Education as the Way Forward: The Philippine Challenge towards Enhancing the Future of Filipino Global Maritime Professionals Read more about 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.
The World at Work: Matching Jobs and Skills in Asia Read more about The World at Work: Matching Jobs and Skills in Asia Demand for high-skill labor will likely grow faster than supply in rapidly modernizing Asian economies over the next decade. Attaining a steep increase in tertiary graduation rates, therefore, has become necessary, though several countries in developing Asia have low secondary school enrollment rates. A critical labor agenda for policymakers is recommended.
Innovative Approaches in Secondary Education and Skills: Strengthening the Foundation for Skills and Jobs Read more about 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 Read more about 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 Read more about 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 Read more about 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 Read more about 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 Read more about 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.
Corporate Citizenship at Accenture: Skills to Succeed Read more about Corporate Citizenship at Accenture: Skills to Succeed Skills are a key driver of economic empowerment for individuals and communities alike. Skills to Succeed, a corporate citizenship initiative of Accenture, focuses on advancing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in mature and emerging markets.
Training Investment: An Opportunity for Quality Tourism Read more about Training Investment: An Opportunity for Quality Tourism This presentation gives an overview of tourism employment in the Philippines. Apart from the National Tourism Development Plan, it discusses the Convergence Program on Training with the Department of Tourism as one of the partners. How tourism training is financed and the importance of investing in trainings are also explained.