Matching Skills and Labour Markets in Sri Lanka: Results-Based Lending as Reform Vehicle

The technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector in Sri Lanka is reforming at sector level because of strong early champions in the Ministry of Finance and Planning (MoFP) and, subsequently, change agents at sector level with strong network and knowledge both about the MoFP and the sector agencies. Initial roadmaps for reform produced by technical assistance were slowly taken over by government and modified to a better fit to the context.

A Smarter Future: Skills, Education, and Growth in Asia - Key indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2015 Special Chapter

Asia has made substantial progress in improving educational attainment. Nevertheless, there remain significant shortfalls in the quantity and quality of education. To raise quality will require commitment to making evidence based policy decisions and accountability, financial efficiency that delivers better skill outcomes per dollar of public investment, educational delivery and access, and generating conditions for learning on-the-job.

Quickening e-Governance in Myanmar

In a climate of economic, social, and political change, Myanmar's young population, fertile lands, plentiful endowment of natural resources, and strategic location in Southeast Asia presage a prosperous future. Beginning 2011, the government has launched an array of reforms to speed the transition to a market economy. For sustained growth and poverty reduction, however, much depends also on augmenting physical and human capital on a par; information and communication technology (ICT) for development is central to achieving that.

Decentralizing Power to Community Colleges, Employers, and Learners: Lessons from Canada in Responding to Complex and Rapid Change

This presentation introduces the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC), a membership-driven organization representing Canada’s 130 public post-secondary institutions of applied learning and research. It shares a number of lessons, through the experience of ACCC, on how to provide updated skills for inclusive and sustainable growth.

Contracting Out

This presentation enumerates a number of reasons for contracting out goods and services. It provides a list of things that cannot be outsourced. The presentation also includes a number of suggestions that can serve as a guide on how to sub-contract goods and services.