Catherine Mary Schooling Keywords public health operations evolutionary biology Read more about Catherine Mary Schooling Dr. Mary Schooling joined the School of Public Health at HKU in 2002 as a part-time teaching assistant after obtaining a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from University College London (UK) following a career in IT and Operations Research starting at IBM. Dr. Schooling is also a Professor at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (BMJ Publishing Group) and of PLoS ONE, a Preventive Medicine Editorial board member, and an Advisory Editor for Social Science and Medicine.
European Training Foundation Read more about European Training Foundation The European Training Foundation shares trends in cross-sectoral cooperation in skills development, along with examples and lessons.
Plan International's Technology Platform for Bridging Skills Gaps Read more about Plan International's Technology Platform for Bridging Skills Gaps Plan International is focusing on the economic empowerment of young people using digital technologies. John Trew shares Plan International's technology platforms for bringing employment solutions to the youth and other marginalized sectors. This presentation is part of the session on Technology Platforms for Bridging Skills Gaps at the 7th International Skills Forum.
Tech Mahindra Foundation Read more about Tech Mahindra Foundation A skills training program in India is known for its industry-specific curriculum that uses no visual aids, rolls out comprehensive on-the-job training, and provides state-of-the-art laboratories. Learn from the experience of Tech Mahindra Foundation, and how it has been helping beneficiaries increase their employability.
JobKred's Technology Platform for Bridging Skills Gaps Read more about JobKred's Technology Platform for Bridging Skills Gaps Singapore-based start-up JobKred is making effective use of ICTs to bridge the skills gap in the workforce. JobKred is using big data and algorithms to decode demand and present them in an user-friendly manner based on what’s relevant to them on a platform and offers a technology platform as an avenue for independent skill-gap analysis, and automate personalised career guidance using analytics and reports.
Skills and Human Capital for Innovation Read more about Skills and Human Capital for Innovation It is well-established that innovation is the new source of growth. Asia has the potential to cope as it has already spurred demand for biotech, precision engineering, and other information technology-enabled services. Unfortunately, the conventional metrics has put developing Asia behind their developed neighbors. Learn more from ADB’s Shanti Jagannathan as she shares some recommendations on skills and knowledge can bring in inclusive development in the region.
Jobs and Technology: Implications for Education and Skills Development Read more about Jobs and Technology: Implications for Education and Skills Development The development of skills—part of human capital—is an essential driver of economic growth and inclusion. Skills raise the productivity of workers, help build innovative capacity that sets the basis for developing and acquiring new technologies, and makes workers more adept at exploiting them. Modern technologies, however, have also put some routine jobs at risk. What are these and how can workers cope with these changes? ADB’s Rana Hasan explains in this presentation.
Swiss Vocational and Education Training Engagement in Indonesia Read more about Swiss Vocational and Education Training Engagement in Indonesia What can we learn from the vocational and education training (VET) experience of Indonesia? In this presentation, Martin Stottele, Head of Economic Development Cooperation Office Embassy of Switzerland in Indonesia, shares the opportunities and threats in the Indonesian Polytechnic system at present. He also enumerates the lessons that others can learn from the Swiss VET engagement in Indonesia.
Chatbots for Learning Kinetic Coach Read more about Chatbots for Learning Kinetic Coach By automating psychomotor training and facilitated learning, there is potential to relook how young people in Asia can quickly improve skills by replicating experts using Artificial Intelligence. Learn from the experience of Dioworks.
AWS Educate Read more about AWS Educate With the increasing demand for cloud employees, AWS Educate provides an academic gateway for the next generation of IT and cloud professionals. AWS Educate is Amazon's global initiative to provide students and educators with the resources needed to accelerate cloud-related learning endeavors.