IFSI Proceedings


 1. Introduction:

Advancing Skills Intelligence in Post-Secondary & Higher Education: Anticipation, Alignment, and the Future of Work

The mission of the International Forum on Skills Intelligence (IFSI) is to establish a global platform for advancing the emerging interdisciplinary practice of skills intelligence (analysis, anticipation and alignment) in post-secondary and higher education.

The forum responds to the long-held challenge in establishing data-driven mechanisms and partnerships that bridge the gap between the demands of the labour market and the supply of agile and responsive education and training systems.

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2. Opening Abstracts:

Àngels Fitó - (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC))

Carme Pagés (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC))

Mitchell Peters - (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC))

3. Keynote Speakers

Konstantinos Pouliakas (CEDEFOP): 

Making sense of uncertainty: Two decades of Cedefop building the EU’s skills intelligence warehouse, helping learners navigate changing jobs and skills in Europe

Kathleen DeLaski (Education Design Lab & Harvard Project on Workforce): 

Why Is Building aSkills-First Learning System Suddenly A Conundrum?

Terence Hogarth (University of Warwick): 

Emerging Practices and Methods for Skills Intelligence Inside and Outside the Academy

4. Workshop Showcase:

Jeff Strohl (CEW)

Labor market alignment and the future of career pathways

Kerry Mcktrick (Harvard Project on Workforce)

Delivering on the Degree: Leveraging Data to Connect College Students to the Workforce

Carme Pagés (UOC): 

Anticipating the Future of Work: The Role of the Labour Market Intelligence Unit (UPAL) at the Open 

5. Parallel Sessions:

Track A: Skills Intelligence, Educational Policy and Planning, and Organisational Change 

Gillian Golden (OECD):

Leveraging skills intelligence effectively in higher education settings 

Marc Goffart (European Commission):

Union of Skills and its implication for Post-secondary and Higher Education 

Michael Gaebel (EUA):

Skills and education for Europe’s competitiveness:The EUA’s Response 

Graciana Rucci (IDB):

Building relevant Learning-labor trajectories in ALC in practice/or in the field

Track B: New Research and Methodologies in Skills Intelligence (Anticipation, Alignment, Action) 

Liga Baltina (Fundazione Brodolini):

Advancing Skills Intelligence: Methodological Insights from the ASSETS and Skills Pulse Projects 

Andrew Dean (University of Exeter):

Examples of recent practice in monitoring regional labour markets in Europe from an expert European Network 

Carles Bruguera & Natalí Basilico (UOC):

Sustainability and Digital Transformation: Key Insights from University-Industry Co-Creation Workshops  

Track C. The Role of OJA, AI & Big Data in Skills Intelligence 

Deb Everhart (Credential Engine):

Enabling Skills Intelligence through Credential and Skill Data Transparency 

Stefan Humpl (3S):

Skills Intelligence to Develop new Training Programmes 

Gianni Anelli López (University of Warwick):

New Approach to Measuring Skill Shortages: Insights from the Chilean Labour Market

Track B: New Research and Methodologies in Skills Intelligence (Anticipation, Alignment, Action) 

Patricia Navarro-Palau (OECD):

Good practices on implementing Skills Assessment and Anticipation 

Gonzalo Cubillos and Natalí Basilico (UOC):

Leveraging Skills Intelligence to Align Educational Offer with Labor Market Needs 

Chantal Clerc & Carla Cisternas (Ministry of Work of Chile):

Anticipating the Future of Work: Chile’s Labor Observatory Program and National Labor Demand Survey 

Simone Ravaioli (Instructure):

Credential Intelligence: Redefining Skills Recognition in the AI Era 

Track D: Lifelong Learning & Micro-Credentials for Workforce Adaptation 

Don Presant (CanCon, Learning Agents): Open Recognition in Lifelong Learning for Skills Intelligence 

Johnny Sung (Institute of Adult Learning, Singapore):

A Skills-first paradigm: Key features and implications for post-secondary education, vocational training and adult learning 

Anastasia Pouliou (CEDEFOP):

Microcredentials: A Labour Market megatrend reshaping skills and work 

Mitchell Peters (UOC):

Project Insignia: A Skills Intelligence strategy affirming UOC´s commitment to improving people's employability 

Track E: Skills Intelligence for Career Guidance & Student Support 

Marina Muñoz (UOC):

Professional GPS: A Skills Intelligence Tool for Career Development 

Aljaž Leben, Kamarul Adha (KIC):

Leveraging Generative AI with Semantic Searching to Build Customisable Skills Frameworks 

Zane Culkstena (ERDA):

Shaping Future-Ready Youth: Latvia’s AI Career Guidance for High Schoolers 

Strac Ivanov and Tony Bonen (Conference Board of Canada):

Skills Demand & Supply Analysis in Curriculum Planning

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