The online event was organized within the annual conference of the Institute for LLL RSVPU to attract attention to VET Educators Network (VET-ETN) generated in the Pro-VET project. The aim of the panel was to discuss the current state and prospects of further development of the theory and practice of lifelong learning as a condition for sustainable development of the individual and society and how Pro-VET influenced on the VET teacher training in terms of LLL.
The objectives of the panel:
- development of research and innovation activities in lifelong learning;
- expansion of international interdisciplinary and intercultural cooperation of teachers, researchers and organizers of the education system in lifelong learning;
- promotion of a worldwide and national network of educational institutions that provide a person with the opportunity for education throughout his life;
- exchange of experience in the field of open, continuous, digital and networked education based on the use of methods and technologies of electronic and mobile learning, innovative educational and instrumental technologies.
The Pro-VET team reported about the following aspects.
Prof. Urs Hauenstein, President of the International Council for Education and Management (ICEM), the Association of Swiss Quality Competencies Qualifications (SQCQ), Switzerland
Up-skilling and Re-Skilling in Times of Disruption
Dr Julian Ng, Vice-President of Warnborough College Ireland, CEO of the Warnborough Worldwide group, Ireland
Lifelong Learning
Dr Patriks Morevs, Head of International Office, Liepaja University, Latvia
Lifelong Learning Support in Liepaja University
Dr Eila Burns, Senior Lecturer, Teacher Education, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Video-Recorded Microteaching in Enhancing Teacher Competences
Prof. Frank de Jong, Aeres University of Applied Sciences Wageningen, Netherlands
Knowledge Building Process
Website and link to the agenda of the conference