Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work Read more about Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work This presentation shares the key messages from UNESCO’s Education for All Monitoring Report 2012. It discusses the types of skill young people need, including the pathways to skills. It also proposes recommendations for stakeholders and discusses policy implications for countries in the Asia Pacific region.
UNESCO and Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) with Particular Reference to the UNESCO World TVET Report 2013: Expanding Quality Learning for Work and Life Read more about UNESCO and Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) with Particular Reference to the UNESCO World TVET Report 2013: Expanding Quality Learning for Work and Life This presentation discusses UNESCO’s long-term involvement and program activities in the field of technical and vocational education and training (TVET). It introduces the “UNESCO World Report on TVET: Expanding Quality Learning for Work and Life (2013)” and points out themes in the report that particularly resonate with countries in Asia and the Pacific.
Brajesh Panth Keywords skills forum skills development education adb education sector Read more about Brajesh Panth Brajesh Panth is the Chief of Education Sector Group at the Asian Development Bank(ADB). He provides technical leadership to the education sector group (EdSG) in ADB, leads the preparation of the Ed SG work plan, and facilitates collaboration across the sector and thematic groups in ADB and with external partners.
Kenneth King Keywords education skills development Read more about Kenneth King Kenneth King is Emeritus Professor in the School of Education and of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He was the Director of the Centre of African Studies and Professor of International and Comparative Education until September 2005.
Shanti Jagannathan Keywords virtual BOS education school education technical and vocational education training higher education Read more about Shanti Jagannathan Shanti Jagannathan has over 30 years of experience in international cooperation programs
Norman LaRocque Keywords education Read more about Norman LaRocque He left his position in ADB in February 2021.
Policy Cases of Skills Development in Korea: Industry-Academia Partnership Read more about Policy Cases of Skills Development in Korea: Industry-Academia Partnership This presentation introduces the concept of industry-academia partnership (IAP). Sample cases of IAPs in the Republic of Korea, particularly those developed by Meister High School, and the skills development of vocational colleges and universities through the Leaders in Industry-University Cooperation, are examined. Recommendations to further advance IAPs are provided.