DAY 1: Monday 14^th October

Theme:  Youths, Skills, and Jobs for the 21^st Century

Time

Agenda item(s)

08h00 -09h00

Registration and accreditation of conference participants

Parallel Events

 09h00 -17h30

Youth Summit on Skills

“Youth Voices: Skills and Jobs for the 21^st Century: Quality Skills Development for Sustainable Employability in Africa “

Venue: Plenary Hall

Organized by AU ESTI, AU Youth Division, and the All-African Student Union (AASU)

Expert Group Meeting Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET  

Venue: Tent 1

UNESCO UNEVOC

Pan African Initiative for TVET and Skills Development Systems – Regional Training Workshop for TVET Leaders and Practitioners

Venue: Tent 2

UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office, AUC

Study Tour to a select TVET Institutions is provided by CTVET Ghana

DAY 2: Tuesday 15^th October

Official Opening of the Africa Skills Week

Venue: Plenary Hall

Theme: Skills and Jobs for the 21^st Century: Quality Skills Development for Sustainable Employability in Africa                                 

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY

08h45- 10h30

Moderator –Television Broadcaster

High Level Opening Session:

Welcome

·       H.E. Prof. Mohammed Belhocine Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, African Union Commission (AUC)

·       H.E. Mrs. Nardos Bekele Thomas - CEO – African Union Development Agency- NEPAD

·       H.E. Dr. Yaw Osei Aduntwum – Minister of Education, Ghana

Opening Address and Keynote Presentation on the theme:  Skills and Jobs for the 21^st Century: Qualitative Skills Development for Sustainable Employability in Africa             

By H.E Mr. Nana Akufo- President of the Republic of Ghana

10h30-11h00

Group Photo and Tea/Coffee Break

11h00-12h30

Ministerial Dialogue on Advancing Skills Development in Africa

Venue: Plenary Hall

Moderator:  H.E. Prof Mohammed Belhocine – Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, African Union Commission

A Panel Discussion on:  Transformative policies in AU Members States:  Advancing Skills Development to achieve the goals of the Second Ten Year Implementation of the Agenda 2063

 Panelist: 

-          H.E. Mr. Aurelien-Simplice Kongbelet-Zingas, State Minister for Education, Central Africa Republic, and Chair of the AU Specialzed Technocal Committee on Education, Science, and Technology

-          H.E. Dr. Yaw Osei Aduntwum – Minster of Education, Ghana

-          H.E. Prof Gomez Pierre – Minister of Higher Education, Research and Science and Technology, The Gambia

-          H.E. FARJ KHALEEL SALIM ALFIRJANI - Minister of Technical and Vocational Education, State of Libya

-          H.E Dr. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM MUYINGO – Minister of State for TVET- UGANDA

-          Hon Sarjoh Aziz Kamara - Deputy Minister of Technical and Higher Education- Sierra leone  

Lunch Break

14h00-15h15

Global Partnership for Continental Skills Development: Partnering for Skills Development, Employment and Decent Work

Moderator:  Mr. Edwin Ikhuoria – Global Partnership for Education.

Roundtable Discussion:

-          Mr. Symerre Grey-Johnson, Director Human Capital and Institutional Development, AUDA-NEPAD

-          Dr Rita Bissounauth – Director UNESCO Liaison Office to the AU

-          Mr. Khumbula Ndaba–ILO Director CO and Special Representative to the AU

-          Dr. Martha Phiri – Director Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development, AfDb 

-          Mr. Peter Thiele, Director VET, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany

-          Mr. Douglas Tendai Phiri – NORRAD

-          Dr. Jahou Samba Faal – Secretary General – ATUPA

15h15-16h45

Private Sector Engagement: Perspectives from the TVET sector

Moderator:  Mr. ALBERT OKAL – ILO

A chat on how private sector can champion skills development.

Discussants:

-          Dr Alfie Ahmed – Senior Manager for Global Partnerships CISCO

-          Mr Ved Mani Tiwari – NSDC, India

-          Mr. Michael Adu - Partnerships Lead Amahoro Coalition

-          Mr. Tsonam, President of the Association Ghana Industries

-          Mr. Emmanuel Doni-Kwame Secretary General of International Chamber of Commerce Ghana

-          Mrs. Somachi Chris-Asoluka – CEO Tony Elumelu Foundation

16H45-17H30

Information Sharing on the Development of the Continental TVET Strategy 2025-34 and Orientation on World Skills Africa

Moderator: Chigozie Emmanuel Okonkwo

A Presentation of the Revised Continental TVET Strategy by Mrs Sophia Ashipala – Head of Education Division, AUC

Panelist:

-          Mr Nicholas Ouma – Senior Youth Advisor

-          Dr. Ousman Sillah - Secretary General, SASASNET

-          Dr. Ashwani Aggarwal- International Labor O rganization

-          Dr Dan AWUAH – Lead Consultant , SASASNET

18h00

Welcome Dinner and Cultural Activity:

Hosted by the Minister of Education – Republic of Ghana

Day 3: Wednesday October 16^th, 2024

Theme of the Day: Rethinking TVET and Skill Development: Effective Models for Implementation in Africa

Parallel Workshops

09h00-10h30

Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET 

Venue: Plenary Hall

Organizers: UNESCO UNEVOC

The potential of TVET and Higher Education for the social and economic empowerment of refugees and host communities

Venue: Tent 1

Organizers: (BMZ, ILO, FINN CHURCH AID, UNHCR)

Sector Skills Bodies: Bringing productive sector and TVET together to bridge skills gap. (Promising practices from Africa and beyond)

Venue: Tent 2

Organizers: ILO and World bank

“Empowering the African Workforce with Future-Ready Skills” Opportunities with the Global Skills Academy (GSA)

Venue: Tent 3

Organizers: UNESCO

10h30–11h00

Tea Break

11h00-12h30

Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET 

Venue: Plenary Hall

Organizers: UNESCO-UNEVOC

Future-proofing Africa: From youth-led innovations to policy change for skills and entrepreneurship

Venue: Tent 1

Organizers: UNICEF

Promoting Quality apprenticeships as pathways to relevant Skills development    

Venue: Tent 2

Organizer: ILO, BIBB

Transforming skills development for the Africa We Want by aligning demand and supply.

Venue: Tent 3

Organizers: SIFA TC & FC, AUDA-NEPAD

12h30-14h00

Lunch

14h00-15h15

Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET Cont’d

Venue: Plenary Hall

Organizers: UNESCO-UNEVOC

Greening TVET and skills development (To share good practice from the field e.g. skills for energy transition Zambia, etc)

Venue: Tent 1

Organizer: ILO

Fostering technical and transversal skill development through mobility program for African VET trainers and students

Venue: Tent 2

Organizer: AUDA-NEPAD, Mundus

Transforming skills development for the Africa We Want by aligning demand and supply - SIFA Implementation (SIFA FC) Addressing a continental skills Gap through Implementation 

Venue: Tent 3

Organizer: SIFA FC &AUDA-NEPAD

15h15-17h00

Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET Cont’d

Venue: Plenary Hall

Organizer: UNESCO-UNEVOC

Pan African Initiative for TVET and Skills Development Systems – Regional Training Workshop for TVET Leaders and Practitioners.

Venue: Tent 1

Organizer: UNESCO MULTI-SECTORAL Regional Office

Entrepreneurship Promotion: Alternate Pathways of Skills Development and Employment Work based learning.

Venue: Tent 2

Organizer: ILO

Future Ready Career Skills Workshop

Venue: Tent 3

Organizer: AU Youth Division, AASU

Theme of the Day:  TVET and Skills Development for a Transformative Africa

09h00-10h30

Anchoring the Continental TVET Strategy Implementation Enablers

Venue: Plenary Hall

Organizers: AUC, AUDA-NEPAD, SIFA TC (GIZ), ILO

10h30-11h00

Tea Break

11h00-12h30

Anchoring the Continental TVET Strategy Implementation Enablers

Venue: Plenary Hall

Organizers: AUC, AUDA-NEPAD, GIZ, ILO

Lunch

14h00-15h15

TVET4all: Innovative approaches to Increasing access to TVET for women, persons with disabilities and youth in vulnerable context

Venue: Plenary Hall

Organizer: SIFA TC (GIZ), AUDA-NEPAD

Closing the Gender Gap in Education and Employment”.

Venue: Tent 1

Organizers: UNESCO and the International Finance Corporation

Roundtable for Private Sector Engagement and Partnership in TVET

Venue: Tent 2

Organizer: Pact for Skills Ghana Project (P4S: STTSG)

The Skills Revolution’ a joint Youth Advocacy Campaign

Award ceremony and discussion panel on the “Young people’s voices on TVET competition’’

Venue: Tent 3

Organizers: AUDA NEPAD, Humana People to People

15h15-17h00

Plenary Session on TVET for a Transformative Future

Moderator: Moderator:  Dr. Ashwani Aggarwal, Workgroup Leader ILO

Round Table Reflections on TVET and Skills Development for a Transformative Future

Speakers:

• Dr Fred Asamoah – Director CTVET Ghana
• Dr Mundia Lisho Christoh – Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, Namibia.
• Mrs. MUHWEZI ABAINE KAKURI LOY – Commissioner for TVET, Ministry of Education and Sports- Uganda
• Prof SANNASSEE RAJA VINESH - SADC

• Mr. Friedrich Huebler – Head of Office UNESCO - UNEVOC
• Dr. Srinivas B Reddy, Chief of the Skills Branch, ILO Geneva 
• Dr. Nicolas Friederici, Lead Economist, OECD Development Centre

Theme of the Day:  Africa Digital Transformation on Skills Development and Jobs

INNOVATING EDUCATION IN AFRICA 2024 EXPO

Venue: Plenary Hall

08h00-08h30

Opening Session

Moderator- Mrs. Sophia Ashipala – Head of Education Division

Opening Remarks:

·       EU Ambassador to Ghana

Welcome Statement by

·       Prof Saidou Madougou – Director ESTI

08h30 - 10h30

Setting the Scene: Topic: Innovating for the Transformation of Education on the Continent 2.0

Moderator: Mr. Chigozie Emmanuel Okonkwo - AUC

Keynote Presentations and Panel Discussions:

·       Dr Salifou Abdoulaye – Chief of Education, UNESCO Liaison Office

·       Ms. Christine Hofmann – ILO Skills Specialist

·       Ms. Larisa Akrofie, Lead for Education and Skill – Mastercard Foundation – Ghana

Reflections by Education Innovators

·       Mr. Charles Muhindo – Brainshare

·       Ms. Kefilwe Lekabe – Keflewe Tsela Academy

·       Mr.  Emmanuel Atteh – TechAide

Reflections by Member States on Africa Digital Transformation on Skills Development and Jobs

·       BURIKUKIYE HERMENEGILDE- Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research- BURUNDI

·       SALUKELE FREDRICK MATHEW - Ministry of Education Science and Technology TANZANIA

10h30-11h00

Tea Break

11h00-12h30

Innovations Pitch for the AU Education Innovation Prizes

Moderator: Chigozie Emmanuel Okonkwo

Lunch

14h00-15h15

Digital Skills for Teachers - Empowering Teachers with Digital Skills for 21^st Century Learning

Venue: Plenary Hall

Organizer: ESTI

TVET and digital transformation: Innovative practices from Africa and Beyond

Venue: Tent 1

Organized by: UNESCO, ILO, Sector Project GIZ, BMZ

Skills for industrial transformation for Africa

Venue: Tent 2

Organizer:  ILO, UNIDO and AU

Education for empowerment: Unpacking the role of quality learning in Africa’s skills evolution and gender equality

Venue: Tent 3

Organizer: Global Partnership for Education

15h15-16h15

Presentations of Certificate and African Union Education Innovation Awards

-          Moderator: Mrs. Sophia Ashipala – Head of Education Division

-          Presentation of Certificates by the Director of ESTI

-          Vote of Thanks by winning Innovators

16h15 – 17h00

Africa Skills Week Closing Ceremony

Rapporteurs, conclusions and closing remarks.

Africa Skills Week Communique by

-          Mrs. Mamle Andrews – Chief Director – Ministry of Education Ghana

-          Prof. Saidou Madougou – Director ESTI

Closing Remarks:

-          Minister of Education, Ghana - Dr Yaw Osei Aduntwum