Program

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 – 11:50	Welcome address Dr. Jörg Dräger, Member of the Executive Board of Bertelsmann Stiftung
11:50 – 12:15	Keynote speech Prof. Dr. R. Alexander Lorz, President of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs in Germany
12:15 – 13:10	Validation in Europe: state of play Manuela Geleng, Director for Skills, DG Employment, European Commission Mara Brugia, Acting Director of Cedefop Including Q & A Validation outside of Europe Borhene Chakroun, Director of the Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO Including Q & A
13:10 – 13:45	Interactive introduction to workshops Anni Karttunen, Globedu Dr. Martin Noack, Bertelsmann Stiftung with Manigé Kiumarsi & Horst Thalmaier
13:45 – 14:15	Coffee break
14:00 – 15:15	Workshop 1 Six tracks for VPL policy areas: 1.1 Organisational arrangements 1.2 Financing 1.3 Procedures and instruments 1.4 Support structures 1.5 Post-validation pathways 1.6 Legal foundations Seventh track for current VPL research and project: 1.7 Academic track
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 – 17:15	Workshop 2 Six tracks for VPL policy areas: 2.1 Organisational arrangements 2.2 Financing 2.3 Procedures and instruments 2.4 Support structures 2.5 Post-validation pathways 2.6 Legal foundations Seventh track for current VPL research and project: 2.7 Academic track
17:30 – 19:00	Special: Free TaKeTiNa Workshop (rhythmic learning method) – 35 places – Manigé Kiumarsi & Horst Thalmaier
19:30 – 00:00	Reception and international buffet Bertelsmann Representation, Unter den Linden 1 Global VPL-Prize awarding ceremony Sandra Scheeres, Senator for education, youth and family, Berlin (tbc)

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 3 Six tracks for VPL policy areas: 3.1 Organisational arrangements 3.2 Financing 3.3 Procedures and instruments 3.4 Support structures 3.5 Post-validation pathways 3.6 Legal foundations Seventh track for current VPL research and project: 3.7 Academic track
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee break
11:15 – 12:30	Workshop 4 Six tracks for VPL policy areas: 4.1 Organisational arrangements 4.2 Financing 4.3 Procedures and instruments 4.4 Support structures 4.5 Post-validation pathways 4.6 Legal foundations Seventh track for current VPL research and project: 4.7 Academic track
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 13:45	Keynote address Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
13:45 – 14:30	Presentation and adoption of Berlin Declaration on VPL Anni Karttunen, Globedu Dr. Martin Noack, Bertelsmann Stiftung
14:30 – 15:00	Closing remarks and farewell