1st German-African Forum on Vocational Training and Education

Shaping the Future of Employment

two African men working on a switch panel

The 1st German-African Forum on Vocational Training and Education will take place on 20 November 2019 in Berlin, Germany. In cooperation with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia's representation in Berlin, iMOVE and the German-African Business Association (Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft e. V.) warmly invite you to attend.

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The "continent of opportunity", Africa has been the focus of activities for German business and government for some time. The training and continuing education of skilled workers is essential for the ongoing economic development in African countries.

Entitled "Shaping the Future of Employment", the first German-African Forum on Vocational Training and Education offers an opportunity to discuss and further develop joint initiatives to German companies and high-ranking guests from Africa in the training and continuing education sector. Private sector approaches and the German Federal Government’s current strategies relating to Africa will be discussed and presented in workshop formats.

The German-African Forum on Vocational Training and Education closely follows the "G20 Compact with Africa Investment Summit" which will take place for the second time under the patronage of the German Federal Chancellery. Delegations of ministers from countries of the G20 reform partnership "Compact with Africa" (CwA) are expected to attend the summit. The CwA countries currently include Ethiopia, Egypt, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ghana, Guinea, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia. A high-ranking delegation from Kenya and guests from other African countries will also be in attendance.

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), also a training forum partner, will be present to introduce the "Special Initiative for Business and Employment", the objective of which is to support employment by means of training and private sector involvement.

Attendance fee

100 Euros for members of the German-African Business Association
200 Euros for non-members of the German-African Business Association
50 Euros for representatives of companies based in Africa
100 Euros for new members of the German-African Business Association

Terms and conditions

The person attending agrees to their first name, surname and company name being forwarded in the form of a list of participants which will be distributed at the event to everyone present.
The person attending agrees to video recordings being made and photographs being taken during the –event, including of themselves. The person attending agrees that these can be used and published in print and broadcasting media and online free of charge as part of the event organiser's public relations work.
The conditions of participation of the German-African Business Association's event company "Afrika-Verein Veranstaltungs-GmbH" also apply.

Venue

Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in Berlin (German only)

Conference languages

English, French. There will be simultaneous translation in the conference hall.

Registration

Registration is through Afrika-Verein Veranstaltungs-GmbH only.

You will receive confirmation of your registration from Afrika-Verein Veranstaltungs-GmbH.

Contact iMOVE

Peter Pfaffe
Phone: +49 228 107-1919
(English, German)

Contact German-African Business Association

Katarina Kunert
Phone: +49 30 2060719-33

Organiser

Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB)
iMOVE: Training - Made in Germany
Robert-Schuman-Platz 3
53175 Bonn
Germany
Phone: +49 228 107-1745
Fax: +49 228 107-2895

German-African Business Association
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft e. V.
Friedrichstraße 206
10969 Berlin

Germany
Phone: 030 2060719-0

in cooperation with:

Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in Berlin
Vertretung der Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen beim Bund
Hiroshimastraße 12
10785 Berlin
Germany

08:30	Registration and Welcome Coffee
08:30 - 09:45	Women in Education – Breakfast Series – Ladies only! (room: Westfalen) Opening Impulse Obiageli Ezekwesili Former Minister of Education and Expert in Economic Policy, Nigeria; fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy, Germany
09:45	Welcome (room: Europasaal) Christoph Kannengiesser CEO, Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV), Germany Dr Andreas Werner Head of iMOVE: Training – Made in Germany, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Germany Dr Dominik Fanatico Deputy Director, Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in Berlin, Germany
10:00	G20 Compact with Africa: Expertise on vocational education and training (VET) & private sector cooperation (room: Europasaal) Honourable Dr Said Amzazi Minister, Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research, Kingdom of Morocco Honourable Tairou Bagbiègue Minister, Ministry for Vocational Education, Training and Professional Integration, Togo Honourable Dame Diop Minister, Ministry of Labour, Vocational Training and Handicraft, Senegal Honourable Professor Alkassoum Maïga Minister, Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Burkina Faso Honourable Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh Minister, Ministry of Education, Ghana Honourable Dr Tarek Shawky Minister, Ministry of Education and Technical Education, Egypt Moderator: Judith Helfmann-Hundack, EZ-Scout – on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany; Head of Foreign Trade and Development Policy (AV)
10:45	Towards quality, work-based training approaches (room: Europasaal) Professor Dr Wolf-Dieter Lukas State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany Education – Investing in a better future Dr Maria Flachsbarth Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany Private Sector Replica Professor Dr Stefan Liebing Chairman, Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV), Germany
11:15	Special Initiative Training and Job Creation – Presentation of Projects and Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony (room: Europasaal) Digital Skills Accelerator Africa Ulrich Busch Managing Director, getINNOtized, Germany Reverend Professor John Frank Eshun Vice Chancellor, Takoradi Technical University, Ghana Martin Hecker CEO, AmaliTech gGmbH, Germany Mark Maass Executive Vice-President – Strategy and M & A; Majorel, Luxemburg Innovation Technology Center German Welding Abdel Fettah Habbou Director, CPT Kenitra, Kingdom of Morocco Professor Dr Steffen Keitel CEO, SLV Halle GmbH, Germany Dr Regine Qualmann Director Division North Africa, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany Jens Richard Schleicher CEO, Alexander Binzel Schweißtechnik GmbH, Germany Investing for Employment Facility Helmut Gauges (to be confirmed - tbc) Head of Department Middle East and Africa, KfW Group Moderator: Judith Helfmann-Hundack, EZ-Scout – on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany; Head of Foreign Trade and Development Policy (AV)
11:30	Networking Lunch Break
13:00	African Expertise on VET & private sector cooperation (room: Europasaal) Honourable Chamsal-Houda Abakar Kadadé Minister, Ministry of Vocational Training and Handicraft, Chad Honourable John Ntumba Panumpakole Minister, Ministry for Vocational Training, Arts and Crafts, Democratic Republic of the Congo Honourable Issa Tchiroma Minister, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training, Cameroon Honourable Yien Oral Lam Tut Minister, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, South Sudan Moderator: Judith Helfmann-Hundack, EZ-Scout – on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany; Head of Foreign Trade and Development Policy (AV)
13:30	Replica (room: Europasaal) Birgit Thomann Head of Department VET International, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Germany
13:35	With education to fuel socio-economic progress (room: Europasaal) Enrico Rühle Member of the Board, Festo Didactic SE, Germany
13:45	Good Practice I - Developing Skills for Employability (room: Europasaal) Dr Fred Asamoah Director, Council for TVET (COTVET), Ghana Heinz Joachim Kühnrich CEO, ITS International Training & Support, Germany (tbc) Gabriele Riedmann de Trinidad CEO, Platform3L GmbH, Germany Dr Norbert Tschirpke International Education Director, AfricanTide Union, Germany Moderator: Peter Pfaffe, Regional Manager Sub-Saharan Africa, iMOVE: Training - Made in Germany, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Germany
14:15	Good Practice II – VET Private Sector Engagement (room: Europasaal) Koladé Josué Azandegbey Deputy Director of the Cabinet, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Benin Professor Dr Heinz-Walter Grosse Chairman of the Board, B. Braun Melsungen AG, Germany Martin Hecker Representative Digital Skills Accelerator, Amalitech gGmbH, Germany Dr Eric Naah Regulatory Affairs and Business Development Manager, B. Braun Medical, Ghana Dr Markus Thill President with responsibility for the region Africa, obert Bosch (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Moderator: Dr Nader Imani, Executive Vice President Global Education, Festo Didactic SE, Germany
15:00	Networking Coffee Break
15:30	Parallel Working Sessions
15:30	Special Initiative Training and Job Creation in Practice: Why engage and how to cooperate with the initiative? (room: Europasaal) Introduction to the Special Initiative Training and Job Creation Jacqueline Groth Head of Division Special Initiative Training and Job Creation, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany Business & Invest Lab Zina Fritsche Head of Project Development / SI Training and Job Creation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany Best Practice: Tunisian Automotive Management Academy Yosra Rouis Benahmed Head of General Administration, LEONI, Tunisia Professor Dr Dr Jörg Elsenbach Global Automotive Head of Corporate Quality and Coporate Business Modeling, DRÄXLMAIER Group, Germany Ismail Hatem Human Ressource Director, Marquardt Tunisia Nabil Henchiri Human Ressource Plant Manager, Kromberg & Schubert, Tunisia Karin Hörhan Head of Special Initiative Country Programme Tunisia, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany Exemplary instrument Investing for Employment Facility Representative Special Initiative Training and Job Creation, KfW Development Bank, Germany Hosted by: Invest for Jobs
15:30	Country Session Nigeria: Innovative VET approaches (room: Rheinland) Honourable Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba (tbc) Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria Professor Viola Onwuliri Imo State Commissioner for Education, Nigeria Bright Jaja CEO & Founder, iCreate Africa, Nigeria
15:30	Innovative Education - Best Practices from the Company Network "Strategic Partnership Digital Africa" (SPDA) (room: Westfalen)
16:30	Good Practice III – VET Initiatives (room: Europasaal) Maren Diale-Schellschmidt Delegate of German Industry, Skills Expert, Delegation of German Industry and Commerce for Eastern Africa, Kenya Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo Minister of State for Education, Uganda Juliet Oshagbemi Head, Dangote Academy, Nigeria Dr Norbert Völker Education Policy Consultant, VDMA Skilled Workers for Africa Initiative, Germany Moderator: Katarina Kunert, Manager North and Central Africa, Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (AV), Germany
17:15	Closing and Networking Coffee