3rd International Skills Forum: Skills for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Asia-Pacific 10 to 12 December 2013 Philippines With the international development community increasingly focusing on the issue of youth employment and the need to address education / skills and jobs mismatch, this learning event on Skills for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Asia-Pacific: An International Forum took this agenda forward with a call-to-action that involved concrete country-level measures and initiatives. The forum included a special session that discussed policies and practices to strengthen youth participation in skills development for jobs and employability. The event, in the light of transformational technology trends in recent years, also explored the great potential of harnessing the power of technology to improve access to skills development for the youth. Program and Learning Materials 10 December 2013 11 December 2013 12 December 2013 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Session 1 - Opening Session Introduction to the Forum Shanti Jagannathan Session 1 - Opening Session Opening Address Bindu Lohani, Mark Pierce Session 1 - Opening Session Special Address Leon Flores III Session 2 - Why do Skills Matter for the Youth? Voices and Aspirations of Youth and a Call for Action Session 3 - Strategies for Youth Skills Development for Better Jobs in a Changing and Increasingly Digital World Youth Transitions in Australia and Their Relationship with the Retail, Resources, and ICT Industry Sectors This presentation describes the youth employment situation in Australia. It discusses the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency’s approach to… Robin James Shreeve Session 3 - Strategies for Youth Skills Development for Better Jobs in a Changing and Increasingly Digital World Skill Development Initiative in India: Ministry of Labour and Employment This presentation gives an overview of the employment situation in India. It explains the technical and vocational education and training system in… Ram Lakhan Singh Session 3 - Strategies for Youth Skills Development for Better Jobs in a Changing and Increasingly Digital World Training Investment: An Opportunity for Quality Tourism This presentation gives an overview of tourism employment in the Philippines. Apart from the National Tourism Development Plan, it discusses the… Rolando Cañizal Session 3 - Strategies for Youth Skills Development for Better Jobs in a Changing and Increasingly Digital World Strategies for Youth Skills Development for Better Jobs in a Changing and Increasingly Digital World: Perspective of the Regional Centre for Vocational and Technical Education and Training, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Youth are highly vulnerable to unemployment as they undergo school-to-work transition. Technical vocational education and training opportunities… Hj. Md. Sharifuddin Hj. Md. Salleh Session 4 - Youth Skills Development and Employment: Navigating Barriers and Optimizing Opportunities Enhancing Youth Employability: The Importance of Core Work Skills This presentation gives a background on the global unemployment and skills shortage situation. It enumerates the core skills for employability and… Laura Brewer Session 4 - Youth Skills Development and Employment: Navigating Barriers and Optimizing Opportunities Expanding Access to Quality Vocational and Technical Education and Training through the TESDA Online Program This presentation introduces the eTESDA Online Program, a technical vocational education and training initiative of the Technical Education and… Maria Susan Dela Rama Session 4 - Youth Skills Development and Employment: Navigating Barriers and Optimizing Opportunities Promoting Professional Career through Vocational Based Higher Education This presentation shares the teaching factory concept, a practice and application-oriented training approach utilized by Batam State Polytechnic in… Eko Julianto Jajuli Session 4 - Youth Skills Development and Employment: Navigating Barriers and Optimizing Opportunities Improving Skills for Employability and Enterprise This presentation shares British Council’s perspective of youth employment. It highlights how enterprise skills are important for both entrepreneurs… Christopher John Cooper Session 5 - Partnerships with the Private Sector for Skills Development: Lessons Learned and New Departures Partnerships with the Private Sector for Skills Development: Lessons Learned and New Departures Public-private partnership (PPP) is emerging as a key implementation mechanism across industries. This presentation discusses the concept and model… Dilip Chenoy Session 5 - Partnerships with the Private Sector for Skills Development: Lessons Learned and New Departures Evolving Public-Private Partnership Models in Skills Development: An Indian Private Sector Experience This presentation examines the issues and challenges of skills development in India. The use of public-private partnership models and how to make… Ramireddy Chandra Mowleeswar (RCM) Reddy Session 5 - Partnerships with the Private Sector for Skills Development: Lessons Learned and New Departures Private Sector Skills Development: A Study of Potential Opportunities for Private Sector Integration into Skills Development for Young People This presentation discusses existing models of private sector integration with skills development for young people. It also highlights key lessons… Muriel Helen Dunbar Session 5 - Partnerships with the Private Sector for Skills Development: Lessons Learned and New Departures Corporate Citizenship at Accenture: Skills to Succeed Skills are a key driver of economic empowerment for individuals and communities alike. Skills to Succeed, a corporate citizenship initiative of… Manolito Tayag Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Session 6 - Technology in Skills Development for the iGen Developing Innovative Economies: Technology Skills for the iGeneration This presentation explains how economic growth is linked to innovation. Challenges involving the presence of low-skilled workers and low digital… Anjan Ghosh Session 6 - Technology in Skills Development for the iGen How Technology is Changing the Face of Education Globally This presentation notes that consumers, rather than technology, is changing the way education is being accessed and delivered. It introduces… Philip Murray Session 6 - Technology in Skills Development for the iGen Five Easy Ways You Can Use Mobile Tech to Enhance Youth Skills Development Projects This presentation introduces Souktel, a non-profit that designs and delivers custom mobile solutions connecting job seekers with employers, and… Margaret Marie McDonough Session 6 - Technology in Skills Development for the iGen A New Delivery Model for Education in the Asia-Pacific Region The Asia and Pacific region, amidst a number of constraints, has to quickly rebalance skills to market needs in order to accelerate economic… Dhruv Patel Session 6 - Technology in Skills Development for the iGen Engaging the Millennials This presentation features Playware Studios Asia, a technology company based in Singapore that specializes in games for learning. The company,… Siddharth Jain Session 7 - Reaching World Class Standards in Technical Education and Skills Development Partnerships for Success in Technical Vocational Education and Training: The Nanyang Polytechnic Experience Nanyang Polytechnic provides quality education and training to prepare students and adult learners for work and life, equipping them to be lifelong… Lee Mun Chan Session 7 - Reaching World Class Standards in Technical Education and Skills Development Accelerating the Reach towards World Class Standards and the Growth of Global Convergence This presentation introduces the Association of Canadian Community Colleges, a membership-driven organization representing Canada’s 130 public post… Paul Brennan Session 7 - Reaching World Class Standards in Technical Education and Skills Development Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training Systems in Asia: Meeting the Youth Employment Challenge This presentation provides an overview of the youth unemployment situation, particularly in Asia. It highlights features of effective technical and… Arvil van Adams, Xiaoyan Liang, Yinan Zhang Session 7 - Reaching World Class Standards in Technical Education and Skills Development The Development Status, Experience, and Policies of China on Vocational Education This presentation shares progress achieved from reforms and development in vocational education in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). It explains… Ning Rui Session 8 - Innovations in Financing Skills Development: In Search of New Paradigms Innovative Finance to Help Close the Skills Gaps: Some Possibilities This presentation introduces Washington-DC based non-profit Results for Development Institute, and focuses particularly on the organization’s… Nicholas Burnett Session 8 - Innovations in Financing Skills Development: In Search of New Paradigms Innovative Financing in Modern Education and Training Systems: A Global Demand for New Fiscal Solutions This presentation examines the global trends in tertiary education and training. It aims to find out how to mobilize underutilized resources in the… Ronald Francis Perkinson Session 8 - Innovations in Financing Skills Development: In Search of New Paradigms Outcome-Based Financing System in Technical and Vocational Education and Training: An Experience from Nepal This presentation introduces the Employment Fund in Nepal, a program that provides vocational skills or business skills training to the youth and… Bal Ram Paudel Session 8 - Innovations in Financing Skills Development: In Search of New Paradigms Funding Models for Skills Development with Industry Involvement This presentation introduces the training courses offered by Site Skills Training. The unique aspects of the company’s site training delivery mode,… Vernon Alan Wills Session 9 - Showcasing Promising Initiatives in Youth Skills Development for Inclusive Jobs Skill Cloud: The Future of Matching Jobs with Jobseekers This presentation introduces Kalibrr, a talent recruitment and skill management technology company. The business process outsourcing industry in the… Dexter Ligot-Gordon Session 9 - Showcasing Promising Initiatives in Youth Skills Development for Inclusive Jobs Inclusive Skill-Building: Potential Impact and Approaches Improving labor productivity is critical to raising the living standards in many developing countries. Vocational education, however, is not focused… Anasuya Madgavkar Session 9 - Showcasing Promising Initiatives in Youth Skills Development for Inclusive Jobs Training the Youth for Ensuring Good Employment: The Bangladesh Perspective This presentation examines human resources development initiatives, particularly skills development training in Bangladesh. Along with a discussion… Begum Shamsun Nahar Session 9 - Showcasing Promising Initiatives in Youth Skills Development for Inclusive Jobs Preparing Youth for Green Jobs through Skills Development This presentation discusses the characteristics of a green economy, and notes the trend towards greener industries. It also emphasizes that green… Sreenivas Narayanan Session 10 - International Cooperation in Skills Development: Renewing Approaches Insights from the Global Talent Competitiveness Index as an Analysis and Policy Development Tool This presentation explains the concept of talent competitiveness. Considered a connecting tool between talent and national competitiveness, the… Martina Mettgenberg Lemière Session 10 - International Cooperation in Skills Development: Renewing Approaches Building on Core Elements of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in a Changing World This presentation discusses the challenges of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Asia. It explains the key factors for… Beate Dippmar Session 10 - International Cooperation in Skills Development: Renewing Approaches OECD Skills Strategy: Implications for Developing Countries in Asia There is a need for countries to prepare skills for the future. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, through its Skills… Shinyoung Jeon, Joanne Caddy Session 10 - International Cooperation in Skills Development: Renewing Approaches Technical and Vocational Education and Training Reform in the Kyrgyz Republic: Responding to the Development Challenge This presentation enumerates the employment challenges in the Kyrgyz Republic. It provides an overview of the country’s policies on employment and… Anar Beishembaeva Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Session 11 - Way Forward: Youth Skills Development and Employment: A Call to Action Session 12 - Closing Session 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. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. 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