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Australias Water Reforms and how they Helped Build Resilience to Water Scarcity

6 December 2016
Gary Jones, Australian Water Partnership’s chief executive, shared Australia’s experience in managing water scarcity and drought. He described the reforms the country implemented to improve supply and demand management while protecting the environment. He also highlighted the role partnerships play…

Digital Literacy

21 September 2016
Coding boot camps keep up with the technology industry's increasing and evolving demand for web developers. The immersive- and industry-relevant education offered by Coder Factory Academy provides a time- and cost-efficient path to becoming an employable Junior Developer in only six months.…

Employer EngagementStudent Work Experience the Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Centre Approach

20 September 2016
A technology trades training and experience center is engaging young people in productive future pathways of learning and career development. Located in Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, the Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Centre (KIOSC)’s focuses on…

Knox Innovation Opportunity Sustainability Centre

19 September 2016
A joint initiative between Swinburne University of Technology and local secondary schools, the Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Centre (KIOSC) located in Melbourne, Australia is a state-of-the-art trade training facility providing hands-on learning experiences for secondary school…

Review of Retail Electricity Tariffs

5 September 2016
Electricity subsidies are often paid out if government budgets exceed all spending on education, healthcare, and rural support. In order to subsidize low residential customer prices, governments impose higher prices on industrial customers, which discourages new investment and encourage…

The Energy Effect of Urban Water Security Lessons from the Australian Millennium Drought and Related Analysis

8 December 2015
Urban water supply and use have a large energy impact. Rising energy use and cost also pose signficant risks to the water sector. Better understanding and management of the links between water and energy could help countries formulate a sustainable, whole-system approach that would ensure water…

Sustainable Pathways in the Vocationalization of Senior Schooling

2 December 2015
Vocational and education training (VET) are delivered in schools to address the low-level qualifications of youth and rising long-term unemployment. The VET programs offered by Bendigo Senior Secondary College located in Australia’s State of Victoria embed workplace learning, form strategic…

Quality and Responsiveness The Australian Experience

1 December 2015
Behind Australia’s well-developed vocational education and training (VET) system are the three quality assurance pillars comprising of national standards, national framework for qualifications, and the national VET regulator. Quality principles are also applied at the regional level to improve…

Improving Wastewater Treatment in Yangon

19 May 2015
This video shows one of the training sessions under a water utility partnership between Yangon City Development Committee (Myanmar) and Hunter Water, a leading water and wastewater utility in Australia. The twinning is being facilitated by Asian Development Bank through its Water Operators…