centre, member of the EPALE expert group)

9:00–9:45

Blue room

Adult education governance – recommendations (OECD Skills Strategy):

Ema Perme, MESS

9:45–10:00

Break

10:00–11:30

Parallel workshops – first round:

Green room: How to design you image for various business opportunities?, Lea Pisani
Red room: Persuasiveness of talk and performance by using principles of intercultural dialogue, Dr Zdravko Zupančič

11:30–12:00

Break

12:00–13:30

Parallel workshops – second round:

Green room: How to design you image for various business opportunities?, Lea Pisani
Red room: Persuasiveness of talk and performance by using principles of intercultural dialogue, Dr Zdravko Zupančič

13:30–14:00

Blue room

Closing addresses by representatives of partner countries

14:00

Lunch