2006 China Vocational Education & Training Conference

Please see conference presentations under sections "Setting the Scene" and "Closing Remarks."

9:00-9:50am	Welcoming Remarks: Dong LIU, Deputy Country Manager & Principal Investment Officer, IFC Mr. Xuedong DING, Director General, Department of Education, Science and Culture, Ministry of Finance Mr. Zhanshan LIU, Deputy Director General, Department of Education and Adult Education, Ministry of Education
9:50-10:10am	Setting the Scene: Importance of TVET for China’s Lifelong Learning System Ronald Perkinson (Principal Education Specialist, IFC) "The Continuum Towards a Modern TVET System - Introduction & Overview" [ppt]
10:10-10.45am	Morning break
10:45-12:00pm	Panel Discussion: Country Education & VET Systems Chair: Ronald Perkinson (Principal Education Specialist, IFC) Panel: Johan van Rens, (Former Director General of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop); Consultant for SweDevelop, Sweden) Virginia Simmons, (Chief Executive Officer, Chisholm Institute, Victoria, Australia) Dr. Kent Farnsworth, (Director, East-West Community College Partnership, USA)
12:00-1:20pm	Lunch
1:05-2:50pm	A Public Private Partnership – The China Health Sector: “Blending Vocational Education with Academic Education” Ying Shea (Chinan Ltd, Beijing) China Electricity Council & Financial Services Institute of Australasia: Virginia Simmons, (Chief Executive Officer, Chisholm Institute, Victoria, Australia) US Aviation & China Aviation & Tourism Industries: Dr. Kent Farnsworth, (Director, East-West Community College Partnership, USA) Questions from Audience for Panel of Speakers
2:50-3:20pm	Afternoon break
3:20-4:45pm	Institution Cases: Blue Sky University in Jiangxi Province Fudan-Pacific Institute of Finance in Shanghai Qingdao New Harbor Customs Clearance Institute Asa Konigson (Partner, SweDevelop, Sweden) Zhao Shangwu, (Consultant, SweDevelop, Sweden) Institution Cases – Automotive Industry, Australia & China: Toyota - an enterprise based provider CQIPC - a public sector/foreign partnership CIBT - a pubic sector/foreign partnership Sue Polgar, (Director, International and Enterprise Development, Chisholm Institute, Victoria, Australia.) Conclusion: Towards a Modern TVET System Ronald Perkinson (Principal Education Specialist, IFC)
4:35-4:45pm	Closing Remarks: Ronald Perkinson (Principal Education Specialist, IFC) "The Continuum Towards a Modern TVET System - Summary & Conclusions" [ppt]