Location: dbb forum berlin,
Friedrichstraße 169, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Evening reception: Bertelsmann Representation, Unter den Linden 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Tuesday, 7 May 2019
| From 10:30 on | Posters exhibition of VPL-prize candidates in dbb forum |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Registration – light lunch |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Welcome and introduction |
| 12:15 – 13:00 | Taking Stock of 2018 goals (Cedefop), Reflection by ETF/Unesco/OECD |
| 13:00 – 13:45 | Panel discussion of stakeholders from labour market, education and civil society regarding what VPL should deliver |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Coffee break |
| 14:00 – 15:15 | Workshop Slot I Six tracks for VPL policy areas: 1. Organisational arrangements 2. Financing 3. Procedures and instruments 4. Support structures 5. Post-validation pathways 6. Legal foundations |
| 15:15 – 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 – 17:15 | Workshop Slot II (same six VPL policy Areas) |
| 17:30 – 19:00 | Workshop TaKeTiNa (rhythmic learning method) |
| 19:30 – 00:00 | Reception and international buffet at Bertelsmann Representation, Unter den Linden 1 incl. VPL-Prize awarding ceremony |
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
| 09:00 – 13:30 | Poster exhibition of VPL-prize candidates |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Check in |
| 09:30 – 10:45 | Workshop Slot III (same six VPL policy areas) |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | Workshop Slot IV (same six VPL policy areas) |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 13:45 | Address by Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility |
| 13:45 – 14:30 | Presentation, discussion and adoption of Berlin Declaration on VPL |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Closing remarks and farewell |