The International Skills Forum is ADB’s flagship event in education that is held every two years.  In 2021, the  9th International Skills Forum highlighted approaches to:

• Improving learning for all at scale;
• Preparing learners with better employability and 21st-century skills; and
• Forging smart partnerships to reimagine education reforms for a new normal drawing on lessons learned from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Objectives

The forum aimed to:

• Showcase transformational practices in K–12, technical and vocational education and training, and higher education to ensure learning and employability;
• Bring together representatives from government, private sector, and other development partners involved in education and training to present innovative good practices;
• Ensure skills development is guided by evidence; 
• Inspire experts and developing member country counterparts, and promote collaboration with key stakeholders to incorporate new approaches to design and implement innovative projects and programs in education and training.