Building skills for work and life: report about the third international congress on TVET

The third international congress was organised to take stock of the developments since the previous congress held in Seoul in 1999. It also aimed to: identify and discuss current and future challenges facing the technical and vocational education and training (TVET)sector and explore appropriate responses; build better understanding of and share knowledge on improving the contributions of TVET to sustainable development; and inform perspectives for international cooperation in the field and define strategic directions for future work and support to TVET at national, regional and international levels. This special issue of the journal presented in seven sections, contains both articles by staff reporters as well as selected addresses. The articles are: Start from Shanghai: review of the third international congress on TVET / Zhang Qiwu; Reform and transformation: the development of TVET in the world is at the crossroad / Li Yujing; 1987-2012: from Berlin to Shanghai / Li Yujing; Transforming TVET: building skills for work and life [the opening address] / Irina Bokova, 'Transforming TVET: building skills for work and life'; TVET: the key to unlock the future we want for all: the third international congress on TVET advocates four conceptions / Chen Yan; Enhance the connection between sustainable development ad working world: actions of international organisations / by Cheng Yu; Strengthen regional dialogue and cooperation on TVET: actions of different regions / Zhang Qiwu; Try best to realise effective skills development: actions of countries / Li Yujing; Build a service platform for 'heart-warming project': actions of NGOs / Zhang Qiwu; Increase people's learning opportunities through information and communication technology: actions of enterprises / Yang Wenhua; China proposal: speech at the opening ceremony of the third international congress on TVET / Liu Yangdong; China road: the development path of China's vocational education / Yuan Guiren; China action: speech at the special meeting of 'TVET in China' of the third international congress on TVET / Lu Xin; China cases: local explorations and enterprise demands / Fang Wei; China exhibition: TVET exhibition and the cultural activity / Liu Jiao; The great milestone: summary and evaluation of the outcomes of the third international congress on TVET / Yu Zhinjing; The way forward: prospect for the development of TVET in the world / Li Yujing. Show less