The Skillman International Forum reached its 10th edition and it was a great success.
Organized in collaboration with the European Training Foundation, this annual event gathered sector experts in Montecatini Terme, and online participants, alongside esteemed partners including Universities and research institutions. The forum served as a platform to explore critical themes shaping the future of education, vocational training, and employment. It also delved into the evolving landscape of lifelong learning and its role in building the society of tomorrow.
The SIF has officially inaugurated by Natalia Martinez Paramo, Head of Unit SMP/SME Pillar, Internal Market and Support to Standardisation, European Union, under the theme “Driving Excellence in Education and Valuing Craftsmanship”. The morning session featured an inspiring lineup of experts in innovation, education, and technology; in the afternoon two parallel exciting activities:
- Exploring the Medici Villa: Dive into history and uncover local heritage connections
- Escape2EU: Engage in an educational escape game centered on “A story of integration”.
Some of the participants toured the Skillman Villa, a historic Tuscan Medici farm that Skillman.eu aims to transform into an international center of excellence, blending vocational education with state-of-the-art technological and sustainable advances.
A second group of participants attended the workshop organized by Fondazione Toscana Sostenibile, which saw them engaged in an educational Escape Room, aimed at raising awareness on the topic of migration.
Day 2 of SIF kicked off with an inspiring intervention by Craig Marsh of Liverpool Hope University, shedding light on the International Executive Training for the Skillman Villa. In agenda also insightful talks by experts in education, innovation, and technology, engaging workshops throughout the morning and a grand Award Ceremony in the afternoon. The workshops at the conference sparked dynamic discussions and brainstorming sessions on a variety of fascinating topics: from mobility and CoVEs to educational inequalities, DQF.eu, and more. All the participants shared insights, ideas, and solutions.
DQF Digital Credentials are digital statements issued by an organisation operating within the Skillman umbrella to a learner, documenting their learning. They include diplomas, transcripts of records and a wide variety of other kinds of certificates of learning achievements. They are portable digital documents that use open standards and that are fully aligned with familiar EU frameworks and instruments such as the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF), the European Classification of Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO), diploma supplement and more. DQF Digital Credentials fully respect privacy. They can be awarded for formal education, training, online courses, non-formal learning, volunteering experiences and more.
