Events

2nd International Skills Forum: Skills for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Asia-Pacific

11 December 2012 to 12 December 2012

Manila

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 Dec 2012
12 Dec 2012

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
11 Dec 2012	Welcome Remarks		Jouko Sarvi
11 Dec 2012	Opening Remarks and Book Launch - Skills Development for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Asia and the Pacific		Bindu Lohani, Kwon Yoon Yeo
11 Dec 2012	Keynote Address	The Role of Skills Development in Competitiveness in Asia Thispresentation describesthe forces of change leading to the rise in competitiveness/skills imperative. It discussesthe skills challenges in Asia, including...	Michael Enright
11 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation introducesthe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and its work. The OECD LEED Programme, with the mission to...	Cristina Martinez-Fernandez
11 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation discussesUNESCO’s long-term involvement and program activities in the field of technical and vocational education and training (TVET). ...	Rupert Maclean
11 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation sharesthe key messages from UNESCO’s Education for All Monitoring Report 2012. It discussesthe types of skill young people need, including...	Gwang-Chol Chang
11 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation showshow jobs drive development and why certain jobs do more for development. The three distinct layers of policy that are needed to ...	Truman Packard
11 Dec 2012	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 increase...	Anu Madgavkar
11 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation sharesfindings of the International Labour Organization’s World of Work Report 2012. An overview of the global youth employment situation...	Akiko Sakamoto
11 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation introducesthe Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC), a membership-driven organization representing Canada’s 130 public post...	Rodolfo Sabas, Paul Brennan
11 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation introducesthe National Skill Qualification Framework and the new Vocational Education and Training Act in India. Reforming the apprenticeship...	Santosh Mehrotra
11 Dec 2012	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 training...	Shanti Jagannathan
11 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation identifies afew global trends with respect to ICTs. It also suggestsways on how countries and institutions could respond to ensure skills...	Vis Naidoo
11 Dec 2012	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
11 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation providesan overview of the global maritime industry. It also explainsthe concept of sustainable shipping. The Philippine maritime industry...	Gerardo Borromeo
11 Dec 2012	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 highlightsthe emerging opportunity divide among young people around the world. It introducesYouthSpark, an array of global programs ...	Jeffrey Avina
11 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation sharesthe grappling experience in identifying the demand for skills in the Pacific region over the last two years, with 2012 as reference...	Richard Curtain
11 Dec 2012	Panel Session 4 - Skills Development in the Context of Rising Regionalism and a Borderless Workforce	Skills Development for Migration: Challenges and Opportunities in Bangladesh Thispresentation providesan overview of Bangladesh, focusing particularly on employment and migration. The need to skill migrants, situation of technical...	Chowdhury Mufad Ahmed
11 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation providesan overview of the Pacific Region. It enumerates the challenges for skills development as outlined in the Pacific Education Development...	Sunhwa Lee
11 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation discussesGIZ’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and the implementation of Labour Markets Program in Indonesia. ...	Kerstin Nagels
11 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation sharesperspectives on cross-border labor migration. It also explainsthe human capital development in migration from protection to empowerment...	Sue Parker

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
12 Dec 2012	Introduction to the Day	Review of Key Reports on Technical Vocational Education and Training, Skills Development, Work, and Jobs [Slides] [Document] Thispresentation highlightsthe key messages coming from a rare combination of global reports on the different aspects of skills, work, and jobs. It also...	Kenneth King
12 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation explainsthe challenges of technical and vocational education and training as applied in the Philippine context. It also discussesthe ...	Irene Isaac
12 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation discussesthe Indonesian Qualification Framework and new regulation in higher education as the means of strengthening the quality of human...	Dadet Pramadihanto
12 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation discussesthe key reforms on technical and vocational education and training policies, and major strategies for skills development in ...	Wijesooriya Arachchilage Jayawickrama
12 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation providesan overview of the employment, economic growth, and skills development situation in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). It ...	Xiaojun Wang
12 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation not only re-definesbut also revisitsthe definition of skills. The prospects and challenges of stakeholder analysis as a tool are examined...	Mukti Mishra
12 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation providesan overview of the Government of Cambodia’s economic and labor strategy. It also examinesthe technological and vocational education...	Oeun Tep
12 Dec 2012	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 Thispresentation exploresthe potential of skills development. It sharesthe characteristics of technical and vocational education and training programs...	Brajesh Panth
12 Dec 2012	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 mechanism...	Minh Hoai Do
12 Dec 2012	Panel Session 7 - Learning from Successful Skills Development Systems: Best Practices from the Republic of Korea, Germany, Australia, and Singapore
12 Dec 2012	Concluding Panel Session - Key Lessons Learned, Way Forward, and Next Steps