1st International Skills Forum: Skills for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Asia-Pacific
10 December 2011
The growing prominence of Asian economies and corporations, together with globalization and technological innovation, are leading to long term changes in trade, business and labor markets. A number of Asian economies have reached or are approaching middle income levels. Some Asian countries have pursued policies of industrial upgrading and diversification towards more sophisticated products which add value and increase labor productivity, while others have pursued service-led growth. Countries in Asia need to align skills and training policies with economic and industrial policies to sustain growth, productivity and competitiveness, and address problems of unemployment and underemployment, particularly among the youth. A re-engineered, modernized and innovative skills development system, contributing to employability and sustainable livelihoods is called for.
The Asian Development Bank has a significant and potentially increasing engagement with its developing member countries (DMCs) in the skills sector. Asia’s ongoing structural transformation will require changes in the skills set of the region’s workforce. Appropriate investments and forward looking strategies are needed.
The Consultative Forum aims to strengthen the link between policy and practice and to enable interactions between researchers, practitioners, developing country representatives and the private sector in the area of skills development for employability. It will review recent trends and prospects for skill development, promising policy developments and innovative approaches to the delivery of skills training that strengthen employment outcomes.
The Forum will facilitate identification and analysis of gaps and challenges in the skills sector, particularly the skills mismatch with jobs and consider most appropriate ways forward. Forum participants will deliberate upon policy options for matching skills with jobs and skills development for economic growth; private-public partnerships and industry partnerships to increase the quality and relevance of skills training, work force development strategies; competency based training systems and the role of qualification frameworks, standards and certification in skill training; and skill training in the context of greening economies. The Forum is a key step in the development of a skills framework that can be used for identifying promising strategies for skills development and implementing actions in ADB DMCs on the basis of a shared understanding amongst key stakeholders.
Program and Learning Materials:
Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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12 Dec 2011 | Opening Session: Introductions, Keynote address | Opening Session | Chair: Mr. Xianbin Yao, Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department (RSDD), ADB |
12 Dec 2011 | Opening Session: Introductions, Keynote address | Opening Speech | Mr. Stephen Groff, Vice President (Operations 2), ADB |
12 Dec 2011 | Opening Session: Introductions, Keynote address | Keynote Speech — Borderless Solutions to Today’s Talent Mismatch, World Regions Find Powers in Talent Corridors | Mr. Rommel G. Roque Director - Sales and Marketing, Asia Pacific and Middle East, ManpowerGroup Inc. |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 1 — Key issues, challenges and prospects concerning skills development for employability and sustainable livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific region: meeting the pressing demands of a dynamic region | Co-Chairs: Mr. Vinod Thomas, Director General, Independent Evaluation Department, ADB and Mr. Xianbin Yao, Director General, RSDD, ADB | |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 1 — Key issues, challenges and prospects concerning skills development for employability and sustainable livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific region: meeting the pressing demands of a dynamic region |
Key issues, challenges and prospects concerning skills development for employability and sustainable livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific region: headline trends and pressing concerns This presentation discussed the trends and issues regarding skills development for employability and sustainable livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific. |
Rupert Maclean |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 1 — Key issues, challenges and prospects concerning skills development for employability and sustainable livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific region: meeting the pressing demands of a dynamic region |
Skills development in Australia: Enhancing an industry led competency-based system through an emphasis on workforce development and demand-based funding This presentation discussed Australiangovernments focused on the links between a more skilled and developed workforce and the maintenance of strong economic... |
Robin James Shreeve |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 1 — Key issues, challenges and prospects concerning skills development for employability and sustainable livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific region: meeting the pressing demands of a dynamic region |
Education for Employment: the Canadian Experience This presentation discussed education and employement in Canada. |
Paul Brennan |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 1 — Key issues, challenges and prospects concerning skills development for employability and sustainable livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific region: meeting the pressing demands of a dynamic region |
Moving from “retired” to “re-hired” in employability: What can we learn from retirees in retirement? This presentation discusseda better understanding of retirement experience and processes for older people. |
James Yonghwee Lim |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 2 — The role of the private sector and private-public partnerships for skills development for employability: responding to demand-side forces and industry partnerships | Chair: Mr. Sultan Hafeez Rahman, Director General, South Asia Department, ADB | |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 2 — The role of the private sector and private-public partnerships for skills development for employability: responding to demand-side forces and industry partnerships |
Pathways and modalities for private sector partnerships to meet large scale demand for highly skilled workforce in line with national goals and objectives This presentation discussed themodalities and roles of the private sector in skills development. |
Dilip Chenoy |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 2 — The role of the private sector and private-public partnerships for skills development for employability: responding to demand-side forces and industry partnerships |
Toyota Automotive Education Program: Responding to the Challenges of Producing a Pipeline of Globally-Competitive Technicians This presentation discussed theToyota Automotive Education Program (TAEP) and the issues and concerns ofproducing a Pipeline of Globally- Competitive ... |
Ronald Gaspar |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 2 — The role of the private sector and private-public partnerships for skills development for employability: responding to demand-side forces and industry partnerships |
Understanding Gaps and Mismatches for Youth Employment and the Role of Private – Public Partnership This presentation discussed the challenges or gaps in Youth Employment in the Philippines. |
Grace Colet |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 2 — The role of the private sector and private-public partnerships for skills development for employability: responding to demand-side forces and industry partnerships |
How can skills development be orientated towards life-long learning and higher growth rates? This presentation discussed skills development in relation to life-long learning and growth rates. |
Marcus Powell |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 3 — Skills development for employability and inclusive growth: emerging strategies and priorities in Asia’s developing economies | Chair: Mr. Kunio Senga, Director General, Southeast Asia Department, ADB | |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 3 — Skills development for employability and inclusive growth: emerging strategies and priorities in Asia’s developing economies |
Policy dilemmas and policy options for matching skills with jobs and skills development for economic growth, competitiveness and avoiding the middle income trap – experiences of implementing TVET programs in South Asia This presentation discussed trends and challenges of skills development for economic growth in Asia. |
Brajesh Panth |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 3 — Skills development for employability and inclusive growth: emerging strategies and priorities in Asia’s developing economies |
Priorities for skills development in Viet Nam This presentation gave an overview of skills development in Viet Nam. |
Nguyen Thi Hoang Nguyen |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 3 — Skills development for employability and inclusive growth: emerging strategies and priorities in Asia’s developing economies |
Skills for Employability in the Philippines This presentation discussed the skills development in the Philippines. |
Maria Susan Dela Rama |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 4 — Qualifications framework, standards, and certification in improving the quality and relevance of skills and measuring adult skills and competencies | Chair: Mr. Jouko Sarvi, Practice Leader (Education), RSDD, ADB | |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 4 — Qualifications framework, standards, and certification in improving the quality and relevance of skills and measuring adult skills and competencies |
The Australian Qualifications Framework: the National Standard for Qualification Outcomes The primary purpose of qualifications frameworks is to provide a classification for a country’s qualifications according to specified criteria established... |
Ann Dolette |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 4 — Qualifications framework, standards, and certification in improving the quality and relevance of skills and measuring adult skills and competencies |
Partnership with the Stakeholders in Assuring Quality in Skills Development: Stories of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications This paper is based on a self reflection of the Vocational Accreditation Division of the HKCAAVQ (VAD-HKCAAVQ) through three stories – engaging the... |
Sam Ho |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 4 — Qualifications framework, standards, and certification in improving the quality and relevance of skills and measuring adult skills and competencies |
Experience of Designing and Implementing the National Vocational Qualifications Framework of Sri Lanka The development of TVET through individual training organizations in the absence of national level planning resulted in variety of courses with no uniformity... |
T.A. Piyasiri |
12 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 4 — Qualifications framework, standards, and certification in improving the quality and relevance of skills and measuring adult skills and competencies |
Measuring the Skills of the Adult Population This presentation gave an overview of the literacy of adults and the role of PIACC. |
Richard Desjardins |
12 Dec 2011 | End of Day 1 |
Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 5 — Beyond institutional skill development: the importance of soft skills, job placements, counseling and skill forecasting and the role of private providers | Chair: Mr. Christopher MacCormac, Senior Advisor, Office of the President, ADB | |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 5 — Beyond institutional skill development: the importance of soft skills, job placements, counseling and skill forecasting and the role of private providers |
Beyond Institutional Skill Development Challenges and Opportunities Skills for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth This presentation discussed the challenges and opportunities of employment in India. |
Manish Sabherwal |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 5 — Beyond institutional skill development: the importance of soft skills, job placements, counseling and skill forecasting and the role of private providers | Discussants: | |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 5 — Beyond institutional skill development: the importance of soft skills, job placements, counseling and skill forecasting and the role of private providers |
Beyond Institutional Skill Development: The importance of ―soft skills‖, job placements, counseling and skill forecasting This presentation discussed the significance ofsoft skills, job placements, counselling & skill forecasting in Australia. |
Sally Sinclair |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 5 — Beyond institutional skill development: the importance of soft skills, job placements, counseling and skill forecasting and the role of private providers |
Demand orientation of TVET to address employability and inclusion and its implication for training of trainers This presentation gave an overview of TVET from GIZ perspective. |
Harry Stolte |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 5 — Beyond institutional skill development: the importance of soft skills, job placements, counseling and skill forecasting and the role of private providers | Role of private providers in education and priorities for ADB private sector operations | Ms. Jane Brett, Investment Specialist, Private Sector Operations Department, ADB |
13 Dec 2011 | Refreshment Break | ||
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 6 — Special Panel on India and People’s Republic of China (PRC) | Perspectives of two Asian Giants, India and PRC on skills for inclusive growth and South-South cooperation | Chair: Mr. Rajat Nag, Managing Director General, ADB |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 6 — Special Panel on India and People’s Republic of China (PRC) | Dilip Chenoy, Managing Director & CEO, National Skills Development Corporation, India | |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 6 — Special Panel on India and People’s Republic of China (PRC) | Wang Xiaojun, Secretary-General, China Association of Workers' Education and Vocational Training, PRC | |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 6 — Special Panel on India and People’s Republic of China (PRC) | Manish Sabherwal, Chairman, Teamlease Services Pvt. Ltd., India | |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 7 — Implications of green growth strategies for skills development for employability: how are education and training systems responding to the greening of economies? | Chair: Mr. Edgar Cua, Deputy Director General, East Asia Department, ADB | |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 7 — Implications of green growth strategies for skills development for employability: how are education and training systems responding to the greening of economies? |
Green Growth and Implications for Skills Development in TVET for Sustainable Development This presentation discussed skills development. for green jobs. |
John Fien |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 7 — Implications of green growth strategies for skills development for employability: how are education and training systems responding to the greening of economies? | Discussants: | |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 7 — Implications of green growth strategies for skills development for employability: how are education and training systems responding to the greening of economies? |
TVET for Green Growth: An infant issue in PRC This presentation gave an overview of TVET in China. |
Huang Chunlin |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 7 — Implications of green growth strategies for skills development for employability: how are education and training systems responding to the greening of economies? |
Skills training in Korea—responding to greening initiatives This presentation gave an overview of Green Growth in theRepublic of Korea. |
Namchul Lee |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 7 — Implications of green growth strategies for skills development for employability: how are education and training systems responding to the greening of economies? |
Skills for green jobs – a Global view This presentation gave an overview of skills development for green growth from ILO perspective. |
Akiko Sakamoto |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 8 — Concluding Session: Consolidation and Future | Refreshment Break | |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 8 — Concluding Session: Consolidation and Future | Chair: Mr. Xianbin Yao, Director General, RSDD, ADB | |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 8 — Concluding Session: Consolidation and Future | Key Messages from the Forum: ADB Team | |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 8 — Concluding Session: Consolidation and Future | Response from Panelists | |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 8 — Concluding Session: Consolidation and Future | Closing Speech | Bindu Lohani, Vice President (Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development), ADB |
13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 8 — Concluding Session: Consolidation and Future |
Key Messages from the Forum This presentation discussed lesson learned and key messages from the Forum. |
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13 Dec 2011 | Panel Session 8 — Concluding Session: Consolidation and Future | End of Forum |