British Council Vietnam is honoured to announce the international education conference with the theme “Employable Graduates”.  The conference will be co-organized by British Council, Vietnam and Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and General Department of Vocation Training, Ministry of Labours and Social Affairs (GDVT – MOLISA).

The Conference will address a range of critically important issues relating to how the business and education sectors collaborate to enhance Graduate Employability.

A Vocational Education Partnership Fund will be launched at the conference to provide match fund for Vietnam and UK bilateral projects which support the education reform efforts of Vietnam, engage business and education to enhance employability prospects for graduates; and develop models of best practice for work based learning that will inform future policy direction. Further details about the call please see the link here

Key theme: Employable Graduates

Topics for plenary and workshop sessions

• Ahead of the game? Major trends and issues in the global Education and Skills. Leadership in international context
• Graduate Employability – Whose role is it?
• Graduate Employability – Ready for Business
• Cross border education – enhancing graduate employability in international workplace
• Innovation in English language teaching and learning in Vietnam universities and colleges
• Labour market trends in the UK and Vietnam – implications for education and skills
• Science and Technology Research, how to involve Vietnam – UK Higher education institutions
• The apprenticeship approach: a way to overcome demarcations between vocational and higher education
• How do we maximise return on investment in education and skills

Participants:

• Educational leaders;
• Educational administrators/managers of all levels;
• University professors, researchers and educators;
• Vietnamese and UK business and Industry in Vietnam

Keynote speakers

• Ministry of Education and Training (MOET)
• General Department of Vocational Training (GDVT) – Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA)
• Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
• British Council
• Vietnamese Universities, Vocational and Community Colleges
• UK Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) Institutions
• Vietnamese and UK Business and Industry in Vietnam

Purpose

To showcase international best practice in Student Employability

Outcomes

• To create opportunity for Vietnamese and UK partners to share and exchange knowledge and ideas; and
• To generate tangible partnership ideas and proposals for developing Vietnam-UK partnership projects in Higher and Further Education sectors for 2012

Language

Conference will be conducted in both English and Vietnamese with simultaneous interpretation.

Registration

If you are interested to join the conference as participant only. Please register here.

Conference fee is GBP100/person

Contact

Nguyen Thu Giang
Higher Education Manager
British Council
20 Thuy Khue, Hanoi | Vietnam
T +84 (0)4 3728 1920 ext 1926 | Direct +84 (0)4 37281926
E: giang.nguyen@britishcouncil.org.vn

Nguyen Phuong Chi
Development and Society Manager
British Council
20 Thuy Khue, Hanoi | Vietnam
T +84 (0)4 3728 1920 ext 1937 | Direct +84 (0)4 37281937
E: chi.nguyen@britishcouncil.org.vn