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Transformational Leadership for Sustainable Development - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

20 September 2016
Marcus Weston shares why new competencies of emotional intelligence, problem solving and critical thinking are crucial for developing the world at work.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Skills Financing Forecasting

20 September 2016
Private sector resource mobilization is a vital component in skills financing. Employing a revenue-generating scheme is considered the most reliable course of action to meet training needs and skills demands. The use of a decision tree is also crucial in determining and applying the most…

Providing Effective and Measurable Ways to Improve Skills Training and Education for Disadvantaged Groups

20 September 2016
By providing an online platform through the Nisai Virtual Academy and creating delivery models that meet different learners’ requirements, the Nisai Group fosters inclusive education as it specializes in students with barriers to learning and challenging cohorts. Nisai works with displaced,…

How to Innovate Higher Education in Developing Countries?

20 September 2016
Creating value by introducing new ways of doing things, innovation has become a means of survival for both humans and organizations alike. Applying innovative strategies is a way to address the educational challenges in developing countries. Lessons can be learned from the Republic of Korea’s…

Mindtree’s Experience in Global Learning Centre

20 September 2016
Mindtree Ltd. is a publicly-traded information technology services and solutions organization serving global customers. Changing learning models to adjust to client needs based on demographics, fine-tuning approaches on a continuous basis, and removing the fear of assessments while learning are…

What We Can Learn from PISA and PIACC

19 September 2016
Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), shares talks about what we can learn from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and…

Session Video - Driving Business by Building Better Trade Portals

19 September 2016
PM Group’s Chris Lewis-Jones in this video talks about trade information portals (TIPs). He explains the importance and benefits of a TIP, and offers suggestions on how to make it sustainable. A summary of lessons learned based from his experience on designing, building, and launching TIPs is also…

Driving Business by Building Better Trade Portals

19 September 2016
This presentation discusses what a trade information portal (TIP) is and the importance of having one. The goal of a TIP is to support the development of trade and enhance employment and economic growth. The implementation of and the challenges and risks associated in TIP are also explained.

Quality Education and Economic Development

19 September 2016
Educational quality, measured by cognitive skills, has a strong impact on individual earnings. More than that, however, educational quality has a strong and robust influence on economic growth. In both areas, there is credible evidence that these are truly causal relationships.

Boosting Student Learning: Programme for International Student Assessment for Development

19 September 2016
Issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students in mathematics, reading, and science. PISA for Development, among…