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International Day of Persons with Disabilities Dec 02, 2010 05:00 PM — Worldwide,

This year's IDPwD will be celebrated under the theme "Keeping the Promise: Realizing MDGs for Persons with Disabilities Towards 2015 and Beyond".

Inclusive GET Ahead: Promoting Economic Empowerment of Women and Men with Disabilities in Lao PDR (Vientiane) from Feb 07, 2011 01:00 PM to Feb 11, 2011 10:00 AM — Vientiane, Lao PDR,

A joint initiative of two ILO projects: INCLUDE and WEDGE that promote and support the inclusion of women and men with disabilities in enterprise development initiatives. Two Inclusive GET Ahead training courses for women and men entrepreneurs or people who want to start a small-scale business will be delivered by the Lao Disabled Women’s Development Centre in Vientiane Province and Oudomxay Province.

ILO/SKILLS-AP/Japan/Regional Workshop and Study Programme on Addressing "Skills Mismatch" through Public Private Partnerships from Feb 14, 2011 01:30 AM to Feb 18, 2011 10:00 AM — Tokyo, Japan,

This Regional Workshop is jointly organized by the ILO and AOTS (Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship, Japan) and aims to assist tripartite delegations from selected countries in the region to discuss and find effective ways to develop partnerships between training institutions and industries in making the skills development system more responsive to labour market needs and to reduce skills mismatch. By the end of the Workshop, the participants are expected to have deepened knowledge of: - issues and causes of skills mismatch, and the role of partnerships in overcoming the issues; - different approaches in developing partnerships in terms of policy environments, institutional framework and incentives; - methodologies and experiences regarding anticipating, or analyzing, the industry’s skills demands, and how to go about developing ‘feasible’ systems of labour market information; - different mechanisms and ways by which skills standards, qualifications and programmes are designed by incorporating the industry’s skills needs; - issues and approaches in enhancing public and private employment services. The Workshop will share the experiences at both international and national levels, including that of Japan and participating countries. The Workshop also provides an opportunity for the tripartite delegation from each country to reflect the sessions together, and discuss among themselves their respective roles in achieving the partnerships and come up with a draft national action plan at the end of the workshop.

Skills and Employability CoP: First online discussion forum from Feb 17, 2011 01:00 AM to Mar 04, 2011 10:00 AM — Online,

The discussion will focus on the role of Regional Model Competency Standards for mutual skills recognition in the region - seeking your experiences, expertise and feedback on the issue. More details will be issued in the coming days.

International Women's Day Mar 08, 2011 from 01:00 AM to 10:00 AM

This year's International Women's Day is celebrated under the theme, "Equal access to education, training, and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women".

4th International INAP Conference: Ensuring the Acquisition of Expertise: Apprenticeship in the Modern Economy from May 26, 2011 01:00 AM to May 27, 2011 10:00 AM — Beijing, China,

International Conference on Vocational Education and Training Jul 09, 2011 from 01:00 AM to 10:00 AM — Yogyakarta, Indonesia,

The aim of the 2011 ICVET conference is to highlight different ways and approache, in order to integrate better concepts of human resource, organization, and financing/infrastructure within the role of vocational education in the preparation of professional labor force in its widest sense. International and national experts, researchers, practitioners, teachers, and people who are interested in the issue are welcomed to participate in the conference.

Workshop on Skills Recognition for Migrant Workers - Sri Lanka Jul 14, 2011 01:25 AM — Colombo, Sri Lanka,

Skills recognition and qualifications reform have dominated national international debates on training and skills development in recent years. However, lack of systematic and inclusive skills recognition through transparent mechanisms for the assessment of structured workplace training and experience are further complicated in the case of international migration, as there are no commonly agreed frameworks or standards to facilitate recognition across countries. The major challenge in qualifications reforms therefore is to develop a system that is more inclusive, flexible, accessible and transparent, yet does not undermine its quality and credibility.

Promoting Employability and Employment of Youth and Persons with Disabilities in Indonesia: Opening Opportunities Towards Decent Work from Jul 25, 2011 01:30 AM to Jul 26, 2011 10:00 AM — Jakarta, Indonesia,

In recent years, the Asia and Pacific region has made significant strides in recognizing disability as a human rights issue, and in addressing the challenges that people with disabilities face in their efforts to contribute economically, socially, and politically to their societies. Increasing progress can be recorded in the area of young people getting access to education. However, despite this progress, people with disabilities continue to be discriminated against in society and the labour market. For this target group, the ILO set forth its Decent Work agenda, which emphasizes universal access to skills development and productive employment for vulnerable groups, such as people with disabilities, women, and youth. The ILO’s labour standards, policy initiatives, and programmes, ensure the advancement and effective realization of this goal. Indonesia’s progress to the inclusion of persons with disabilities can be attributed to measures taken such as signing the 2006 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCPRD), creating the National Plan of Action for the Measure of Social Welfare Enhancement for Indonesia’s People with Disabilities (2004-2013), and ratification of ILO Convention No. 111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation). First steps towards ratification of ILO Convention No. 159 Rehabilitation and Vocational Training (Disabled People) have been made. Indonesia has a quota provision (No. 43/98), yet access to employment options for youth and people with disabilities remains limited.

The Regional Conference on Human Resource Development through TVET as a development strategy in Asia from Aug 01, 2011 05:00 PM to Aug 02, 2011 05:00 PM — Colombo, Sri Lanka,

This Conference aims to showcase the establishment and implementation of National Vocational Qualifications Framework (NVQF) and to share the experience of Sri Lanka with countries in SA and SEA region.

National Technical Workshop on Public Private Partnership on TVET Aug 24, 2011 from 01:00 AM to 09:30 AM — Phnom Penh, Cambodia,

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.

Technical Vocational Training for Youth in Bondoc Peninsula from Sep 04, 2011 05:00 PM to Sep 16, 2011 05:00 PM — Queson, Philippines,

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.

Capacity Building on Employer Relations for NEA and Job Centres Staff from Sep 05, 2011 01:00 AM to Sep 09, 2011 10:00 AM — Phnom Penh, Cambodia,

Employer Relations Course for NEA Staff in Cambodia (Kindly refer to the attachments for Agenda and Training Modules)

Employment Counseling Workshop: Overseas Migration Component from Sep 12, 2011 01:00 AM to Sep 16, 2011 10:00 AM

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.

Presentation for the Global Study on Skills for Green Jobs by Ms Olga Strietska-Ilina Oct 07, 2011 from 03:00 AM to 04:30 AM — Bangkok, Thailand,

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.

ILO Skills Development Academy from Oct 24, 2011 01:00 AM to Nov 04, 2011 10:00 AM — Turin, Italy,

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.

National Workshop on Rural Employment Strategies for Poverty Reduction Nov 10, 2011 from 01:30 AM to 10:00 AM — Vientiane, Lao PDR,

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.

Training on Employment Counseling for District Officials in Vientiane Capital, Vientiane, Bolikhamxay, Khammouane, Savannakhet and Champasack Provinces from Nov 14, 2011 01:00 AM to Nov 30, 2011 10:00 AM — LAO PDR,

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 from Nov 15, 2011 01:00 AM to Nov 30, 2011 10:00 AM — Incheon, Republic of 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.

ILO National Workshop on Skills Data and Labour Market Information Systems (LMIS) Dec 05, 2011 from 02:00 AM to 08:00 AM — India,

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.

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