Registration on the conference desk
Opening Ceremony
Digital Transformation and enabler for Industrial Transformation in Africa – A Business Perspective
Education and Training for Digital Transformation – A Supply-Side Perspective
Co-creating Future Skills with DAIA Joint Presentations of Finnish researchers and companies
Introduction to DAIA Project / Hannele Niemi, 5 min
- Frontier technologies (20 min)
- VLL Concept/demo / Intolead, Meshworks Wireless, EduExcellence/Metropolia
- Lightning demos, examples of AI, VR, AR as enablers for effective learning (AI-based videos, AI and content creation etc.) / Intolead & co.
- TVET Renewal (20 min)
- The big picture: Finnish system in a nutshell: ensuring the employability with work integrated learning (Vocational education, University of Applied Sciences, University etc.) / Hannele Niemi (3-4 min)
- Metropolia & applying the Living Lab concept & Westcol Case / Jorma Säteri (5-6 min)
- Short video from TUT Researchers (max 5 min)
- Transformational leadership and training (25 min)
- Deep Lead + research insights / Vesa Nissinen, Tommi Kinnunen, Niko Leppänen & Lauri Ahonen
- Needs for training transformations in mining (Sandvik)
- Conclusion & comments from the audience / Hannele Niemi, 20 min
Parallel Session Tracks
Effective Training for Future Demands (Parallel Session)
Chair: Petri Home (IntoLead)
- Content planned around the four main themes:
- Future Learning
- Frontier Technologies
- TVET Renewal
- Transformational Leadership and Support to Trainers
Possibly with a cross-sectoral approach.
- 5 min Opening and Introduction to the Parallel Session
- Includes 5-7 minutes of interactive elements (quick gallups with e.g. Flinga).
- Cases (30 min)
- Future of Learning – Insights of Frontier Technology with Global Perspectives (Dr Jenny Niu, 5-7 minutes):
- Competencies needed in work and life.
- Effective Training and Authentic Learning: Theory and practice integrated, problem-solving – Living Lab in practice
- TUT researchers’ photos of the living labs + Jorma S., 7 minutes
- One demo (other than in the plenary).
- TVET in Transition: Challenges and solutions
- Developing TVET in South Africa for future competencies – Co-creation of industrial and education partners (Dr. Terence Yuh & Dr Tapio Rasa), 7 minutes.
- Co-creation a Change: Training and mentoring of trainers and instructors (7 min).
- Digital Learning for South African Secondary Schools: Cases of mentoring teachers in different school settings (Ari Myllyviita, University of Helsinki and researchers of the University of Johannesburg).
- Co-creation for Effective Training for the Mining Industry:
- Finnish and South African partnership – Presentation by Dr Tapio Rasa and doctoral researcher Miikka Turkkila.
- Future of Learning – Insights of Frontier Technology with Global Perspectives (Dr Jenny Niu, 5-7 minutes):
- Small-group Discussions (30 min)
- Possibly arranged according to the 4 main themes (method: Open Café).
- Each theme has a facilitator and a note taker from DAIA.
- Participants can tour the room and/or join the themed groups at will.
- Summary by Facilitators (10 min)
- Insights from the groups and conclusion.