The 21^st century has been characterised by several phenomena all largely characterised by technology and, recently, artificial intelligence (Calleja, 2023). The new generation of learners, so-called Gen Z, brings a potential of innovation with their attitude, being technology-native, exposed to international culture (music, cinema, sport, events) and already experiencing great challenges, from the pandemic to a cultural paradigm shift. Meanwhile, technology advancements are innovating the landscape of future jobs, skills and qualifications.

In this scenario it is legitimate to ask some important questions: What are the skills for the future jobs? What will be the future jobs? What physical and psychological environments should training providers create to retain learners in formal education? Will AI and online learning jeopardise or develop VET? Are we facing Gen Z with education and training programmes that make them employable?

It is possible to identify some clear challenges for our VET community to face the social and cultural changes related to Gen Z. As always, challenges can be a unique opportunity to set the pace towards the future. The EfVET Conference 2024 “Training the Gen Z: New Horizons for VET” aims at addressing those challenges in order to offer the delegates and the VET ecosystem concrete tools to successfully cope with the new emerging challenges in education and training.

Check the media library:

• Horizon VET series
• Opening Press Release “EfVET 2024 Conference”
• Closing Press Release “EfVET 2024 Conference”
• Check #efvetconference24 posts on LinkedIn

Check the Programme

• Programme available at this link
• Roundtable Brochure at this link 

DAY 1 

• Discover EfVET with President Joachim Calleja. Download the presentation here. 

DAY 2

• Welcome to Amersfoort and Welcoming Words with Marlies Verkuilen. Download the presentation here. 
• Nick Jordan’s Presentation. Download the presentation here.  
• Workshops 1:  
  • 1.1 Internationalisation in VET with Ben Bruyndockx. Download the presentation here.
  • 1.2 Metaskills for International Working Environments with Sirje Hassinen and Roberta Richiero. Download the presentation here. 
  • 1.3 Moving “Generation Z” with Karolina Ganowska and Silvina Campise. Download the presentation here. 
  • 1.4 Meet the world, meet Gen Z. Training internationally competent digital natives with Hester Zeeman-Hofstee (Nuffic)+ students. Click here for the presentation.
  • 1.5 Gender Equal Guidance for attracting GEN Z in the labour market with Sylvia Liuti and Valentina Chanina. Download the presentation here. 
  • 1.8 Let’s MixUp!: Combatting polarization and social media bubbles with Norbert Ruepert. Download the presentation here.
  • 1.9 Supporting Internationalization of VET Excellence with Jolien van Uden and Willem Kleinendorst. Download the presentation here. 
• Workshops 2: 
  • 2.2 Challenges of Digitalization into Occupational Health & Safety with Violaine Ruggeri. Download the presentation here. 
  • 2.3 Videos: know-how transfer with Javier Serrano Castilla. Download the presentation here. 
  • 2.4 Supporting Internationalisation of VET Excellence with Jolien van Uden. Download the presentation here.

DAY 3   

• Building the VET ecosystem for the future: Panel discussion. Download the presentation here. 
• Announcement of the winners of the Sustainable Develpment. Download the presentation here.