International Working Party on Labour Market Segmentation - 32nd Annual Conference, 11 - 13 July 2011, Bamberg, Germany

Programme

Sunday, 10th July
19:30 Come together at Luitpold Boulevard-Cafe [map]
Monday, 11th July
09:00-18:00Registration desk open + welcome coffee
10:00-12:30
Opening session at historic city hall [map]
 Measuring and comparing skills - skill strategies
This session is part of bops-project funded by German Ministry of Education and Research

Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Blossfeld, director of National Educational Panel Study  (NEPS)
Education as a Lifelong Process - Motivation, Conception and Design of the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) in Germany

Dr. Mark Keese, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the OECD
What can we learn from national and international surveys of adult skills?

Prof. Francis Green, LLAKES Centre, Faculty of Policy and Society, Institute of Education
On the development of a skills strategy: Where human capital theory falls short
12:30-13:00 Walk to the NEPS building (conference centre) [map]
13:00-14:00Lunch
14:00-15:30Parallel sessions
15:30-16:00Coffee break
16:00-18:00Parallel sessions
18:15Guided city walking tour through historic Bamberg
Tuesday, 12th July
09:00-18:00Registration desk open + welcome coffee
09:00-10:30Parallel sessions
10:30-11:00Coffee break
11:00-12:30Parallel sessions
12:30-14:00Lunch
14:00-15:30Parallel sessions
15:30-16:00Coffee break
16:00-18:00Parallel sessions
19:00Conference dinner
Wednesday, 13th July
09:00-13:00Registration desk open + welcome coffee
09:30-11:45
Plenary session
Impact of European Qualification Framework (EQF) on Education and Training Systems and the Labour Market – Perspectives from the EU and Member States
This session is part of bops-project funded by German Ministry of Education and Research

Loukas Zahilas (CEDEFOP, Thessaloniki)
Experts from EU countries: Linda Clarke (Westminster Business School, London); Philippe Méhaut (CNRS, Aix en Provence); Hermann Nehls (DGB Bundesvorstand, Berlin)
Chaired by Gerhard Bosch (IAQ, Duisburg-Essen)

12:00-13:00Lunch
13:00-18:00 Tour to Schloss Weißenstein in Pommersfelden. Enjoy fascinating baroque architecture and impressive art collections.