For the third Plenary of the 7th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL 2022), Dr. Borhene Chakroun, will be the plenary speaker. He will be sharing his knowledge and insights on Micro-credentials Policies.
Dr. Chakroun is the Director of the Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Education Sector. He is an engineer and he has a PhD in Education Sciences from Bourgogne University in France. He worked, during the 1990s, as trainer, chief trainer, and project manager. He also worked as a short-term consultant for the EU, World Bank and other international organizations before coming to the European Training Foundation (ETF) in 2001.
At the ETF, Dr. Chakroun worked as Senior Human Capital Development specialist. He is now Director of Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems Division at UNESCO-HQ. Borhene conducted a range of policy reviews and skills systems diagnosis in different contexts. He authored and co-authored various articles and books in the field of skills development and lifelong learning.
Much of his most recent work focuses on global trends in reforming education and training systems and global agenda for skills development in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. He is also the coordinator of the Global Education Coalition launched by UNESCO to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Written by Pinky Halos
Edited by Myra C. Almodiel and Anna Cañas-Llamas
Source: https://blogs.worldbank.org/team/borhene-chakroun
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