Entrepreneurship in the Education Industry and the Fourth Industrial Revolution Read more about Entrepreneurship in the Education Industry and the Fourth Industrial Revolution The US Department of Labor reveals that 65% of children in elementary school today will have jobs that do not exist yet. Learn how the Fourth Industrial Revolution affects the education sector, and consequently the labor force.
Shifting Power: Women Entrepreneurs' Leadership Read more about Shifting Power: Women Entrepreneurs' Leadership Women’s economic participation and leadership could increase Asia Pacific Gross Domestic Product by over $50 billion while also reducing the huge social costs caused by women’s economic marginalization. The Asia Foundation’s Jane Sloane explains further in this presentation.
Building Entrepreneurship and Technology Leadership Skills Read more about Building Entrepreneurship and Technology Leadership Skills What makes a technology start up very exciting? In this presentation, Thinking Machine’s Stephanie Sy shares an overview of how technology start ups work and gives an overview on what can be expected from the Philippine start up ecosystem.
Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Contemporary Debate Read more about Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Contemporary Debate The World Employment Social Outlook 2017 reveals that considerable job contraction happens in non-innovative low-skilled firms, suggesting an adverse impact on low-skilled workers. This means workers need to be more innovative to remain relevant in the labor force. Learn why entrepreneurship is considered an innovation that workers might want to consider.
Funzi: Mobile Learning for Everyone Read more about Funzi: Mobile Learning for Everyone How can mobile services help the workforce remain relevant? How can we make education services be both accessible and fun? Discover Funzi, and how it is revolutionizing learning by delivering mobile-first designed content for those who want to acquire new skills to improve their lives. This Finland-based mobile service provider increases awareness on entrepreneurship and offers it as a viable career option for its learners.
Quality Benchmarking and Accrediting TVET Institutions Read more about Quality Benchmarking and Accrediting TVET Institutions The status of accreditation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Asia Pacific region is not standardized and harmonized. In some countries in the region, the situation has resulted in issues related to the quality of workforce. This is the main problem that the Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certificate Commission (APACC) wants to solve. Learn how APACC helps raise the standards of TVET in the region.
7th International Skills Forum: Anticipating and Preparing for Emerging Skills and Jobs Read more about 7th International Skills Forum: Anticipating and Preparing for Emerging Skills and Jobs How do education and training systems respond to the rapid changes in technology? How will education and training transform to help equip future workers to co-exist with and manage machines in creating new opportunities?
Pham Van Quan Keywords education skills forum international skills forum ADB k-12 new normal Read more about Pham Van Quan Dr. Pham Van Quan is currently a Rector of Hue Industrial College, Vietnam. He got a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at the University of Tokyo in 2009. From 2013 to 2019, he was Deputy Head of the Department of Training and Human Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade. Before that, he worked as a lecturer in the Environmental Engineering Department at Hanoi Architectural University, where he researched energy-saving techniques to mitigate climate change. Dr. Quan has written numerous papers on sustainability topics.
Ha Wei Keywords education skills forum international skills forum ADB k-12 new normal Read more about Ha Wei Professor Ha is the Associate Dean for Teaching, International Cooperation, and Executive Training and Associate Professor of Education Policy and Management (with tenure) at the Graduate School of Education, Peking University. He specializes in the impact evaluation of education policies in China. He has published three dozen of academic articles in renowned English and Chinese journals that have won national research awards. He received his BA in Politics and Economics and MA in Economics of Education from Peking University and his Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School.
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.