Asia Needs to Invest More in Education, Skills Development and Human Resources
Asia and the Pacific face challenges in reforming education and skills development but there are also real opportunities.
Boosting Competitiveness through Skills Development in Uzbekistan
More available skills at a low cost will help young Uzbeks make the most of their education.
Developing Countries Should Find Their Own Path for Skills Development and Training
Less developed countries need not emulate wealthier ones when establishing their technical and vocational training systems.
If Data is Not Wisdom, Then Non-Data Certainly is Not
Where hide the wise answers to questions vexing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) policy makers and practitioners in developing countries today? They ask, for example: will benefits outweigh costs of building a National Qualifications Framework.
Improve Vocational Training to Boost IT Jobs in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is making progress on improving public TVET, but IT courses have yet to generate the needed employment opportunities.
Skilling Up Youth in a Technology Driven World
What can policymakers do to provide young people with the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly technology-driven world? How can young people themselves play a bigger role in skills development?
Skills in Asia: Shortages, Gaps and Mismatch
Even in countries with strongly performing, business-friendly economies, a positive relationship between education and training rates and employment outccomes is not automatic. We can clearly see this in Asia.
The Skills Asian Youth Need Today
Skills alignment should be a priority among governments and the private sector in the region to provide young people the skills employers need to give them jobs.
Trial and Error with Digital Technology in Sri Lanka
It’s an inevitable process to harness the power of the digital revolution in education programs.
Vocational Training – Crucial, But Not Everything
Completing a short training course doesn’t necessarily provide the ‘employability edge.’ What else is at play?