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9th International Skills Forum: Reimagining Education and Skills Development for a New Normal

The International Skills Forum is ADB’s flagship event in education that is held every two years. In 2021, the 9th International Skills Forum highlighted approaches to:

Improving learning for all at scale;
Preparing learners with better employability and 21st-century skills; and

8th International Skills Forum: Future of Skills and Jobs in the Age of Digital Disruptions

In this age of disruption and automation, how do we remain responsive and relevant in the world of work?

Developments in artificial intelligence and robotics are seen as major threats to jobs that require routine tasks. There are also growing concerns about rising inequalities and how technology is contributing to wider economic gap. On the positive side, technology provides opportunities to enhance human capacity and productivity.

Partnership with the Stakeholders in Assuring Quality in Skills Development: Stories of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications

This paper is based on a self reflection of the Vocational Accreditation Division of the

HKCAAVQ (VAD-HKCAAVQ) through three stories – engaging the stakeholders, gateopening,

and networking with industries – that would hopefully shed light on working

towards broad consensus on what models of quality assurance to use in accrediting vocational

qualifications.

The Australian Qualifications Framework: the National Standard for Qualification Outcomes

The primary purpose of qualifications frameworks is to provide a classification for a country’s qualifications according to specified criteria established for the levels of learning achieved. Their other purposes are to ensure qualifications meet the nation’s economic and social needs, contribute to the quality assurance arrangements for providers and qualification delivery, improve pathways to employment, improve pathways through education (credit transfer, articulation and recognition of prior learning) and support international recognition of national qualifications.