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ASEAN Economic Community 2015: enhancing competitiveness and employability through skill development

The paper provides an overview of the training and education systems, institutions and policy frameworks in the [As... Show more
The paper provides an overview of the training and education systems, institutions and policy frameworks in the [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] ASEAN countries, including the extent of equity and inclusion (of women, youth, rural populations, etc.). And it presents a review of recent quantitative metrics in public and private investment in education and training as well as indicators related to staffing and capacity of teachers and trainers. In addition, the paper looks at the challenges confronting the education and training systems of ASEAN countries, such as the quality of education professionals, the relevance of curricula, links between industry and training systems (including labour market information and employment services, youth apprenticeships and on-the-job training) and lifelong learning. It also introduces the issue of skills certification and portability and mutual recognition arrangements.
Emerging skill requirements in ASEAN countries associated with deeper regional integration, structural change and new production patterns are highlighted, and the capacity of ASEAN countries to meet these emerging labour market demands domestically and within the region as production moves away from agriculture and into higher-value added industrial and services sectors is assessed. The analyzing was done with a gender perspective, looking at the extent that shifting skills requirements can foster better economic opportunities and prospects for women in ASEAN's labour market. The paper concludes that policy priorities that, if successfully implemented, can help ASEAN reach its goal of becoming a highly competitive economic region by harnessing its human resources. In addition to national policies, areas for regional cooperation among ASEAN countries that would help address the various gaps in human resources and national skills systems are singled out.
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Authors: Aring, Monika

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Asia; Brunei; Burma ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: ILO Asia-Pacific working paper series

Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Employment; Governance ... [+] Show more
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Innovations in quality apprenticeships for high-skilled manufacturing jobs in the United States: at BMW, Siemens, Volkswagen

This paper investigates quality apprenticeship in three German companies (BMW, Siemens and Volkswagen) that initiat... Show more
This paper investigates quality apprenticeship in three German companies (BMW, Siemens and Volkswagen) that initiated apprenticeship programs in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee in the southern part of the US. The report highlights the strong involvement of the three companies and their active cooperation with community colleges and municipalities in training apprentices in mechatronics, an interdisciplinary area of engineering that combines mechanical and electrical engineering with a high content of computer skills and software knowledge. The ILO case studies examine the effectiveness of apprenticeships in closing the skills gaps, document key aspects of the public and private partnerships that created the apprenticeship programs, assess the economic arguments for apprenticeship systems, summarise results for both young people and employers, and identify lessons for initiating apprenticeship systems elsewhere.
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Authors: Aring, Monika

Date: 2014

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Research; Apprenticeship ... [+] Show more
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Report on skills gaps

This report explores the issue of skills gaps and reviews the literature on 120 employer surveys from developed and... Show more
This report explores the issue of skills gaps and reviews the literature on 120 employer surveys from developed and developing countries. It documents the extent of the skills gap in different countries, describes some of the causes for the skills mismatch, and unpacks what employers mean when they say graduates are not 'employable'. It argues that while the impact of skills shortages (insufficient numbers) will be felt most heavily in the developed nations due to ageing of the population, closing skills gaps (insufficient skills) is especially important for the world's young people aged 15-24, most of whom live in developing countries where there are few opportunities for productive employment.
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Authors: Aring, Monika

Date: 2012

Geographic subjects: Africa;

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Youth; Skills and knowledge; Research ... [+] Show more
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Capacity 2000 Plus: competency-based community skills development

The notion of workforce education holds much promise for dealing with the lack of skilled human resources on the on... Show more
The notion of workforce education holds much promise for dealing with the lack of skilled human resources on the one hand, and shortage of employment opportunities on the other. The Capacity 2000 workshop, held in Windhoek, Namibia on 23-25 September 1997, was successful in accomplishing the formation of an advisory council to guide and develop the improvement of competency-based skills training. This workshop report has been reproduced in order to make the concept and potential impact of workforce training more widely available.
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Authors: Aring, Monika; Leland, Scott; Ahluwalia, Poonam

Conference name: Capacity 2000 Workshop

Date: 1997

Geographic subjects: Africa; Ghana; Namibia ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Conference

Subjects: Workforce development; Skills and knowledge; Vocational education and training ... [+] Show more

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ASEAN Economic Community 2015: enhancing competitiveness and employability through skill development

Innovations in quality apprenticeships for high-skilled manufacturing jobs in the United States: at BMW, Siemens, Volkswagen

Report on skills gaps

Capacity 2000 Plus: competency-based community skills development