WFCP’s Global Insight

WFCP’s Global Insight brings global news to Federation members about education, issues affecting professional and technical education and training, and updates about the Federation and our activities. The monthly bulletin also includes analysis in each issue from a WFCP Board of Director about a topic impacting professional and technical education and training around the world.

The WFCP Dispatch shares news, views and reports from Federation members to offer a global perspective to your work. If you have input, please pass it on to the WFCP Secretariat.

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2023

July 2023

Call for Proposals: 2025/2026 Congress
World Congress Montreal Declaration Now Available
In Retrospect: WFCP World Congress 2023
Member News

March 2023

TVET Writer Series: TVET/Industry Workforce Challenges: Unrelated or two sides of the same coin?

February 2023

TVET Writer Series: Effective Approaches for Government and Industry Participation in TVET.

January 2023

The Year Ahead
Looking forward to 2023

2022

May 2022

Don’t Forget to Register for WFCP World Congress ‘TVET Excellence For All’
Launch Of Foresight Contributions: The Future of PTET
Global Statement Now Available in Spanish
Praline Goes to Dublin To Address Language Learning For Migrant Learners

March 2022

WFCP 2022 World Congress News
Upcoming Webinar: Emotional Intelligence for Leaders: Harnessing the Power Within
FPEmpresa and Group Esprinet Launch the ‘I Edition’ of VET Knowledge’s Transfer Awards
Call for Proposals: 2024 World Congress
Join Perspectives Live’s Upcoming Episode: The Future is Female

January 2022

Welcome Back Message and 2021 Recap
Why I Became a Member: Nettur Technical Training Foundation (NTTF)
My Experience participating in WFCP’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Affinity Group
FPEmpresa Carries out Consultative Work in the European Project for the Improvement of the Quality of Dual VET in Spain
Join Perspectives Live’s Upcoming Episode: Amplifying Black Excellence

2021

December 2021

Message: Happy Holidays and a Safe and Prosperous New Year
A Few Words from our Board Members

November 2021

There is no Future without Net Zero
WFCP Launched its First Global Statement Calling for a Global Coordinated Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Upcoming Webinars
FPEmpresa and CaixaBank Dualiza Bring Together 500 Teachers to Analyze the Future of VET
Awards of Excellence Deadline Extended

October 2021

The Challenges of Establishing Professional and Technological Education that works with the Future of a Digital and Post-Pandemic Era
Upcoming Webinar: The Role Of TVET Institutions In Refugee Inclusion
FPEmpresa completes the SCoopConSS project in Florence
Vaccination against COVID-19 as a Teachable Moment
FPEmpresa successfully organised the 2^nd PLA of PRALINE in Valencia

September 2021

Message from new WFCP Chair, Dawn Ward
WFCP-PIN Leadership Summit Postponed
Pandemic Monitoring at the Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ)
FPEmpresa and the Embassy of Spain in Brazil Promote International Cooperation Between VET Centres
Centennial College releases OER Textbook on Global Citizenship

August 2021

Appointment of new WFCP Chair, Dawn Ward
TVET: A Powerful Impetus for Poverty Alleviation
Cowessess First Nation and Saskatchewan Polytechnic search for unmarked and unidentified graves
The EFA La Malvesía will represent Spain in the SCoopConSS final in Florence
Join the Webinar “SDG 5: What is the role of TVET in supporting gender equality and empowerment”
Last Chance to Register for WFCP-PIN Webinar “Lessons from the Pandemic: Re-Invention”
Update: PIN – WFCP Leadership Summit
FPEmpresa represents VET centres in the Spanish Congress

July 2021

Lessons learned in the UK TVET sector
Welcoming one of our newest members: Hudson Valley Community College
Register for WFCP-PIN Webinar “Lessons from the Pandemic: Re-Invention”
GarageLab: an innovative way for VET students to develop their skills
Key factors in Spanish tourism industry: innovation, solidarity, sustainability

June 2021

Community Colleges and the U.S. Post-Pandemic Recovery
Contribute to the WFCP’s Global Statement on Professional Technical Education and Training
SCoopConSS: Students Design their Proposals for Cooperatives in the Final Stage of the Project
Webinar: The Success and Impact of the 2030 SDGs Game
Collaboration with National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC, Pakistan)
Join our Cyber Security Affinity Group
Last Chance to Register for WFCP-PIN Webinar “Lessons from the Pandemic: Re-Engagement”

May 2021

How the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica Ensures Student Success during Covid-19
FPEmpresa and Dualiza launch a free training scheme for VET professionals
WFCP-PIN Webinar “Lessons from the Pandemic: Re-Engagement”
Make a Foresight Contribution to the WFCP’s Global Statement on Professional Technical Education and Training
The Innovaprofes Hackathon to create a Classroom for Entrepreneurship successfully completed
Yes it’s possible: Integrating the SDGs into a multi-campus TVET Institution in Canada
JVET Vocational and Technical Education Keynotes Conference

April 2021

New visions from the Chesapeake
Global Statement on Professional Technical Education and Training: Announcement of Lead Researchers
Online collaborative learning through the Mini-Education Carnival
JVET Vocational and Technical Education Keynotes Conference
Report: The Effect of Covid-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology
Webinar: SDG Synergies and Tradeoffs and How they can be Localized to TVET Institutions

March 2021

How Duoc UC Beat the Odds and Increased Student Enrollment during the Covid-19 Pandemic
FPEmpresa Joins the STEAM Alliance for Women’s Talent Promoted by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training
Upcoming Webinar: “Cyber Security – It’s Everyone’s Business’
Join WFCP’s new Indigenous Education Affinity Group
Join the SDG Affinity Group’s second Meeting, Focused on the SDG Accord

February 2021

The ‘Black Further Education Leadership Group’ is Challenging Racism in the UK
Intellectual Work and Terminology for AR&I: WFCP’s Applied Research and Innovation Affinity Group Meeting
College Health Promotion Against COVID-19 Evolves with Changing Circumstances
FPEmpresa participates along with other European institutions in the first peer learning activity of PRALINE project
Skills Development in the Time of COVID-19: Taking Stock of the Initial Responses in Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Join our new Sustainable Development Goals Affinity Group
Last Chance to Register: WFCP-PIN Webinar

January 2021

Welcome Back and Join us in Taking a Look Back at Key Achievements of 2020
Welcome Message from Chair, Craig Robertson
Save These Dates: Upcoming Webinar Series WFCP-PIN
Eight FPEmpresa Centres Participate in the International Project SCoopConSS to Promote Social Cooperatives
Contribute to February’s Dispatch

2020

December 2020

WFCP Board Directors reflect on the year 2020
Join us in developing a Global Statement on Professional Technical Education and Training
WFCP and PIN establish joint Leadership Summit
Higher Education Student and Staff Mobility (Key Action 107)
The Erasmus Project and the student profile
31 projects have been selected for this year’s Dualiza call
IFRJ launches Comic Story that connects Brazil and Nubia in the fight for Human Rights

November 2020

Excellence is needed now, more than ever
Join the 2020 WFCP Awards of Excellence Ceremony
Interdisciplinarity for WFCP´s Applied Research & Innovation Affinity Group
Hold these dates – Leadership Institute 2021
Colleges and Institutes Canada opened a call for presentations
How applied research can support Australia’s post-COVID economic recovery
FPEmpresa relaunches EmpleaFP, an employment search tool for VET
Campus health promotion against COVID-19
Deepening the Reform of Innovative Entrepreneurship Education
TVET Forum gathered more than 2000 participants from the Pacific Alliance and Canada

October 2020

A View from Pakistan
Contribute to the November Dispatch
The 2020 Awards of Excellence Ceremony will be Hosted Online
Register for International Vocational Education And Industry Training Symposium
Federal Network Publishes International E-Book on Covid-19 Response
Journey with CICan’s Toolkit
FPempresa Holds its First-Time Online General Assembly

September 2020

TVET Diversity and Inclusivity is Vital in Re-Skilling African Youth
Deadline for the WFCP Chief Executive position is extended
Embracing Indigenous knowledge webinar gathered more than 200 registrants
Relaunch of the WFCP Applied Research Affinity Group
Colleges and institutes on inclusive quality education
PRALINE, a social inclusion project where FPEmpresa participates approved by the EACEA
Responding to Covid-19: The Future of TVET Provision in China
Xavier Professional School: an introduction to our international projects
Cultural Production Bachelor Students Release a Short Film

August 2020

Capability to Succeed
Exciting development for WFCP as it establishes Chief Executive position
Leadership Role in a Time of Crisis
Webinar: ‘Emerging best practices to embed the SDGs in the TVET sector to build back better’
Re-launch of the Applied Research Affinity Group
Fitting Recognition for Phil Ker
Leadership Efforts and Practices in the Fight against COVID-19
Shared Leadership Provides a Sustainable Response to COVID-19 Challenges
CEAIE Carrying on TVET Internationalization in Time of Pandemic
Response to All Party Parliamentary Group on Apprenticeships from BSDC
Creativity and Resilience of the U.S. Community College Leaders in Time of Crisis
Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Spanish Prime Minister highlights the social commitment from FPEmpresa VET Centres
Initiatives in Times of Crisis

July 2020

Federation News
Rising to the Challenge in Australia
OECD lists practices of resilience for TVET
FPEmpresa is collaborating with the Bankia Foundation to create an online resource website for VET
China: Opening-up of Educational Sector to Go On
BSDC’s students participate in artistic challenges via online
IFRJ Student in UNICEF Program to Combat Fake News
The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica’s Online Learning Platform Initiative
3D Printing Work by The Federal Institute of Amazonas
Portable technology for Covid-19 control and tracking

June 2020

Francophone African Education
What is the New Direction for International Education?
The USA: the Future of International Education through the Prism of Community Colleges
CollegesWales’ pan-Wales Mobility Opportunities for Vocational Learners and Apprentices
Technical and Cultural International Visits at IFBA
Globalization and Internationalization as Factors for the Development of Teaching-Learning at IFNMG, Brazil
IFCE International Program: Transforming Students into Global Citizens since 2012
Southeastern Minas Gerais Federal Institute’s Academic Mobility Program: “IF Sudeste MG INTERNATIONAL – Postgraduate (Master’s)”
IFRJ Student Wins Place at New York University Abu Dhabi

May 2020

The U.S. Apprenticeship Initiative
Federation News
The Vocational Training Council invites other WFCP members to their virtual international conference
Sharing best practices during unprecedented times
After the pandemic, a bright future lays ahead
Online Courses are welcomed in SXPI during the COVID-19 pandemic
We are producing protective face visors with 3D Printers
Our Heroes from Home
The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica’s response to COVID-19
Embedded with the community to fight COVID-19
Best practices developed by IFSULDEMINAS during the pandemic time
San Valero Educational Team Shares Best Practices to Support Students

March/April 2020

The great train robbery – the UK’s workers are not getting the training they need
Important announcement about the WFCP 2020 Congress
Sharing best practices
A solidarity response to COVID-19: the network of Basque TVET centres printing and assembling 3D protective facial screens for the health sector
Burton and South Derbyshire College: responding effectively to the Corona Virus pandemic
CICan supports its members in the face of COVID-19
Together in the Lead
The U.S. digital divide unveiled by COVID-19 raises concern over those who can’t get online
Experience of Chinese Vocational Colleges in Fighting COVID-19

February 2020

Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Mobile Training Labs Expand Learning Opportunities
San Sebastian is preparing for hosting the 10th WFCP Congress
Apply for the WFCP Awards of Excellence by the end of February
Sustainability in building practices gives Box Hill Institute in Australia Bronze Awards of Excellence
Look 100 Forward at the 100th AACC Annual Convention
TVET must centre in the response to climate change
AI vs. automation: sounds similarly, affects differently
Sustainability Literacy: Growth of ‘green jobs’ lead to changes in community college curricula

January 2020

Vocational education to address social, economic and political change
Apply for the WFCP Awards of Excellence by the end of February
A Story of the 2018 Recipient of the WFCP’s Awards of Excellence
The 2020 WFCP Congress will be hosted in the Basque Country
An Excellent Opportunity for Networking
Registration for the 100th AACC Annual Convention will be open soon
Atlas Corps Fellowships are open to non-U.S. applicants
Changes to the Australian Qualifications Framework
Educators Should Know About Life ‘On the Clock’
Denise Amyot: Lifelong Learning Opportunities to All
Red River College launches a Truth and Reconciliation Award for Indigenous Students

2019

December 2019

Implementation of the Technical-Professional Qualifications Framework in Chile
Apply for the WFCP Awards of Excellence
A Story of the 2018 Recipient of the WFCP’s Awards of Excellence
European Vocational Skills Week 2019
2020 Call for Proposals for the Erasmus+ Programme
Look broadly at undergraduate research experiences across STEM disciplines
Fleming College helps small and medium-sized companies advance economically and protect the environment
Protecting the Right to Education
Why big franchises offer education benefits to their employees
Student voice

November 2019

China Launches Major Reform to Vocational Education Sector
The 4th WFCP Awards of Excellence Now Open
A Story of the 2018 Recipient of the WFCP’s Awards of Excellence
New Funding Alert: Expressions of interest for research on scaling the impact of educational innovations
Disparity in digital access slows the progress on SDGs
Applied Research Introductory Guide Released in Australia
PIN Leadership Institute 2019
European Vocational Skills Week 2019

October 2019

Are brighter times ahead for Further Education in England?
#LoveOurColleges
WFCP Awards of Excellence Nominations Opens in October
A Story of the 2018 Recipient of the WFCP’s Awards of Excellence
Cultural Bias against VET Leads to Economic Loss
Timely and relevant data is central to achieve the SDGs
Ethical Approach to Internationalisation
Culinary arts class mirrors the diversity of outside-classroom society

September 2019

The Road to Gender Equality
SDG 4.7: Integrating Social, Emotional and Sustainable Learning into Education Materials
Practitioner Perspectives on Equity in Career and Technical Education
World Skills Kazan 2019
The high growth promise of an integrated Africa
The Consumer Rights of International Students
Canadian post-secondary leaders consider next steps following summer institute on reconciliation
Co-Exist With Robots: How to Compete With Technology in the Age of Automation
Emerging technology can replace workers — or train them for new work