{"id":302,"date":"2023-10-03T14:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T14:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/host2103.temp.domains\/~cccjamai\/CCCJ2023\/?page_id=302"},"modified":"2023-10-19T15:40:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T15:40:48","slug":"affinity-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/host2103.temp.domains\/~cccjamai\/CCCJ2023\/affinity-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Affinity Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"302\" class=\"elementor elementor-302\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62c068c7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62c068c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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September 2024, Montego Bay, St James, Jamaica, West Indies<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4620c24f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-countdown-timer\" data-id=\"4620c24f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-countdown-timer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"elementskit-countdown-timer ekit-countdown text-center\"  data-date-ekit-day=\"Days\" data-date-ekit-hour=\"Hours\" data-date-ekit-minute=\"Minutes\" data-date-ekit-second=\"Seconds\" data-ekit-countdown=\"2024-09-22 00:00\" data-finish-title=\"Countdown is finished!\" data-finish-content=\"Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. 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The groups bring together attendees to share and learn about topics which are especially relevant to professional, technical and vocational education and training.<\/p>\n<p>Each Affinity Group is organized by a member association or college with support from one or two other associations or colleges.<\/p>\n<p>Purpose of Affinity Groups\u00a0<strong>(open to all congress attendees)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Affinity Groups are designed to create a forum for the sharing of challenges and best practice from across the network of WFCP members. Each group can organize itself to suit the topic and its size but primarily the purpose is to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>raise challenges relating to the Affinity Group topic<\/li>\n<li>facilitate experts to provide leading thinking on the topic<\/li>\n<li>share leading practices<\/li>\n<li>create opportunities for members of the Affinity Group to support each other<\/li>\n<li>promote and publish key findings to help build the body of knowledge relating to the topic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cba190b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cba190b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7706ac16\" data-id=\"7706ac16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38773ac6 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"38773ac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text- text-left icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation- media gradient-active  hover_from_left\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">\n                <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon  text-center\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-Custom-api\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Global Citizenship                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  <p>The Global Citizenship Affinity Group was established as an international community of practice to share the best experiences and exemplary strategies and tools to prepare students for global citizenship. As the professional and technical education and training community, The Global Citizenship Affinity Group focuses on multiculturalism, cultural sensitivity, and international and virtual mobility programs, aiming to provide students with intercultural competencies and cross-cultural awareness. The Group also aims to design curriculum (and co-curriculum) to address the challenges facing international students across countries and regions.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-17babbc4\" data-id=\"17babbc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23fc5ad9 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"23fc5ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text- text-left icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation- media  \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">\n                <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon  text-center\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-stopwatch\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Indigenous Education                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  <p>The Indigenous Education Affinity Group advises on the issues related to Indigenous education in PTET around the world and provides input on position and research papers related to Indigenous education and skills development. This Affinity Group also identifies recommendations to the WFCP membership on how to advance Indigenous education in PTET, provides guidance for the development of Indigenous education events and meetings, and promotes the role of PTET in Indigenous education.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fb32295\" data-id=\"6fb32295\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ae1cd5 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"58ae1cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text- text-left icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation- media  \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">\n                <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon  text-center\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-hand_shake\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Applied Research and Innovation                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  <p>The Applied Research and Innovation Affinity Group is an established international community of practice. Members share the results and outcomes of applied research projects undertaken by their institutions, as well as exemplary practices related to applied research and innovation. The Group is led by Tknika in the Basque Country, a Centre promoted by the Deputy Ministry of Vocational Education and Training (VET) of the Education Department of the Basque Government. Through networking and direct involvement by the Basque Vocational Training teaching staff, the Centre develops innovative projects in the areas of technology, education and management.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-713b9648 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"713b9648\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-441f0211\" data-id=\"441f0211\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b34ace ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"71b34ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text- text-left icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation- media  \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">\n                <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon  text-center\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-pencil_art\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Sustainable Development Goals                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  <p>The vision of the Sustainable Development Goals Affinity Group is to advance the awareness and adoption of the SDGs as integral to technical and vocational education and training (TVET) learning, through knowledge exchange, bridging of experiences and the creation of an engaged community of practice encompassing a diversity of views while working to embed SDG principles through our organization\u2019s processes and practices to ensure no one is left behind.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50931a5f\" data-id=\"50931a5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7691da86 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"7691da86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text- text-left icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation- media  \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">\n                <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon  text-center\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-Document-Search\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Construction                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  <p>The Construction Affinity Group will\u202fbring together construction education practitioners from around the world to share practice, develop curricula, share insights and build upon existing global construction practices. The group will also seek to engage global industry within this forum so that all parties can be assured that our provision and outputs meet the needs of this pivotal global sector. 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The visions, capacities and competencies of teachers are crucial to the transformation of the sector. The Teacher Professional Development affinity group aims to build up a platform for teachers to communicate, exchange and learn from each other, through a series of facilitated activities, including but not limited to exchanges, webinars, joint research and papers, training workshops, industry experience, shadowing and site visits and lifelong learning. The group proposes two categories of Award of Excellence, for institutions that demonstrate excellence in teacher professional development, and for individual teachers who are excellent in innovative, creative and dedicated teaching and learning.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-79a1762\" data-id=\"79a1762\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b1fdd ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"62b1fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text- text-left icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation- media  \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">\n                <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon  text-center\">\n                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon icon icon-Document-Search\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Brand TVET                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  <p>This new Affinity Group will launch at the WFCP 2023 World Congress with an inaugural session open to technical and vocational education and training (TVET) leaders and practitioners. 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