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AASCTF Kaysone Phomvihane project flyer: Improving the employability and soft skills of a growing workforce through smart tools

26 September 2023
In Kaysone Phomvihane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund (AASCTF) has been helping to conceptualize an employment service platform and develop an educational mobile application that will address the skills supply-demand gap in the city. This project flyer…

ໃບປິວໂຄງການ AASCTF ນະຄອນໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ

26 September 2023
ກອງທຶນພັດທະນາ ນະຄອນອັດສະລິຍະ ອາຊຽນ-ອົດສະຕຣາລີ (AASCTF) ໄດ້ຊ່ວຍ ນະຄອນໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ ຂອງ ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ ໄດ້ຊ່ວຍພັດທະນາທາງດ້ານແນວຄວາມຄິດໃນການການສ້າງແພລດຟອມການບໍລິການຈັດຫາງານ ແລະ ພັດທະນາແອັບພລິເຄຊັ່ນມືຖືດ້ານການສຶກສາ ທີ່ຈະຊ່ວຍແກ້ໄຂຊ່ອງຫວ່າງຄວາມຕ້ອງການ-…

Enhanced Employment Service Platform with Matching Tool and e-Learning Modules project (Phase 1) Lao PDR — Pre-Feasibility and Pilot Concept Report

15 July 2021
This report provides a holistic baseline assessment for introducing e-learning as an extension of the existing labor market information system (LMIS) in Kaysone Phomvihane, and proposes a concept for a pilot project to further develop e-learning modules relevant to the local context, link the…

Enhanced Employment Service Platform with Matching Tool and E-Learning Modules (Phase 1) - E-Learning Sample Demonstration Workshop Report

30 March 2021
This report provides sample e-learning modules that can be used by students from universities and TVET schools for better preparation for employment opportunities. The overall goal of this activity was to receive preliminary inputs on potential digital e-learning solutions to be further developed…

Enhanced Employment Service Platform with Matching Tool and e-Learning Modules project (Phase 1) - Concept Workshop Report

31 January 2021
The Concept Workshop Report of the Enhanced Employment Service Platform with Matching Tool and e-Learning Modules project (Phase 1) identifies the main stakeholders lessons learned from previous initiatives, initial demand assessment from stakeholders, concept of gamification and summary of meeting…

[VIDEO] The Impact of COVID-19 and Government Lockdown on Children’s Schooling, Time Use and Marriage Timing in Rural Bangladesh

17 November 2020
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the poor in developing countries is increasingly becoming a matter of concern. The poor seem more vulnerable to the COVID-19 infection given a congested and unhygienic environment, and its insufficient treatment in a poor medical system. Not only these direct…

[VIDEO] Fighting Against Learning Crisis in Developing Countries: A Randomized Experiment of Self- Learning at the Right Level

17 November 2020
This paper investigates the effectiveness of a globally popular method of self-learning at the right level in improving learning outcome — the cognitive and non-cognitive abilities — of disadvantaged pupils in a developing country, Bangladesh. Using a randomized control trial design, we find…

[VIDEO] Conditional Cash Transfer, Loss Framing, and SMS Nudges: Evidence from a Randomised Field Experiment in Bangladesh

17 November 2020
Cash transfers conditional on school attendance have gained increasing popularity over the past couple of decades. This study seeks to shed light on two issues that may complement such conditional cash transfers (CCTs): (i) loss framing of awards and (ii) SMS information nudges. SMS information…

[VIDEO] Impact of Floods on Education Outcomes: Evidence from Bangladesh Using Satellite and Census Data

17 November 2020
We examine the impact of floods on education outcomes in Bangladesh. We combine the census data of all secondary schools with the flood measures constructed from satellite images at the union level (lowest administrative unit) for the years 2011-2018. We find that passing rates of school based…

[VIDEO] The Female Secondary Stipend and Assistance Program in Bangladesh: What did It Accomplish?

17 November 2020
The Government of Bangladesh introduced the Female Secondary Stipend and Assistance Program (FSSAP) in 1994 with the support of development partners, including the Asian Development Bank, to increase female secondary school enrollment and completion, as well as discourage early marriage. The…