‘Education for employability’ roundtable in Dubai
Part of a week-long series of activities with high level roundtable meetings, contact seminars and vocational education events
A series of high level contact activities focusing on ‘education for employability’ is running in the UAE this week, March 9-13, when senior delegations representing groups from the UAE and the UK meet to exchange ideas and experience on vocational education. The week-long series focuses on three main events - two roundtable meetings held under the patronage of HE Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research & Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology; a series of contact events with vocational education and training institutions from the UAE and UK; and a programme of further education events for employers and students in the UAE.
The Dubai 'Education for Employability' roundtable meeting takes place today at the Dubai Men’s College. The half-day roundtable events include participation by 25 senior representatives of leading UK organisations and 16 UK Further Education Colleges, led by the Middle East Association in partnership with the Higher Colleges of Technology, with the support of the British Council, the UK’s Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, and UK Trade and Investment. Speakers from the UK include Marie Niven, Head of International Programmes, Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills and Bill Twigg, Technical Director, SEMTA (UK Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies).
