Past Events
Cambodia national policy consultation
National Employment Policy for Cambodia with a focus on young women and men. 1st Tripartite Meeting.
National Workshop on Skills Recognition for Returning Migrant Workers
The national Workshop on Skills Recognition for Returning Migrant Workers, organized by the ILO, provides an opportunity for countries in the Southeast Asia region to, consider the issue (skills recognition for returning migrants), share their experiences and learn first-hand of the Cambodian efforts to implement the national action plan for the skills recognition of migrant workers.
Consultation Workshop on Vocational Skills Development
The ILO is organizing a one day consultation workshop on skills development in Viet Nam.
Visioning Event on Managing Skills and Employability for Decent Work through Building a Community of Practice and a Roadmap for the Regional Skills Network
In order to foster more ownership within the Regional Skills Network from its members, it is planned that the next Regional Skills Network meeting explicitly include the future of the Regional Skills Network and the role of member States and social partners in running it, besides the technical discussion on skills trends and anticipation. It is planned that during this meeting, the modalities and engagement and structure will be decided and how the CoP (ILO online “Community of Practice” which encourages online discussion forums on relevant skills topics by experts and implementing units) for Skills and Employability will play a role for knowledge sharing and utilisation as a part of the capacity building process. In line with the ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on human resources and skills development in fostering closer cooperation among ASEAN member States in education, skills development and life-long learning for the empowerment of the peoples of ASEAN and for strengthening of the ASEAN Community, the ILO will invite representatives from some of the ASEAN countries to this event. The outcomes of the trainings, it is envisaged, will be assessed to lead towards a consistent approach on capacity building to selected national development.
Fellowship Training Programme on the Management of the Training Institution for Managers and Administrators of Technical/Vocational Training Institutions at HRD Korea
This fellowship is one of the activities that will help with the realization of one of the ILO’s strategic objectives listed under the regional priorities and outcomes of 2010-11, which is the ‘creation of greater opportunities for women and men to secure decent employment and income’. Governments and social partners’ skills experts from the ILO member States in this region commonly acknowledges the role of skills development to meet challenges and agreed that Regional Skills Network remains to be a common platform for improving the capacity of member States on skills issues by improving cooperation between partners and improve the knowledge base.
Third Meeting of the National Skills and TVET Data Working Group
India's National Policy on Skill Development for India prioritizes the need for strengthened Labour Market Information System. The Working Group, chaired by the Director-General of Employment & Training, is guiding the process of development of a national data system, with the first input being an ILO study/environmental scan of the current sources of skills development data.
ILO/Regional Skills Programme/Japan Regional Workshop and Study Programme on Anticipating Skills Demands for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
The ILO and its Regional Skills Programme (RSP), in collaboration with the Government of Japan and the Japan Vocational Ability Development Associate (JAVADA), is organizing this Workshop which will be held in Sendai, Japan during 27 February to 1 March 2012. This Workshop is designed to provide opportunities for participating countries to improve knowledge on the analysis of future skills needs, on research methods and conducive institutional frameworks; develop proposals for how to build a system for early identification of skills needs to meet future skills needs; discuss how to ensure effective communication and collaboration between government, employers and workers, training experts, education and training providers, labour market information systems and employment services to make use of skills data, including for effective vocational guidance of jobseekers. This will enable the participating member countries to improve national skills data and Labour Market Information (LMI) which can guide policy makers in deciding on how to invest their limited resources.
National Workshop on Anticipating Skills Demand and Strengthening the Labour Market Information systems
The ILO finds that robust training policies and systems are ground in the characteristics and institutions of each country. Nevertheless, a number of common building blocks can be identified. A good skills development system will be able to: anticipate skills needs; engage employers and workers in training, including the specific sectors; maintenance of quality and relevance of training; making training accessible to all sections of society; ensure viable and equitable financing mechanisms; and continuously evaluate the economic and social outcomes of training. Labour market information consists of information on the size and composition of labour market and includes information pertaining to the two sides of the labour market, demand and supply, and how they interact with each other. LMI uses may range from assessing employment problems, fixing employment targets and identifying employment intensive technologies and investments, to assessing the relevance of existing courses and identification of new courses for educational development including identification of implementation needs, identification of eligible beneficiaries, etc. LMI is very important in anticipating skills damnd in the labour market. A number of methods are used to forecast future skills needs. These include forecasting occupational and skills profiles at various levels of disaggregation; social dialogue; labour market information system (LMIS); and analysis of the performance of training institutions, including tracer studies.
Cambodia National Youth Employment Forum
Cambodia’s first ever Youth Employment Forum will take place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia at the Phnom Penh Hotel on 15-16 December 2011. The Royal Government of Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training and the Ministry of Education Youth and Sport are the national co-organizers. The ILO is the technical lead agency in organizing the Forum in close collaboration with the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Cambodia, UNDP, UNESCO, UNV, the National Employment Agency, employers’ and workers’ organizations, key youth NGOs, and other relevant partners.
15th UNESCO-APEID International Conference
UNESCO is convening the 15th UNESCO-APEID International Conference, Inspiring Education: Creativity and Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with the World Bank and the Ministry of National Education in Indonesia, to foster discussions on creativity and entrepreneurship, and strengthen their linkages in education and the workplace.
ILO National Workshop on Skills Data and Labour Market Information Systems (LMIS)
The regional activity of the Japan funded 2010 Programme (ILO/Regional Skills Programme/Japan Skills Development in Asia and the Pacific 2010) entitled “Addressing Skills Mismatch through PPP” has clearly indicated that a strong partnership between government, employers and workers is an essential feature of an effective and enduring bond between the world of learning and the world of work. The findings of the 2010 regional activity also included an expression of a strong interest, by the participating countries, for further technical inputs on Labour Market Information Systems (LMIS). It has been agreed that the lack of LMI (and skills data) is one of the reasons behind the skills mismatch (existence of both large number of vacancies and high unemployment) and a major constraint for policy making. In this connection, this national workshop will help provide an opportunity for stakeholders in the India skills ecosystem to meet the objectives listed in the section below. Kindly refer to the attachments for your information.
Training on Employment Counseling for District Officials in Vientiane Capital, Vientiane, Bolikhamxay, Khammouane, Savannakhet and Champasack Provinces
The Government of Lao PDR is committed to further the development of national Employment Services (ES) to benefit all people in Lao PDR. These commitments are reflected in a series of policy frameworks adopted in recent years like the MOLSW Master Plan (2007-2020), the National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2011-2015), the MOLSW Strategic Plan on Skills Formation and Employment Promotion and other decrees and regulations relating to skills development and employment. In this regard, the ILO has successfully helped establish Employment Service Job Centres (ESJC) in Vientiane Capital, Savannakhet, Champasack, Vientiane, Bolikhamxay and Khammouane provinces. The ESJC has 3 main functions: the provision of employment job brokering services, the collection of labour market information (LMI), and the provision of Advisory and Information Services. To strengthen the services of the ESJC, a series of activities have been planned starting from 24 October - 30 November 2011. This event announcement highlights the remaining activity which is the "Step-down training on employment counselling for district officials in Vientiane Capital, Vientiane, Bolikhamxay, Khammouane, Savannakhet and Champasak provinces" that is scheduled to take place during 14-30 November 2011. More information can be obtained from the attached document and briefed below.
Fellowship Training Programme to Upgrade Skills of Vocational Training Teachers at HRD Korea
Governments and social partners’ skills experts from the ILO member States in this region commonly acknowledges the role of skills development to meet challenges and agreed that Regional Skills Network (RSN) remains to be a common platform for improving the capacity of member States on skills issues by improving cooperation between partners and improve the knowledge base. This fellowship is one such joint activities with the Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRD Korea) that will help build the capacities of our member States in relation to TVET which will help with the realization of one of the ILO's strategic objectives under the regional priorities and outcomes of 2010-11 and contribute to the DWCP outcomes that relate to skills and employability.
National Workshop on Rural Employment Strategies for Poverty Reduction
This event is hosted by Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI, Lao PDR) with technical support from the ILO. This event aims to stimulate discussion on strategies for employment creation in rural areas in order to reduce poverty in Lao PDR.
ILO Skills Development Academy
Skills for improved productivity, employment growth and development The International Training Centre of the ILO and the ILO Skills and Employability Department, in cooperation with the French Development Agency (AFD), German International Development Cooperation (GIZ), and the Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation are offering a two weeks international Skills Development Academy. Its purpose is to stimulate learning and knowledge exchange on major policy challenges and options for building effective, responsive and inclusive skills development systems and to discuss some of the latest trends in the area of skills development and TVET. The Academy is aimed primarily at participants from developing and middle-income countries. The main language will be English with interpretation into French and Portuguese. Interested candidates should have a good command of at least one of these languages.
Presentation for the Global Study on Skills for Green Jobs by Ms Olga Strietska-Ilina
Ms Olga Strietska-Ilina, Skills Development Specialist from HQ-EMP/SKILLS, has been invited to present at the workshop on "Social Dimensions of Climate Change" in Seoul, organized by GGGI-ADB on 4 October 2011. During her mission in Asia, Olga will come to Bangkok and will have the opportunity to present the findings of the Global study on skills for green jobs (21 countries in collaboration with CEDEFOP; for Asia, these countries include Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Philippines and Thailand.) and of the research sponsored by the EC on green skills anticipation methodologies and case studies on the renewable energy and the green construction industries.
Technical Vocational Training for Youth in Bondoc Peninsula
The Inter-agency Programme to Nurture Peace, Security and Decent Work through Local Development in Conflict Areas of the Philippines (Bondoc LED) seeks to contribute in addressing short-term and long-term skills deficiency in the country-side by implementing technical-vocational skills training in collaboration with Quezon National Agricultural School (QNAS) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). The training is aimed at providing skills to the youth to help them in finding employment opportunities or starting their own business. The training is in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Auhority, Quezon National Agricultural School.
Employment Counseling Workshop: Overseas Migration Component
To train employment counsellors working in the Employment Service Job Centers (ESJC’s) providing employment services and employment counselling that are designed to assist unemployed LAO workers looking for domestic and/or foreign employment find suitable jobs.
Capacity Building on Employer Relations for NEA and Job Centres Staff
Employer Relations Course for NEA Staff in Cambodia (Kindly refer to the attachments for Agenda and Training Modules)
National Technical Workshop on Public Private Partnership on TVET
The objective of this workshop is to explore varied approaches to Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in TVET in Cambodia. The study report on TVET/Industry PPP for sustainable engagement will be presented, and PPP approaches for possible pilot implemention identified and proposed during the workshop.
