2nd International Skills Forum: Skills for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Asia-Pacific 11 to 12 December 2012 Philippines Skills development is vital to developing Asian countries’ economic growth. Know about new approaches to skills development from this forum. This International Skills Forum: Skills for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Asia-Pacific aimed to take forward the discourse concerning skills development for employability and sustainable livelihoods. A number of low-income and middle-income countries currently implementing major technical and vocational skills development and training programs and reforms participated. Participants, including government representatives, institutional heads, researchers, business leaders, and private sector representatives, discussed effective policies and strategies that offer practical and timely solutions to skills development challenges in developing countries. This second forum built on the discussions and outcomes of the first forum in December 2011. Program and Learning Materials 11 December 2012 12 December 2012 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Welcome Remarks Jouko Sarvi Opening Remarks and Book Launch - Skills Development for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Asia and the Pacific Bindu Lohani, Kwon Yoon Yeo Keynote Address The Role of Skills Development in Competitiveness in Asia This presentation describes the forces of change leading to the rise in competitiveness/skills imperative. It discusses the skills challenges in Asia… Michael Enright Panel Session 1 - Findings from Recent Global Reports on Skills and Jobs and Implications for Asia and the Pacific Region Building the Right Skills and Turning Them Into Better Jobs and Better Lives: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Skills Strategy This presentation introduces the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and its work. The OECD LEED Programme, with the… Cristina Martinez-Fernandez Panel Session 1 - Findings from Recent Global Reports on Skills and Jobs and Implications for Asia and the Pacific Region UNESCO and Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) with Particular Reference to the UNESCO World TVET Report 2013: Expanding Quality Learning for Work and Life This presentation discusses UNESCO’s long-term involvement and program activities in the field of technical and vocational education and training … Rupert Maclean Panel Session 1 - Findings from Recent Global Reports on Skills and Jobs and Implications for Asia and the Pacific Region Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work This presentation shares the key messages from UNESCO’s Education for All Monitoring Report 2012. It discusses the types of skill young people need,… Gwang-Chol Chang Panel Session 1 - Findings from Recent Global Reports on Skills and Jobs and Implications for Asia and the Pacific Region 2013 World Development Report on Jobs This presentation shows how jobs drive development and why certain jobs do more for development. The three distinct layers of policy that are needed… Truman Packard Panel Session 1 - Findings from Recent Global Reports on Skills and Jobs and Implications for Asia and the Pacific Region The World at Work: Matching Jobs and Skills in Asia Demand for high-skill labor will likely grow faster than supply in rapidly modernizing Asian economies over the next decade. Attaining a steep… Anu Madgavkar Panel Session 1 - Findings from Recent Global Reports on Skills and Jobs and Implications for Asia and the Pacific Region Skills Development in Time of Continuing Job Crisis: World of Work Report 2012 and Other Reports and Implications for Effective Skills Strategies This presentation shares findings of the International Labour Organization’s World of Work Report 2012. An overview of the global youth employment… Akiko Sakamoto Panel Session 2 - Responding to Major Global Trends and Complex Development Challenges: How Effectively are Education and Training Systems Adapting? Decentralizing Power to Community Colleges, Employers, and Learners: Lessons from Canada in Responding to Complex and Rapid Change This presentation introduces the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC), a membership-driven organization representing Canada’s 130 public… Rodolfo Sabas, Paul Brennan Panel Session 2 - Responding to Major Global Trends and Complex Development Challenges: How Effectively are Education and Training Systems Adapting? Reforming the Indian Skill System This presentation introduces the National Skill Qualification Framework and the new Vocational Education and Training Act in India. Reforming the… Santosh Mehrotra Panel Session 2 - Responding to Major Global Trends and Complex Development Challenges: How Effectively are Education and Training Systems Adapting? The Skills Development Reform Roadmap in ADB Developing Member Countries Skills development is important for ADB. ADB’s portfolio, including its approach to skills development or technical and vocational education and… Shanti Jagannathan Panel Session 2 - Responding to Major Global Trends and Complex Development Challenges: How Effectively are Education and Training Systems Adapting? ICT for Skills and Development: Building for the Future This presentation identifies a few global trends with respect to ICTs. It also suggests ways on how countries and institutions could respond to… Vis Naidoo Panel Session 3 - Youth, Skills, Job Readiness, and Employment: The Role of the Private Sector Talent Transformation: The Role of the Private Sector Jobs in the Information Technology-Business Process Outsourcing industry in the Philippines are expected to continuously increase. Demand for talent,… Alfredo Ayala Panel Session 3 - Youth, Skills, Job Readiness, and Employment: The Role of the Private Sector Education as the Way Forward: The Philippine Challenge towards Enhancing the Future of Filipino Global Maritime Professionals This presentation provides an overview of the global maritime industry. It also explains the concept of sustainable shipping. The Philippine maritime… Gerardo Borromeo Panel Session 3 - Youth, Skills, Job Readiness, and Employment: The Role of the Private Sector The Role of the Private Sector in Entrepreneurship Development This presentation highlights the emerging opportunity divide among young people around the world. It introduces YouthSpark, an array of global… Jeffrey Avina Panel Session 3 - Youth, Skills, Job Readiness, and Employment: The Role of the Private Sector The Role of the Private Sector in Creating Demand-Driven Skills for Youth This presentation shares the grappling experience in identifying the demand for skills in the Pacific region over the last two years, with 2012 as… Richard Curtain Panel Session 4 - Skills Development in the Context of Rising Regionalism and a Borderless Workforce Skills Development for Migration: Challenges and Opportunities in Bangladesh This presentation provides an overview of Bangladesh, focusing particularly on employment and migration. The need to skill migrants, situation of… Chowdhury Mufad Ahmed Panel Session 4 - Skills Development in the Context of Rising Regionalism and a Borderless Workforce Investing in Skills for Domestic Employment or Migration? Observations from the Pacific Region This presentation provides an overview of the Pacific Region. It enumerates the challenges for skills development as outlined in the Pacific… Sunhwa Lee Panel Session 4 - Skills Development in the Context of Rising Regionalism and a Borderless Workforce Regional Cooperation in Cross-Border Skills Development: Issues for Association of Southeast Asian Nations This presentation discusses GIZ’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and the implementation of Labour Markets Program in… Kerstin Nagels Panel Session 4 - Skills Development in the Context of Rising Regionalism and a Borderless Workforce Cross-Border Investment and Skills Development: The Role of the Private Sector in Circulating Labor for Inclusive Development This presentation shares perspectives on cross-border labor migration. It also explains the human capital development in migration from protection to… Sue Parker Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Introduction to the Day Review of Key Reports on Technical Vocational Education and Training, Skills Development, Work, and Jobs This presentation highlights the key messages coming from a rare combination of global reports on the different aspects of skills, work, and jobs. It… Kenneth King Panel Session 5 - Importance of Skills Development for Economic Growth in Middle-Income Countries: Major Strands of Policy Reforms for Skills Development Addressing the Challenges of Bringing Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and Training to the 21st Century Workplace This presentation explains the challenges of technical and vocational education and training as applied in the Philippine context. It also discusses… Irene Isaac Panel Session 5 - Importance of Skills Development for Economic Growth in Middle-Income Countries: Major Strands of Policy Reforms for Skills Development Strengthening the Vocational Higher Education in Indonesia This presentation discusses the Indonesian Qualification Framework and new regulation in higher education as the means of strengthening the quality… Dadet Pramadihanto Panel Session 5 - Importance of Skills Development for Economic Growth in Middle-Income Countries: Major Strands of Policy Reforms for Skills Development Importance of Skills Development for Economic Growth in Middle-Income Countries This presentation discusses the key reforms on technical and vocational education and training policies, and major strategies for skills development… Wijesooriya Arachchilage Jayawickrama Panel Session 5 - Importance of Skills Development for Economic Growth in Middle-Income Countries: Major Strands of Policy Reforms for Skills Development Major Strands of Policy Reforms for Skills Development in China This presentation provides an overview of the employment, economic growth, and skills development situation in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)… Xiaojun Wang Panel Session 6 - Skills Development for the Disadvantaged and for Inclusive Growth: The Role of Policy, Partnerships, and Programs Skills Development: Problems, Policy, Partnerships, Programs, and Prospects for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth This presentation not only re-defines but also revisits the definition of skills. The prospects and challenges of stakeholder analysis as a tool are… Mukti Mishra Panel Session 6 - Skills Development for the Disadvantaged and for Inclusive Growth: The Role of Policy, Partnerships, and Programs Policy and Reform Priorities for Skills Development in Cambodia This presentation provides an overview of the Government of Cambodia’s economic and labor strategy. It also examines the technological and vocational… Oeun Tep Panel Session 6 - Skills Development for the Disadvantaged and for Inclusive Growth: The Role of Policy, Partnerships, and Programs Challenges and Opportunities for Skills Development in South Asia This presentation explores the potential of skills development. It shares the characteristics of technical and vocational education and training… Brajesh Panth Panel Session 6 - Skills Development for the Disadvantaged and for Inclusive Growth: The Role of Policy, Partnerships, and Programs Skills Development for the Disadvantaged and for Inclusive Growth in Viet Nam: The Role of Policy, Partnerships, and Programs To help prevent the occurrence of a middle-income trap, the development of vocational training in Viet Nam is considered a priority. As the market… Minh Hoai Do Panel Session 7 - Learning from Successful Skills Development Systems: Best Practices from the Republic of Korea, Germany, Australia, and Singapore Concluding Panel Session - Key Lessons Learned, Way Forward, and Next Steps Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. 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