Discover the skills challenges in Asia's current labor market. A comparison between skills demand and skills supply is presented. Existing approaches and emerging policy lessons in skills development are discussed.

There is a need for countries to prepare skills for the future. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, through its Skills Strategy Approach, is ready to work with any country and any level of entity to build an effective skills system.

Improving labor productivity is critical to raising the living standards in many developing countries. Vocational education, however, is not focused on low-educated rural workers—the neediest segment. A number of stakeholders should work together to realize the potential of building inclusive skills.

This presentation examines the global trends in tertiary education and training. It aims to find out how to mobilize underutilized resources in the field of education. It also encourages the public to analyze how effective are current policies in mobilizing alternative forms of financing and public-private partnerships for tertiary education and training.

The Asia and Pacific region, amidst a number of constraints, has to quickly rebalance skills to market needs in order to accelerate economic development. The first implementation of blended vocational and academic training using an online platform, the Nisai Delivery Model initially applied in the UK is ready for roll-out across Asia Pacific.

Learn about Souktel, a non-profit that designs and delivers custom mobile solutions connecting job seekers with employers, and helping development implementers get information to and from the people they serve. The presentation also provides suggestions on how to use mobile technology to enhance youth skills development projects.

Skills are a key driver of economic empowerment for individuals and communities alike. Skills to Succeed, a corporate citizenship initiative of Accenture, focuses on advancing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in mature and emerging markets.

Public-private partnership (PPP) is emerging as a key implementation mechanism across industries. This presentation discusses the concept and model of a unique PPP developed by the National Skill Development Corporation in India, including lessons learned based on sharing of actual experiences on the ground.

This presentation gives an overview of tourism employment in the Philippines. Apart from the National Tourism Development Plan, it discusses the Convergence Program on Training with the Department of Tourism as one of the partners. How tourism training is financed and the importance of investing in trainings are also explained.

Read about the Korea District Heating Corporation and its major business areas. The rationale for utilizing waste-to-energy (WtE), including its process and benefits, are explained in the presentation. The advantages of working with Korean public corporations on WtE projects are also enumerated.