SEE INTO THE FUTURE: SKILLS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE 21st CENTURY 13-14 February 2014 The Marmara Taksim Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey Programme 13 February 2014 09.00 – 09.45

Registration Michael Bird, OBE, British Council Director Wider Europe

09.45 – 10.15

Welcomes and VIP Addresses

10.15 – 11.05

Opening Keynote Plenary Europe 2020: Employment and Entrepreneurship for a Prosperous Europe

11.05 – 11.30

Keynote Plenary: JeanFrançois Lebrun, Advisor to Director Europe 2020: Employment Policies Directorate, DG Employment, European Commission

Coffee break Closing the Skills Gap: What skills do we have? What skills does industry need? How do we close the gap? In this session, we look at current skills levels and ask whether they are sufficient for the economy’s needs. We explore the skills needs of industry and business and how we can help ensure they are fulfilled.

11.30 – 12.45

Prof Mehmet Bulut, Executive Board, Council of Higher Education, Republic of Turkey Recorded Address: Mr László Andor, EU Commissioner Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

OECD Policy Analyst, Dr Anna Glass presents the results of the OECD’s Adult Skills Survey. She explores whether the current skills profile is sufficient for economic needs, and what needs to be done to improve it. Mehmet Ali Özkan, Deputy Director General IŞKUR, the Turkish Employers Association outlines the needs of employers in Turkey and what is being done to help ensure those needs are met. Prof Berrak Kurtuluş, Rector, Gedik University discusses how universities can help bridge skills gaps and better prepare young people for the needs of the economy. Chair: Helen Silvester

Dr Anna Glass, Policy Analyst OECD Mehmet Ali Özkan, Deputy Director General IŞKUR(Turkish Employers Association) Adem Aydinç, YUEM Yapı Mimarlık ve Mühendislik Ltd Şti, Turkey Prof Berrak Kurtuluş, Rector, Gedik University, Turkey

12.45 – 14.00

Lunch Successful Policy for Skills and Employment

14.00 – 15.15

How do policy-makers ensure young people are prepared for employment? What policy measures ensure the best vocational education and training to meet industry needs? What does this mean for effective and programmes and curricula? What does it mean for teacher education? How do we effectively assess vocational skills and ensure industry standards are met?

Eldana Sadvakassova, CEO Kasipkor, Kazakhstan

Abdukhalil Rakhmonov, Head of Student Employment Division, Uzbekistan outlines what the Uzbek government is doing to better employment prospects for young people.

Abdukhalil Rakhmonov, Head of Student Employment Division, Ministry of Education, Uzbekistan

Eldana Sadvakassova, CEO Kasipkor [Kazakh National VET Holding company] outlines the Kazakh vision for vocational education and training and how the set of elite colleges under her leadership will help realise this vision.

Cüneyt Özen, Head of Department for Employment Policies and Disadvantaged Groups, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Turkey

Cüneyt Özen, Head of Department for Employment Policies and Disadvantaged Groups, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Republic of Turkey outlines some of the challenges facing Turkey, especially with regard to inclusion of disadvantaged groups and some of the key measures undertaken by the Ministry to address them.

Frank Edwards, Director Workforce Development, Pearson Education

Frank Edwards discusses the role of qualifications frameworks and effective assessment of vocational skills Chair: Gail Campbell 15.15 – 15.30

Coffee break Plenary presentation: Timing has never been better: why education communities need to finally take entrepreneurship education more seriously.

15.30 – 16.15

Set against struggling economies and critical unemployment, as much in the developed world as in the transition and emerging markets, Anthony Gribben’s presentation underlines what he calls a ‘policy complacency’ particularly by the education community in playing its part in the recovery effort. Part of the difficulty in that entrepreneurship education is not really understood, Gribben will tell the conference before tackling some of the misconceptions surrounding entrepreneurship education. Secondly, he argues that education policy must be co-worked with broader enterprise and employment policies to build the ‘entrepreneurial learning eco-system’. This requires strong leadership by the education authorities, commitment to partnership working and bolder policy decisions

Anthony Gribben, Head Entrepreneurship and Enterprise, European Training Foundation

involving clearly defined targets and performance indicators. Thirdly, he provides some examples of his own work in transition and middle income economies where policy metrics on entrepreneurship education are having impact. Gribben closes his presentation by arguing that the education and training providers’ role is more than implementing policy but must include advocacy and advisory inputs to the policy process. Practitioners must be more proactive in shaping policy, says Gribben. Again he gives some examples from his work. Reflection, group discussion, questions and comments 16.15 – 17.00

In this session, we invite participants to reflect on the sessions in Day 1, discuss with others the strengths, challenges and opportunities in their countries and share their views with our experts

18.30 – 20.30

Reception, Ballroom, British Consulate General, Pera House

14 February 2014

09.30 – 10.15

Keynote Plenary Universities’ Role in Preparing Young People for Employment and Entrepreneurship

Prof Dame Julia King, Vice Chancellor Aston University and Chair Universities UK Employability, Business and Industry Policy Network

Industry: roles, and responsibilities in securing the skilled workforce of the future In this session, we look at the roles and responsibilities of industry in securing the skilled workforce they need st

Brian Wisdom, CEO People 1 , the UK’s hospitality and tourism sector skills Council outlines how industry helps drive employment and skills in the UK through investment and engagement.

Brian Wisdom, CEO People 1 , UK

Sergiy Prytomanov discusses how industry engagement in the Ukraine has contributed to national occupational standards in the metallurgy industry

Sergiy Prytomanov, General Director of All-Ukraine Association of Employers of the Enterprises of Metallurgical Complex, Ukraine

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10.15 – 11.30 Jale Akyel will outline IBM’s rationale and strategy for engaging with universities – why is it important to a multinational like IBM? What advice does IBM have for other industries seeking to engage more with universities?

John Mountford, International Director, Association of Colleges discusses the relationship between colleges and industry in the UK and internationally, and how industry can be further encouraged to get involved

Jale Akyel Middle East & Europe and Turkey University Relations Leader, IBM

John Mountford, International Director, Association of Colleges, UK

Chair Professor Dame Julia King 11.30 – 11.45

11.45 – 13.15

Coffee break Keynote Debate Preparing Young People for Future Success

Fintan Donohue, CEO Gazelle Group, UK

Do our systems sufficiently prepare young people for a successful future? What further creative and innovative approaches are needed?

Güven Sak, Director TEPAV, Turkey

Güven Sak, Director Economic Policy Think Tank TEPAV presents his assessment of Turkey’s education system and what more could be done to prepare young people for economic success (precise focus tbc). Fintan Donohue, CEO Gazelle Group of Colleges outlines why he thinks skills is not enough and young people need a different sort of education to contribute to their communities, businesses and the economy

Mira Altayeva, Coordinator, Taldykorgan Learning Centre, School of Professional and Continuing Education, University of Central Asia, Kazakhstan Günseli Türkay Founder of Günseli Türkay Brand, Turkey Anatoliy Migai, Third year Student, Zhetisu State

Mira Altayeva, Coordinator, Taldykorgan Learning Center outlines how the programme she coordinates in Kazakhstan helps give the best start possible for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and with disabilities

University, Winning team of the local enterprise challenge, Social Innovations Project funded by Chevron, Kazakhstan

Young entrepreneurs Günseli Türkay and Anatoliy Migai comment on the key factors for success in entrepreneurship, whether education adequately prepares young people for future business success and what more education and businesses could and should do Chair: Anthony Gribben 13.15 – 14.30

Lunch Group discussion Does your system effectively prepare young people for economic success? How can we work together to help us do so?

14.30 – 15.30 What more would you like to ask our panel? What would you like to do more of? How would you like to keep in touch? Questions and comments to the panel from each group 15.30 – 15.45

Tea Prof Dame Julia King, Vice Chancellor Aston University and Chair Universities UK Employability, Business and Industry Policy Network

Question Time 15.45 – 16.30

Our panel of experts tackle questions and comments from the groups

Anthony Gribben, Head Entrepreneurship and Enterprise, European Training Foundation John Mountford, International Director, Association of Colleges, UK Fintan Donohue, CEO Gazelle Group Eldana Sadvakassova, CEO Kasipkor, Kazakhstan

16.30 – 16.45

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