ICT for Skills and Development: Building for the Future Read more about ICT for Skills and Development: Building for the Future This presentation identifies a few global trends with respect to ICTs. It also suggests ways on how countries and institutions could respond to ensure skills are developed to take advantage of these trends. The Commonwealth of Learning’s focus on Learning for Development is shared.
Expanding Access to Quality Vocational and Technical Education and Training through the TESDA Online Program Read more about Expanding Access to Quality Vocational and Technical Education and Training through the TESDA Online Program This presentation introduces the eTESDA Online Program, a technical vocational education and training initiative of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority in the Philippines. The objectives and components of the program are enumerated and discussed.
Enhancing Youth Employability: The Importance of Core Work Skills Read more about Enhancing Youth Employability: The Importance of Core Work Skills This presentation gives a background on the global unemployment and skills shortage situation. It enumerates the core skills for employability and explained their importance. Policy challenges, along with the innovative use of ICT in reaching and teaching core work skills to disadvantaged youth, are discussed.
Strategies for Youth Skills Development for Better Jobs in a Changing and Increasingly Digital World: Perspective of the Regional Centre for Vocational and Technical Education and Training, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Read more about Strategies for Youth Skills Development for Better Jobs in a Changing and Increasingly Digital World: Perspective of the Regional Centre for Vocational and Technical Education and Training, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Youth are highly vulnerable to unemployment as they undergo school-to-work transition. Technical vocational education and training opportunities should equip them with the necessary skills that will create a smoother transition.
Youth Transitions in Australia and Their Relationship with the Retail, Resources, and ICT Industry Sectors Read more about Youth Transitions in Australia and Their Relationship with the Retail, Resources, and ICT Industry Sectors This presentation describes the youth employment situation in Australia. It discusses the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency’s approach to its 2013 policy strategy. The presentation also explores the skills vs. experience gap, retail pathway becoming an alternative option for youth employment, and the evolution of technology in education.
3rd International Skills Forum: Skills for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Asia-Pacific Read more about 3rd International Skills Forum: Skills for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Asia-Pacific With the international development community increasingly focusing on the issue of youth employment and the need to address education / skills and jobs mismatch, this learning event on Skills for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Asia-Pacific: An International Forum took this agenda forward with a call-to-action that involved concrete country-level measures and initiatives. The forum included a special session that discussed policies and practices to strengthen youth participation in skills development for jobs and employability.
4th International Skills Forum: Skills Development in Asia and the Pacific - Planting Seeds One Step Ahead Read more about 4th International Skills Forum: Skills Development in Asia and the Pacific - Planting Seeds One Step Ahead Featuring the results of ADB's policy research study on Education and Skills for Inclusive Growth and Green Jobs, along with other studies on green jobs and green skills, this forum on Skills Development in Asia and the Pacific: Planting Seeds One Step Ahead invited leading professionals who shared their work on education for sustainability, expanding the footprint of green industries and sustainable practices in the private sector and exerting demand for skills and talent for green jobs.
Asia's Urban Challenge Read more about Asia's Urban Challenge Cities in Asia increasingly face the triple challenges of rapid urbanization, aging population, and climate change. Smart urban development is an imperative given the challenges. A business-as-usual approach, however, will simply not achieve sustainable urban development and smart cities; a combination of leadership, partnership, and innovation is needed.
Celina Agaton Keywords ICT open knowledge kit open map creative economies Read more about Celina Agaton Celina Agaton is the Filipino-Canadian Founder and Managing Director of MapPH. She helps regenerate supply chains in Indigenous, food, and creative economies and conflict areas to support governance, gender, and MSMEs. She co-developed the Open Knowledge Kit Regeneration Program to create local and remote work with free and open source geospatial tools and cross-sector coordination to address knowledge stewardship, gender gaps, and climate change.
Applying Space-Based Technology and ICT to Strengthen Disaster Resilience Read more about Applying Space-Based Technology and ICT to Strengthen Disaster Resilience This presentation discusses the application of innovative and partnership approaches in strengthening disaster resilience. Asian Development Bank's project on “Applying Space-based Technology and Information and Communication Technology to Strengthen Disaster Resilience” is explained in detail. The discussion also includes examples of technology that can provide cost-effective innovative solutions for disaster risk management.