Silviu Gincu is Head of the Department for Technical Professionals Education at the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Moldova. He has extensive experience in vocational education and training (VET) policy, with a particular focus on the design, regulation, and implementation of dual education systems. His work involves close collaboration with training institutions, employers, and international partners to strengthen the relevance, quality, and labour-market alignment of vocational education.

Rajesh Khambayat Rajesh Khambayat is a Professor at the National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research (NITTTR) in India. His academic and professional work focuses on vocational education and training, skills development, curriculum design, and teacher training. He has been actively involved in initiatives promoting green skills and sustainability within VET systems, contributing to policy-oriented research and capacity-building programmes at national and international levels.

Arianna Vivoli holds a PhD in Development Economics from the Universities of Florence and Trento. Her main research focus is quantitative analysis on labour economics and gender economics. In ARCO, she has been involved in several projects on children wellbeing, disability, and labour inclusion of the most vulnerable and marginalised groups, funded by various international agencies and foundations, including the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), Intesa San Paolo Foundation, European Commission and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Before joining Arco, she has worked as research assistant at the London School of Economics, and as international consultant at UNU-WIDER and at the UN-WTO International Trade Centre in Geneva on labour inclusion projects.