This presentation introduces Washington-DC based non-profit Results for Development Institute, and focuses particularly on the organization’s education portfolio. It provides an overview of the global skills deficit and challenges, including suggestions on how to bridge the gap. The key features of innovating financing for development are also discussed.

This presentation shares progress achieved from reforms and development in vocational education in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). It explains the overall idea of developing the PRC’s vocational education in the next period. It also discusses the proposal to strengthen cooperation on vocational education among Asia-Pacific countries.

This presentation provides an overview of the youth unemployment situation, particularly in Asia. It highlights features of effective technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems as defined by the World Bank’s System Assessment and Benchmarking for Education Results – Workforce Development Initiative. The challenges facing TVET systems are also discussed.

This presentation introduces the Association of Canadian Community Colleges, a membership-driven organization representing Canada’s 130 public post-secondary institutions of applied learning and research. The decision of the People's Republic of China to adopt and implement a key performance indicator system for its colleges and institutes of technology under the Vocational Education Leadership Training is examined.

Nanyang Polytechnic provides quality education and training to prepare students and adult learners for work and life, equipping them to be lifelong learners and to contribute to the technological, economic, and social development of Singapore. The Math of Good Partnerships, through examples that reflect the polytechnic’s focus areas, is introduced.

This presentation features Playware Studios Asia, a technology company based in Singapore that specializes in games for learning. The company, through its creation of both software and hardware products and integration of the two for some projects, aims to enable sustainable democratic knowledge economies.

This presentation notes that consumers, rather than technology, is changing the way education is being accessed and delivered. It introduces Blackboard Inc., an online educational technology company that serves institutions around the world.