ICDL Americas Forum 2022

ICDL Americas Forum 2022
A productive workforce with 21st century skills is critical to staying competitive today. Getting the most from your workforce means investing in both hard and soft skills. Digital skills are key to maximise the investment in IT resources and allow innovation in all areas, both in the private and public sectors.
ICDL, as the international digital skills standard, organised last March 24th a Forum to discuss trends, needs and plans to address the current digital skills gap in Latin America and the Caribbean, with experiences around the world.
Recorded sessions from the Digital skills for a competitive workforce forum, held on 24th March 2022
Workforce Sector Sessions
Romina Gonzalez
ICDL Americas, Regional Manager
Opening Address
Damien O’Sullivan
ICDL Foundation, CEO
ICT skills trends & ICDL Global update
Jennifer Britton
CARICOM, Digital Skills Taskforce Chair Deputy and Programme Manager
CARICOM and ICDL Cooperation Agreement and Launch of Digital Skills Survey in the Caribbean.
Dr. Barbara Reynolds, CARICOM, Digital Skills Task force Co. Chair
CARICOM Perspectives on upskilling for the future – Digital Skills Taskforce objectives and strategic plan to drive skills requirements
Mr. Ian John
CARICOM, Digital Skills Taskforce Private Sector Representative
CARICOM Perspectives on upskilling for the future – Digital Skills Taskforce objectives and strategic plan to drive skills requirements
Juan Pablo Pazos
SENA Digital Talent and Technology Management Sectorial Working Group (Colombia)
Partnerships to close the digital gap
Tina Wu
ICDL Asia, Regional Manager
ICT skills for workforce development in different sectors at a national level, Singapore experience
Frank Mockler,
Irish Computer Society (ICS), General Manager
ICT competences framework development, DigComp experience and examples of application in European countries in the Workforce sector.
Álvaro Aguilar Huerta
Chile Valora, Institutional Relations and Communications Area Manager
Strategy for the standardization of new IT job profiles for the National System of Job Skills Certification
Solange Umulisa
ICDL Africa, Regional Manager
Digital skills government funding to support Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria with the TetFund project
Romina Gonzalez
ICDL Americas, Regional Manager
Regional news & launch of new ICDL certification modules in Latin America and the Caribbean
Education sector sessions
Dr. Jose Antonio Vergara Camacho
Faculty of Accounting and Administrator Director / Follow-up of graduates and Job Bank Coordinator
Universidad Veracruzana (UV)
Impact of Digital Competences in University students and their value for employability
Marina Kriscautzky Laxague and Professor Angelélica Ma. Ramírez Bedolla
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Digital Skills for university students. Recommendations for the evaluation and training of first-time students
Agenda
Workforce sector sessions
9:00 am – 1:00 pm Panama time (UTC/GMT -5)
Speaker | Presentation | Time |
---|---|---|
ICDL Americas Regional Manager Romina Gonzalez | Opening address | 9:00 / 9:05 am – 5 minutes |
ICDL Foundation CEO Damien O´Sullivan | ICT skills trends & ICDL Global update | 9:05 / 9:50 am – 45 minutes |
CARICOM Digital Skills Taskforce Chair Deputy Programme Manager – Information and Communication Technology for Development Jennifer Britton | Launch of Regional Digital Skills Survey and ICDL Partnership | 9:50 / 10:00 am – 10 minutes |
CARICOM Digital Skills Task Force CARICOM Digital Skills Task Force Co – Chair Dr. Barbara Reynolds Digital Skills Taskforce Private Sector Representative Mr. Ian John | CARICOM Perspectives on Upskilling for the future – Digital Skills Taskforce objectives and strategic plan to drive skills requirements | 10:00 / 10:30 am – 30 minutes |
SENA Digital Talent and Technology Management Sectorial Working Group President Juan Pablo Pazos | Partnerships to close the digital gap | 10:30 / 10:50 am – 20 minutes |
ICDL Asia General Manager Tina Wu | ICT skills for workforce development in different sectors at a national level, Singapore experience | 10:50 / 11:00 am – 10 minutes |
Irish Computer Society (ICS) General Manager Frank Mockler | ICT competences framework development, DigComp experience and examples of application in European countries in the workforce sector | 11:00 / 11:30 am – 30 minutes |
BREAK | 11:30 / 11:45 am – 15 minutes | |
Chile Valora Institutional Relations and Communications Area Manager Álvaro Aguilar Huerta | Strategy for the standardization of new IT job profiles for the National System of Job Skills Certification | 11:45 am/ 12:05 pm – 20 minutes |
ICDL Africa General Manager Solange Umulisa | Digital skills government funding to support Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria with the TetFund project | 12:05 / 12:15 pm – 10 minutes |
ICDL Americas Regional Manager Romina Gonzalez | Regional news & Launch of new ICDL certification modules in Latin America and the Caribbean | 12:15 / 12:30 pm -15 minutes |
ICDL Accredited Test Centres | ICDL Accredited Test Centre implementation experiences | 12:30 / 12:45 pm – 15 minutes |
ICDL Asia China Education Develpment Foundation – Dell Technologies | Upskilling future workforce for the digital economy project video | 12:45 / 12:50 pm – 5 minutes |
CDL Americas Regional Consultant Jenelle Ross-McIntyre | Closure | 12:50 / 1:00 pm – 10 minutes |
Education sector sessions
9:00 am – 1:00 pm Panama time (UTC/GMT -5)
BREAK | 1:00 / 1:15 pm – 15 minutes | |
Universidad Veracruzana (UV) Faculty of Accounting and Administrator Director / Follow-up of Graduates and Job Bank Coordinator Dr. Jose Antonio Vergara Camacho | Impact of Digital Competences in university students and their value for employability | 1:15 / 1:30 pm – 15 minutes |
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Innovation and Technological Development Director Marina Kriscautzky Laxague | Digital Skills for university students. Recommendations for the evaluation and training of first-time students | 1:30 / 1:50 pm – 20 minutes |
ICDL Americas Regional Partner – Mexico Selene Morales | Closure | 1:50 / 2:00 pm – 10 minutes |
ICDL Americas Forum 2022
Our ICDL Forum – Digital Skills for a Competitive Workforce took place last March 24th.
The event was recorded, and all edited videos are available above. If you would like to cotinue the conversation please contact as at info@icdlamericas.org