Last week, SkillLab had the great pleasure of taking part in European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVBB)'s Annual Policy Camp that focuses on the policy and practice of AI in education. 🤖🎓 Sylvana Hiltrop was invited to present our use of AI in the context of education and employment: connecting people, education, & jobs by leveraging skills data to facilitate skill-based hiring and career guidance. 💼 A huge thank you to #EVBB team for inviting us as speakers and for putting together such a fantastic event. It was an incredible honor to share the stage with so many inspiring speakers. We also had many interesting conversations and made exciting new connections, among others from European Commission, European DIGITAL SME Alliance, The International Center for Future Generations - ICFG, Meta, ipcenter.at GmbH, Google and Coursera. 🙌 We look forward to fostering the partnership, continuing the discussion and exploring more ideas on how AI can be used to strengthen the education sector.
🌍 Day 3 of the EVBB Annual Policy Camp: Applying AI for Real-World Impact! 🤖🎓 Today’s theme was all about "𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁", focusing on practical ways AI is transforming VET and driving real change in the education sector. Here’s what we've delved in today: - Melina Johanne Tasiovasilis (European Commission) –𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗘𝗧 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗜🔄 Insight into the EU’s approach to integrating AI in education, focusing on adapting VET to AI. Her presentation covered EU strategies for ethical AI use, initiatives to enhance digital skills, and the importance of upskilling & reskilling workers to prepare for AI-driven changes. - Alexander Petropoulos (The International Center for Future Generations - ICFG) – 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 🧠 AI’s ability to enhance productivity, innovation, and decision-making, as well as initiatives like "𝘊𝘌𝘙𝘕 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘐" to ensure ethical, robust use of AI for high-value economic applications - Angeliki Dedopoulou (Meta) – 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗜: 𝗔 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 🚀 the role of large language models (LLMs) in driving creativity & responsible AI development, and AI-driven societal initiatives like the 𝘓𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 - Sylvana Hiltrop (SkillLab) – 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗘𝗧 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜 💼 SkillLab's AI-driven platform aimed at connecting people, education, & jobs by leveraging skills data to facilitate skill-based hiring and career guidance - Ivana Ostojic Brenner (ipcenter.at GmbH) – 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗘𝗧 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜👩🏫 AI’s growing role in VET, focusing on personalized career guidance & its positive impact on learning outcomes - Matthew Sanders (Meta) – 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 💡 Transformation of education by reducing teacher workloads & offering personalized learning experiences for students, highlighting AI’s potential to improve educational equity & provide access to resources regardless of financial or geographical barriers - Louise Van Lint (Google) – 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🔧💻 Google Gemini integrating advanced machine learning to drive creativity & innovation, with potential applications in education, enhancing learning experiences & empowering educators with AI tools to better engage students From adapting VET to AI and using AI to enhance personalized learning, today’s discussions provided us with insights from key actors at the forefront of AI implementation. A huge thank to all our speakers for their expertise & to our participants for their engagement. We’re excited for what’s to come in the following days! 👏 Theodor Grassos Thiemo Fojkar Sotiria Tsalamani Sonia Degroote Samir Cheriaa Alfred Pallarca Diana Nitu Joao Santos #EVBBPolicyCamp #AIinEducation #AIImpact #VET #EdTech #LifelongLearning #AITransformation #Innovation #Networking