Innovation Africa 2018 is firmly established as the continent’s number one high level ministerial forum where industry partners enjoy pre-scheduled meetings and committed engagement with ministers and senior government officials from over 40 countries. It is Africa’s “must go to” event for education, innovation and ICT. Leading industry partners agree that Innovation Africa is the most productive and enjoyable experience of all events, which emphasises the quality of the audience and high level status of decision-making participants.

Front Left: Mr. Brad Ker (Business Development Executive); Centre: Dr. Steve McKee (Founder and CEO); Centre Right: Mr. Izzu Zulkifly (Marketing Executive)

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The Future of work and jobs are changing fast as industry deploys more sophisticated manufacturing technology. In both higher and lower income countries large shifts are happening in the workforce as a result of globalization, automation and Artificial Intelligence. As a result, some jobs are moving elsewhere, others are being lost altogether and new jobs requiring new or adaptive skills are emerging. It is possible that some of the largest impact will be felt in developing countries as the dynamics of established development pathways may change dramatically. Education should be involved in this but is lagging far behind in understanding what changes are going on, where they are happening and how they should adapt to it. Please watch Dr. Steven McKee as he summarizes some of the information from the latest reports on this topic as he looks into the impact of the “second wave of globalization” which is driven by Industry 4.0 and the resulting challenges that will arise for education.
 

GESS Dubai (30)

GESS Dubai (31)

GESS Dubai (29)

Labtech is delivering TVET training solutions for use in the classroom to impart employable skills to students, the very core of their designs are modular enabling students to connect concepts, and schools to save on costs by combining technology components. GESS is a business to business trade exhibition and is designed for all levels of educational professionals. Now entering its 10th year, the world class GESS brand is going from strength to strength, all shows within the portfolio give your company the platform to network, research and increase revenues and meet key decision makers in the education sector. With events in Dubai, Mexico, Turkey and indonesia, as well as the prestigious GESS Education Awards, all GESS events are located in these strategically important areas of the world, where the education market is booming. (more…)

Labtech International, a leading provider of innovative educational solutions for over 30 years, recently attended the Innovation Africa 2017 Summit in Maputo, Mozambique. The opportunity to participate and connect with senior education officials and ministers from several dozen countries is a testimony to the event organizers. The highlight of the event was the interest shown in Labtech’s offering of “Virtual TVET” and how this will transform the education system, thus allowing students to thrive and become employable. Labtech can provide world class educational resources and solutions that can easily be adopted into any curriculum, creating a quality and relevant learner journey. Our aim and policy is to coordinate a better synergy between education and industry by adopting “Best Practices and Current Trends in TVET”.

Labtech president Steven McKee and marketing executive Brad Ker with Minister of Education for Ghana

Labtech president Steven McKee with Minister of Education for South Sudan