2nd Thamm Regional Conference

SETTING THE SCENE AND COLLECTING RESEARCH TAKE-AWAYS

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Welcome tea and Registration of Participants

9:00 am - 10:00 am

- Opening Ceremony -

10:00 am - 10:10 am

Group Photo

10:10 am - 10:25 am

- Testimonials from migrant workers involved in THAMM mobility schemes -

10:25 am - 11:00 am

Session 1. Conference technical framing and expectations

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Session 2. Mobility schemes in the Euro-Mediterranean context: Conceptual and empirical framing

Explore concrete, operational and sustainable cooperation avenues likely to increase impact on employment, employability both in CoO and CoD, skills demand and sustainable socio-economic (re)integration of migrant workers.
Appraise needs and expectations from the perspective of Government, workers’ organizations, and private sector stakeholders in North African and European countries in terms of skills needs in specific sectors or jobs, and for specific beneficiaries, in particular women and youth ;
Inform ongoing discussions in the context of the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum, Talent Partnership Initiative, Talent Pool, Skills Package, and at the Neighbourhood level, in terms of Team Europe Initiatives and Joint Programming;
Provide evidence-based original research on the impact of such schemes to inform conference discussions;
Inform implementation of programme activities among all partners involved in THAMM in its final phase of implementation ;
SO 5
SO 4
SO 3
SO 2
SO 1
Majida Sadok
Mai Nassar
Aurelia Segatti
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Session 3. Mobility partnerships: Lessons from North African countries

Aurelia Segatti
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Lunch break

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Session 4. Mobility partnerships: Lessons from European countries

5:30 pm

End of Day 1

TECHNICAL COMPONENTS OF MOBILITY SCHEMES

9:00 am - 9:15 am

Highlights of Day 1 (Video clip)

9:15 am - 10:30 am

Session 5. The role of Public Employment Services as driving forces (Governance, Sector Se- lection, Identification of Employers and Matching)

10:30 am - 10:45 am

Break

10:45 am - 1:00 pm

Session 6: Engaging multiple actors in skills anticipation and training for successful skills mo- bility partnerships in THAMM

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch break

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Session 7. Overcoming challenges in recognition of qualifications and competencies

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Cocktail and side event

7:00 pm

End of Day 2

TOWARDS TALENT PARTNERSHIPS

9:00 am - 9:15 am

Highlights of Day 2 (video clip)

9:15 am - 11:00 am

Session 8. Private Employment Agencies’ role in new mobility partnerships

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Session 9. Ingredients for innovative skills mobility partnerships

12:30 pm - 12:45 pm

Health break

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm

- Roundtable: Recommendations to Key Stakeholders in North Africa and the European Union -

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm

- Closing ceremony - / End of Conference

2:00 pm

Lunch

  • Time : 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (UTC+2)
  • Venue : Cairo, Egypt / Online