Education as the Way Forward: The Philippine Challenge towards Enhancing the Future of Filipino Global Maritime Professionals

This presentation provides an overview of the global maritime industry. It also explains the concept of sustainable shipping. The Philippine maritime industry, the leading provider of maritime professionals that supplies 25% of the world’s seafarers, is discussed.

Innovative Approaches in Secondary Education and Skills: Strengthening the Foundation for Skills and Jobs

This presentation gives an overview of the secondary education program and employment sectors in Sri Lanka. The preferred skills of employers and the existing skills gap in the country are discussed. A separate enumeration of recently initiated from crucially required innovative approaches is provided.

Technical and Vocational Education and Training Reform in the Kyrgyz Republic: Responding to the Development Challenge

This presentation enumerates the employment challenges in the Kyrgyz Republic. It provides an overview of the country’s policies on employment and education, and international partnership agreements. The presentation also explains how partnership becomes a starting point and basis for TVET promotion, along with the challenges and lessons in receiving international assistance.

Insights from the Global Talent Competitiveness Index as an Analysis and Policy Development Tool

This presentation explains the concept of talent competitiveness. Considered a connecting tool between talent and national competitiveness, the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) and its objectives are discussed. It also shows the importance of GTCI, an input/output model with 48 variables covering 103 countries, as a benchmark tool for policymakers.

Training the Youth for Ensuring Good Employment: The Bangladesh Perspective

This presentation examines human resources development initiatives, particularly skills development training in Bangladesh. Along with a discussion of the National Technical and Vocational Qualifications Framework, the present status of its implementation is assessed. Policies and strategies relating to skill development training in the country are discussed.

Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training Systems in Asia: Meeting the Youth Employment Challenge

This presentation provides an overview of the youth unemployment situation, particularly in Asia. It highlights features of effective technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems as defined by the World Bank’s System Assessment and Benchmarking for Education Results – Workforce Development Initiative. The challenges facing TVET systems are also discussed.

Accelerating the Reach towards World Class Standards and the Growth of Global Convergence

This presentation introduces the Association of Canadian Community Colleges, a membership-driven organization representing Canada’s 130 public post-secondary institutions of applied learning and research. The decision of the People's Republic of China to adopt and implement a key performance indicator system for its colleges and institutes of technology under the Vocational Education Leadership Training is examined.