Women Deliver Conference - Technical and vocational education: What works for young women? - 19 May 2016

The ILO is organizing a side event – Technical and vocational education: What works for young women? – at the Women Deliver Conference in Copenhagen on Thursday, 19 May 2016, to discuss how technical and vocational education can make a difference to young women’s lives in emerging and developing countries.

The ILO invites participants of the Women Deliver 2016 Conference to join the International Labour Organization, Plan International, the UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency, Hens Henrik Madsen Consulting and AIESEC to discuss how technical and vocational education can make a difference to young women’s lives in emerging and developing countries.

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) plays a large role in enhancing the absorption of more young women into labour markets. Recently there has been a resurgence of public policies and donor funds which promote TVET systems, including SDG outcome 4.4 specifically related to TVET.

This session will be an interactive discussion between five leading experts on TVET systems for women which will present ideas and innovations for how we can increase young women’s access and relevancy in technical and vocational education.

Panel members:



Delores McLaughlin
is the Senior Advisor for Economic Security for Plan International, an INGO working in 72 countries engaging people and partners to advance children’s rights and equality for girls. In 2007 she took on the role of Senior Advisor leading the development of Plan’s global strategy for Economic Security and Plan’s framework for Youth Economic Empowerment (YEE) Pathways.
 
 
Emanuela Pozzan
is the International Labour Organization’s regional senior specialist on gender equality with 13 years of experience working in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia on issues related to social development, reproductive health, women workers' rights and labour migration.
 
 
Ziad Ayoubi
studied Socio-Economic Development in Lebanon. He has been working on local economic development since 15 years. He worked in micro-finance, Small and Micro Enterprises development, Economic Early Recovery and Development. Expert in designing and implementing value chain development programmes. He joined UNHCR in 2012.
 
 
Hans Henrik Madsen
has been working as a development advisor since 1990: Partly as consultant in Denmark’s largest consultancy companies (COWI and Ramboll), and partly as internal advisor in Danida. The last five years, Mr. Madsen has been working from his own consultancy company.
 
 
Annick Fabienne Thiombiano
is a young African leader from Burkina Faso who motivated by studying business administration and passionate about youth empowerment and post 2015 agenda. Annick is the local committee President of AIESEC, an international non-governmental organization that provides young people with leadership development.
 

If you would like any more information, please contact the session organizer, Mr. Drew Gardiner, Youth Employment Specialist, International Labour Organization, gardiner@ilo.org