The Fiji Times Online, 1 June 2017 - SKILLS of people living with disabilities in Fiji are being developed by the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) to prepare them for entry into the workforce.
New Straits Times (online), 31 May 2016 - By Prof Dr Nik Rosnah Wan Abdullah. OVER the past decades, many low-income countries (LICs) have succeeded in becoming middle-income countries (MICs), yet only a few have managed to leap to high-income status.
Skills for Employment, Siem Reap, 31 May 2017 - An inter-regional forum concluded here today following two days of intense discussion that have broadened knowledge and awareness among a wide spectrum of stakeholders from different countries on skills development strategies for promoting trade, employability and inclusive growth in the developing world.
ILO News, Indonesia, 26 May 2017 - The ILO through its Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers (PROMOTE) Project has been promoting decent work for domestic workers and the elimination of child domestic labour through skills training programme and standardized certification as well as the application of employment contract.
The Express Tribune, Lahore, 27 May 2017 - More employable skills and improved technical and vocational education training (TVET) are only possible through the active involvement of public and private sectors.
Euronews, Sydney, 26 May 2017 - Careers Australia Group, a provider of vocational education and training, has gone into voluntary administration after losing government funding, putting 1,100 people out of work and 15,000 students in limbo, its administrators said on Friday.
Viet Nam News, HCM City, 26 May 2017 - Vocational education and training must be reformed to meet the requirements of the fourth industrial revolution, experts said on Thursday at a meeting held in HCM City.
The Star Online, Kuala Lumpur, 24 May 2017 - The starting salary of vocational and technical graduates at between RM2,000 and RM5,000 a month is comparable to university graduates, said Deputy Education Minister Datuk Chong Sin Woon.
The Nation (online), 23 May 2017 - INTERNATIONAL non-government groups have been providing technical and vocational skills to refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border to prepare for their return home.
The Economic Times, New Delhi, 21 May 2017 - The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has begun grading the industrial training institutes across the country by giving them star ratings based on their facilities, performance and placement record.
Financial Review (online), 21 May 2017 - A new report urges parents to seriously consider urging their school leaving children to study a vocational course rather than a university degree because, in many cases, it is a pathway to better jobs.
Daily Times, Lahore, 19 May 2017 - In order to fulfil the future needs of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) has decided to establish Pakistan's first technical and vocational training university in Punjab in collaboration with Tianjin University of Technology and Education (TUTE).
VietnamNet Bridge (online), 19 May 2017 - Dung Quat College of Technology in the central coastal province of Quang Ngai launched high-quality vocational training courses at European standards in 2016 to meet demand in the labour market and for international integration.
Hindustan Times, New Delhi, 15 May 2017 - The five-member panel attributed several reasons for the slow progress of the scheme that Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched in July 2015 with a corpus of Rs 6,000 crore to train initially 2.4 million youth in various vocational skills.
Vietnam Plus, Hanoi, 12 May 2017 - The Human Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG) organised a workshop on skills education & training and social protection in Hanoi on May 12.
The Economic Times, New Delhi, 8 May 2017 - The government is planning a comprehensive National Vocational Education and Training System in the country along the lines of programmes in European countries to facilitate job-readiness and entrepreneurship among the youth.
The Nation, Islamabad, 6 May 2017 - The minister of state for federal education has urged to upscale and regularise the public private partnership education programs to provide quality education to students.
Viet Nam News, HCM City, 5 May 2017 - Close co-operation is needed between government agencies, enterprises and vocational training schools to reduce the skill gap in Việt Nam’s labour market, the head of the General Directorate of Vocational Training said at a two-day workshop held on Thursday in the city.
The Asian Age (online), 5 May 2017 - Opinion by R.C. Acharya. The sad part is that there is no record anywhere whether these trained persons were able to land a job.
Viet Nam News, Ha Noi, 4 May 2017 - Overlapping and poor co-ordination among vocational secondary schools or technical high schools continues to drain the State budget.
