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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…

Scale With Quality: The Citizens' Foundation Approach to Providing Education

19 September 2016
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) addresses the massive educational challenge in Pakistan by empowering children to become agents of positive change. TCF provides student-centric academic interventions and offers leadership, teacher, and pre-service training programs.

Skills for Employment Investment Program in Bangladesh

19 September 2016
The Government of Bangladesh’s Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP) is the largest skills development program in Asia and the Pacific. Under a private-public partnership model, SEIP will support training of 1.5 million youths in Bangladesh of which about 70% will be provided with…

The Citizens Foundation, Pakistan

19 September 2016
By providing quality education and creating opportunities for a better future, the Citizens Foundation (TCF) aims to remove the barriers of class and privilege to turn the citizens of Pakistan into agents of positive change. TCF’s female-centric approach towards social development is perhaps the…

Love2Work

19 September 2016
The fast-changing nature of the world increasingly intensifies the critical value of socio-emotional skills. Love2Work, a consultancy practice, shows why new competencies of emotional intelligence, problem solving, and critical thinking are crucial for developing the world at work.

Enderun Colleges: Innovative Model for Education Development

19 September 2016
Guided by an international board of advisors, Enderun’s College of Hospitality Management based in the Philippines offers a career-focused education complemented with focus group discussions on roadmaps to targeted careers. The curriculum allows learners to study with an international faculty of…

Japan International Cooperation Agency's Technical and Vocational Education and Training Projects in Viet Nam and Cambodia

19 September 2016
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) aims to improve education and training to meet the changing needs of industry. JICA’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) projects focuses on the training of trainers in Viet Nam and on improving the quality of TVET to meet…

ITE Education Services

19 September 2016
Introducing infrastructure and pedagogical innovations in technical and vocational education and training (TVET), ITE Singapore is an authentic learning facility to prepare work-ready skilled workforce. It also serves as a hotspot for industry practitioners to collaborate and co-create relevant…

ICT for Vocational Education: Plan International, Bangkok, Thailand

19 September 2016
As the number of unemployed youth in South Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific continue to rise, Plan International recognized the potential of Information Communication Technology for Development solutions to address the challenge. It developed the Youth Employment Solutions (YES!) Digital Ecosystem…