Presentation Panel
Bridging Emerging Skill Gaps in the Transforming Job Market
Date Friday, Nov 24 Time –
This session introduces an array of projects and concepts centered around the development of future skills and talent.
Discover topics ranging from pioneering digital learning realms tailored for future skillsets to dynamic collaborations weaving together higher education and further education realms. Uncover cutting-edge digital platforms designed to bridge skill gaps and streamline talent management challenges.
This session opens doors to a world of innovation poised to reshape our approach to skill acquisition in a rapidly transforming job market.
Mark Jordan
Chief Strategy Officier, Skillnet Ireland, Ireland
Mark is the Chief Strategy Officer at Skillnet Ireland. Having worked in the UK, US, Switzerland & Ireland, he is an experienced and innovative leader possessing expertise in business strategy, commercial partnerships, technology deployment, operational management, system transformation and regulatory compliance.
At Skillnet Ireland, Mark is leading the skills investment and partner strategy. He is engaged with the european commission, higher education, government departments, business representative groups, enterprise agencies and both international and indigenous companies operating across all major business sectors – all with a focus on supporting the competitiveness of business in Ireland, and readying companies for future world of work.
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Elena Tibi
Programme manager content & curriculum, Stifterverband, Germany
Elena is content & curriculum manager and curator for the project Future Skills Journey at Stifterverband. She has several years of experience in establishing and running extracurricular education projects for STEM and digital education and holds a digital learning design diploma from the Digital Learning Institute.
Jorge Muract
Director steeluniversity, World Steel Association, Belgium
Jorge Muract earned a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and has over 20 years of experience in the field of people development into universities, where he was associated professor at National University of Córdoba in Argentina and researcher at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in United State. Besides, he is a subject matter expert in steel sector, working a Global Specialist in the Oil and Gas company, Tenaris. Jorge is known for delivering world-class coaching, training, designing and implementing development programs, as well as introducing innovative tools and solutions to the industry and universities.
Jorge is steeluniversity Director at World Steel Association. Under Jorge's leadership, steeluniversity has grown into a recognized leader in providing high-quality learning solutions and development programs that serve the needs of the steel sector and the value change globally. His commitment to excellence, coupled with his deep understanding of industry requirements, has helped to establish steeluniversity as a key contributor to support growth and development of the steel industry and the value chain.
Jorge passionate about collaborative work and its potential to create deeper changes in the way people relate, learn, and apply knowledge to create a sustainable ecosystem to live. Therefore, Jorge is an active member of European Steel Skills Agenda (ESSA), Skills Alliance for Industrial Symbiosis (SPIRE-SAIS) and Energy Intensive Industries ecosystem in Pact For Skills to identify future skills need, the impact of technology in the workers and develop a collaborative online training ecosystem to upskill workers and students.
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Moderator
Sue Martin
Board Member, eAssessment Association, Germany
Sue Martin is a Board Member of the eAssessment Association and has been a trusted advisor to companies and institutions across Europe in the area of workforce credentialing, learning strategies and certification for many years, including her roles as Global Head of Certification at SAP and Global Head of Personnel Certification at TÜV Rheinland as well as regional and global management roles in the testing industry. She has also held several positions within industry institutions, such as the Chair of the European Association of Test Publishers, member of the Learning & Development Committee at BCS (British Computer Society) and EU Subject Matter Expert on digital skills initiatives.
How the Tertiary Education System Is Partnering with Industry To Create the Workforce of the Future, Mark Jordan
This presentation will give you an overview of Ireland’s triple helix model, where government, industry and education institutions collaborate to answer to industry needs in terms of talent development.
Mark Jordan will showcase how, in response to government policies, strategic collaborations between higher education, further education sectors and the industry create impactful outcomes that answer to both industry and workforce needs of the present and the future.
Future Skills Journey - The learning and Community Platform for Future Skills, Elena Tibi
This presentation showcases The Future Skills Journey project, a learning and community platform connected to the planned National Education Platform of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
The project is run by the German Stifterverband that curates outstanding, already existing digital educational formats and compiles them into thematically focused learning paths, with the aim of developing a digital learning space and a vital learning ecosystem for future skills.
Elena Tibi willl explain how the Future Skills Journey not only provides digital learning formats that are free of charge and easily accessible, but at the same time establishes a cross-sectional community of representatives of schools, universities and companies that collaborate to design high-quality learning and exchange programmes on future skills.
Digital Platform to Facilitate Collaborative Partnerships between Stakeholders of the Talent Development Eco-System., Jorge Muract
This talk will explain the strategy developed by the European High Energy Intensive Industries to address skills gaps, shortages, recruitment difficulties, and talent management issues.
Jorge Muract will present how the steelHub and Skills4planet digital platforms facilitated coordination, communication, and collaboration among the main stakeholders of the Talent Development ecosystem and the value proposition it entails for Training Providers, Universities, Equipment and Service Provider, among others.