Conference Program

Day 1

08:00 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 - 10:00

Inaugural Programme

10:00 - 10:30

Morning snacks

10:30 - 12:30

Plenary Session 1: Emerging Trends in TVET Educators' Development (TED) Keynote Speakers New Paradigm in Teachers’ Education in TVET  by Dr. Shyamal Majumdar, Head, UNESCO - UNEVOC International Centre for TVET, Bonn, Germany Asia-Pacific Regional Perspectives in TED  by Dr. Mohammad Naim Yaakub, Director General, CPSC Innovative Practices in TED in TVET: The Malaysia Experience  by Mej (K) Md. Nor Yusof, Director General, DPE - MOHE, Malaysia Demand Orientation of TVET: Dimensions of Teacher Education Development  by Dr. Eberhard Trowe, GIZ UNEVOC Centre Magdeburg, Germany

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:30

Panel Discussion 1: Preparing TVET Educators in the Knowledge Society: Perspectives and Strategies  Panelist Three-Tier VTE Qualification System in Brunei Darussalam by Dr. Junaidi Abd. Rahman, , Permanent Secretary (HE) Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam Generic Skills Development for 21st Century Learners  by Dato Mokhlis Jaafar, DDG, DPE, MOHE Reforming TED for the New Economy: Fresh Perspectives  by Mr. Steve McKee, President, Labtech International Regional Cooperation Platform on Vocational Teachers’ Training in Asia  by Dr. Thomas Schröder, Project Director, Project Regional Cooperation Platform (RCP) Vocational Teachers’ Training, Asia

15:30 - 16:00

Afternoon Snacks

16:00 - 17:30	Panel Discussion 1: Preparing TVET Educators in the Knowledge Society: Perspectives and Strategies
	Track A Atty. Teodoro Pascua, Deputy-Director General, Field Operations, TESDA, Philippines Good Practice and Emerging Challenges for TVET Teachers: Reflection from an English Perspective by Dr. Norman Lucas, International and Lifelong Education Department, Institute of Education, University of London, England (UNESCO-UNEVOC Representative, England) Good Practices and Emerging Challenges for the Development of TVET Educators in Korea by Dr. Heon Bae Jeong, Professor, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea National Voactional Qualification Framework (NVQF) of Sri Lanka Concept, Development and Implementation by Dr. H. Chithral Ambawatte, Director General, Department of Technical Education and Training (DTET), Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sri Lanka Good Practices and Emerging Challenges for TVET Educators’ Development in Mongolia by Mrs. Bujinlkham Duger, Director, Observatory and UNEVOC Center of Mongolia followed by Q & A	Track B Preparing TVET Educators for Next Generation of India by Prof. Vijay K. Agrawal, Ph.D., Director, Professor and Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research (NITTTR), Bhopal, India) Reorienting TVET Towards Sustainable Development: The Role of Teacher Professionals and the UNEVOC Network by Ms. Naing Yee Mar, Program Officer, UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET, Bonn, Germany Innovative Authentic Learning Practices for Technical Education by Ms. Theresa Thang Tze Yan, Deputy Divisional Director, Institute of Technical Education, Singapore TVET Education for Green Society and Economy: The Development of TVET Educators in Africa: Good Practices and Emerging Challenges by Dr. Bonaventure Wanjala Kerre, Full Professor of Technology Education, Department of Technology Education, School of Education, Moi University - Eldoret, Kenya Good Practices and Emerging Challenges for TVET Educators' Development: Egypt Experience by Prof. Khaled Mohamed Ahmed El-Saadany, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt followed by Q & A

19:30

DPE/Polytechnic 42nd and CPSC 38th Anniversary Dinner

Day 2

09:30 - 10:30

Plenary Session 2: Using ICT for TVET Educators Development Panelist Effective Use of Digital Instructional Resources for TED: A SEAMEO VOCTECH Experience  by Awang Alias Haji Abu Bakar, Centre Director, SEAMEO VOCTECH, Brunei Darussalam Using ICT for Developing Next Generation TVET Educators: CPSC Experience by Prof. Dr. Rajesh P. Khambayat, Faculty Consultant, CPSC and Prof. TJ, Tesoro-Gayondato, Manager, Projects and Consultancy Division, CPSC Enhancing Teaching and Teacher Education: A Science of Learning Approach Incorporating ICT  by Mr. Dennis Sale, Singapore Polytechnic

10:30 - 11:00

Morning Snacks

11:00 - 12:30

Panel Discussion 2: TVET Educators for Green Economy Panelist Green Programming at Green Campuses; A Canadian Perspective  by Mr. Jim Madder,  President, Confederation College, Thunder Bay, Ontario,  Canada Teacher/Lecturer Education for Sustainable Development at UTHM by Dr. Wahid Razally, Dean, FPTek, UTHM Korea TVET Educators for Green Economy by Dr. Heon Bae Jeong, Professor, Chung Ang University, MEST, Korea International Perspectives on Reorienting TVET Curriculum for Sustainable Future  by Prof. Bonaventure Wanjala Kerre, Center for Teacher Education, Moi University, Kenya

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:30

Panel Discussion 3: Research and New Initiatives in TVET Educator’s Development Panelist New Initiatives for Quality Assurance in TVET Teacher’s Development by Atty. Teodoro Pascua, Deputy-Director General, Field Operations, TESDA, Philippines Quality Assurance in Educators' Development - Polytechnic Initiatives by Ms. Noor Aidi Nadzri, Principal Assistant Director, Instructional Excellence Division, Department of Polytechnic Education Research in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Educators' Development by Dr. Abdul Rahim Ahmad, Director, Research and Development, Division, DPE, MOHE, Malaysia Vocational Training Teacher System and Educational Case in Korea by Dr. Su-Won Kim, Head, Lifelong and Comparative Education Department, Institute of Education, University of London, England Action Researchin VET Teachers’Education and Training and Comparative Study on VET Teachers’ Training in Asia Results of Joint Research Project by Dr. Sirilak Hanvatananukul, RMUTT, Thailand and Prof. Dr. Peter Dehnbostel, Consultant, GIZ-China

15:30 - 16:00

Afternoon Snacks

16:00 - 17:30	Good Practices and Emerging Challenges for TVET Educators’ Development: Regional Experiences (Country Perspective Presentations)
16:00 - 17:30	Track C Preparing TVET Teachers for the Next Generation: Responding to the Challenges, UNEVOC Centre Philippines Initiative by Dr. Renato M. Sorolla, Head, UNEVOC Center in Western Visayas, Philippines/College Professor, Western Visayas College of Science and Technology Status of TVET Instructors and their Preparation for TVET Reforms in Bhutan by Hon. Dasho Pema Wangda, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, Bhutan Training and Development of TVET Educators: Prospects and Challenges in the Context of Nepal by Dr. Bhawani Shankar Subedi, Executive Director, Training Institute for Technical Instruction (TITI), Nepal Institutional Development of Vocational Teacher Education in Lao PDR, Challenges and Perspectives by Dr. Rolf Gennrich, Lecturer and Consultant, Lao German Program on Human Resource Development for Market Economy Regional Cooperation Platform for Vocational Teacher Education and Training (co-authored with Prof. Dr. Boualin Soysouvanh, Dean of Faculty Engineering, National University of Laos) Use of ICT for Professional Development of Educators of TVET by Dr. Sunil Dutt, Associate Professor; Dr. KM Rastogi, Director; Dr. Rakesh Kumar Wats, Associate Professor, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, Chandigarh, India	Track D Emerging Challenges for Developing TVET Educators in India by Dr. Rakesh Kumar Wats, Associate Professor; Dr. KM Rastogi, Director;Dr. Sunil Dutt, Associate Professor, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, Chandigarh, India The Maldives Perspectives on Preparing TVET Educators for Next Generation by Mrs. Mariyam Nordeen, Executive Director, Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority, Ministry of Education, Republic of Maldives Preparing TVET Educators for Next Generation Country Perspective - Fiji by Mr. Tomasi Naborisi, Senior Education Officer (Vocational) TVET Section, Ministry of Education, Fiji Thai Vocational Teacher in the Second Decade of Educational Reform by Dr. Kanchana Pasurapan, Director, Lampang Vocational College, Office of the Vocational Education Commission, Kingdom of Thailand Good Practices and Emerging Challenges for TVET Educators' Development in Myanmar by Dr. Aye Myint, Rector, Technological University (Mandalay), Department of Technical and Vocational Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, Union of Myanmar

17:30 - 18:00

Closing Function and Conclusion

19:30

Dinner