Global thought forum reaches Abu Dhabi
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The Institute for Vocational Development (IVD) today held a forum entitled ‘Developing Effective Employees for the Global Workforce’ in collaboration with key accreditation partner, Edexcel.
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The event was attended by more than 150 participants representing employment sectors in 70 public and private organisations. It highlighted the results of a global study commissioned by Edexcel about the challenges faced by governments, employers, employees and job seekers across a multitude of industries worldwide in the area of effective education for employment.
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Speaking of the forum Richard Firth, Director of IVD, said “This has provided an excellent opportunity to bring thought leaders, captains of industry, educators and government officials together to allow them to understand, first hand, each others issues and collaborate to find effective solutions.
“Our partnership with Edexcel, a Pearson company has proved to be extremely fruitful,” continued Firth, “as one of the world’s largest awarding bodies they have been a staunch supporter of our vision to meet to UAE’s skills development needs using a combination of international best practise and regional knowledge.
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During the course of the day delegates had the opportunity to participate in plenary sessions, panel discussions and round-table workshops with Mr. Ross Hall, Director of
International - Edexcel and Vice President of Learning Solutions as well as distinguished representatives from IVD, the Financial Times, the British Council, Pearson Education, Etihad Airways, the National Institute for Vocational and Sharjah Institute of Technology.
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“The seminar is a great example of IVD’s commitment to supporting local businesses and providing the necessary tools to combat the challenges they face by drawing upon the experiences of a range of officials and industry leaders. The delivery of such collaborative knowledge advancement will have a positive impact on these leaders and on the performance of their organisations,” added Firth.