Ngu Wah Win Keywords middle-income trap migration skills training Read more about Ngu Wah Win Ngu Wah Win is presently working as senior policy coordinator at the Centre for Economic and Social Development, in independent thinktank dedicated to inclusive development in Myanmar. Ngu Wah contributed to many reform initiatives in Myanmar, including public financial management and tax reforms, agriculture value chain developments, labor market and migration governance, and housing and urban planning initiatives.
The Role of Private Sector in Human Capital and Skill Development in Thailand Read more about The Role of Private Sector in Human Capital and Skill Development in Thailand Challenges in Thailand’s education sector include skills mismatch and employers’ low satisfaction with workers’ skills. The country’s dual vocational program has seen slow progress partly because of the risk of free riding and difficulty in redeeming tax deduction. The presenter recommends establishing an intermediary agency that will manage the program’s transaction costs.
Boonwara Sumano Chenphuengpawn Keywords education employment labor skills training TVET youth Read more about Boonwara Sumano Chenphuengpawn Boonwara Sumano Chenphuengpawn is Research Fellow Sectoral Economics Program (SEP) at the Thailand Development Research Institute. Some of her recent publication were Human Rights are becoming part of Trade Standard (12 October 2016); Let’s Demand more from Donations (10 Agusut 2016); Plugging the Public Information gap on the AEC (9 December 2015) and Panel Report Diffusion and the Future of EU-ASEAN Economic Relations. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the Queen of Mary, University of London, United Kingdom.
Vocational Training and Labor Market Transition: A Randomized Experiment among Cambodian Disadvantaged Young Adults Read more about Vocational Training and Labor Market Transition: A Randomized Experiment among Cambodian Disadvantaged Young Adults In Cambodia, a trial provided two-month training in housekeeping, with incentives, to low-income young adults in Phnom Penh. The program found that training had no effects on employment outcomes, and it was not enough for disadvantaged youth to break into the labor market.
Chandarany Ouch Keywords education employment labor poverty training TVET youth Read more about Chandarany Ouch Chandarany Ouch is working with UNDP Cambodia. She used to be a Research Fellow and Head of Economics Unit at the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI). She joined CDRI since 2003 and she has been a project leader/member of various research projects and engaged in project management and collaborative research at national and regional levels.
Michael Barrientos Keywords ADB ITD training Read more about Michael Barrientos Michael Barrientos works as a consultant at ADB.
David Binns Keywords investigation technical assistance capacity building training anticorruption integrity outreach Read more about David Binns Mr. David Binns joined the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) in June 2013 having previously worked with business risk consultancies RISQ Worldwide and Control Risks Group in the UK, Singapore, and Australia since 2002. He was a director of the RISQ Worldwide's UK office having been the Director of Operations in Singapore from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Binns joined Control Risks Group in Australia in 2002 as the Investigations Manager before moving to Singapore in 2004 where he was eventually promoted to Deputy Director for South and South East Asia.
International Energy Agency Keywords International Energy Agency IEA data and statistics training innovation and international cooperation Read more about International Energy Agency The IEA is the global energy authority, providing data, analysis and solutions on all fuels and all technologies. We help governments, industry, and citizens make good energy choices.
Matching Skills and Labour Markets in Sri Lanka: Results-Based Lending as Reform Vehicle Read more about 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.
Employment Generation in Emerging Clean Energy Industries: How Can Women Break Through Traditional Barriers? Read more about Employment Generation in Emerging Clean Energy Industries: How Can Women Break Through Traditional Barriers? South Asia’s rapid growth is met with an increasing crisis in energy demand. Strategic investments in human capital is needed to address this major challenge in energy security. The productive engagement of women in training and employment opportunities accelerates access to renewable energy sources that will sustain growth and development.