Meekyung Shin

Meekyung Shin is Education Specialist at Education Sector Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank. She is specialized in the innovation and internationalization of higher education. Before she joined ADB, she worked for higher education divisions in Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea as director or deputy director, including university students affairs, employment and startup support, graduate program (including law and medicine), university scholarship and loan.

Future of Skills Development in the time of COVID-19

Presentation on transforming TVET systems for countries to transition short-term TVET goals to the medium and long-term as they mitigate COVID-19 impacts and accelerate recovery and rejuvenation. TVET policy options in shaping labor market outcomes, adapting and responding to anticipated changes especially with Industry 4.0, and leveraging TVET and the role of regional cooperation for post COVID-19 economic recovery highlighted.

Future of Skills Development in the time of COVID-19

The fourteenth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Future of Skills Development in the time of COVID-19” discussed policy measures that can build a competitive workforce and shape labor market outcomes. Over 100 government officials from Southeast Asia and the People’s Republic of China participated in the Dialogue, sharing country experiences and lessons on TVET policies and solutions taken to mitigate the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerate recovery and rejuvenation.

The fourteenth PACER Dialogue aimed to:

Yumiko Yamakawa

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Yumiko is a Senior Education Specialist at the ADB’s Southeast Asia Department based in Manila, Philippines. Her areas of expertise include education and skills development sector planning, education system strengthening and education financing. She obtained a Master of Education and Development (University of East Anglia, UK). She has worked for Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), UNICEF, World Bank, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan.