The Nation, Bangkok, 13 July 2015 - ALMOST 60 per cent of Thai employers need vocational graduates and just 29 per cent require workers with a university degree, yet university education continues to be more popular, according to research.
The Times of India - June 18, 2012. Over 7,400 candidates have been placed by Karnataka Employment Centre over its two years of existence.
In two years of its operations, KEC has served over 15,281 candidates, 8,960 candidates have undergone skill assessment, 13,467 candidates were sent for interview and over 7,400 candidates have got jobs in various industries.
ILO - August 27, 2012. "Government, employer and worker representatives from ten countries in the Asia-Pacific region will gather in Surabaya, Indonesia this week to examine new ways of generating green employment opportunities."
Business Line - April 17, 2012. "The Planning Commission is working on composite set of policies to include skills development in the 12th Plan.
Speaking after laying foundation stone for ‘Multi Skill Development Centre' (MSDC) in Bangalore, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission said, “We have realised skills development is an important condition to achieve 9 per cent growth.”"
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.
BGD news - May 22, 2011. "Altogether 280,000 teachers will get IT training, the education minister has told parliament. "
QSI News, Australia, 18 July 2019 - Since the expectations of today’s workforce have altered, career makeovers and new-collar jobs have become two major topics.
The Times of India, Bengaluru, 5 June 2017 - The employment-cum-skill development training programme introduced recently by the government has received an overwhelming response; within 10 days after the launch of the web portal and skill app Kaushalkar, 3.22 lakh youths got enrolled.
UNESCO will host this meeting with Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) and UNICEF, bringing together more than 200 participants, from education ministries, INGOs, NGOs and civil society organizations.
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UNESCO - 2016. The third Global Report on Adult Learning and Education takes stock of countries’ progress in implementing commitments to adult learning and education (ALE) made at the 2009 International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI). The study draws on 139 countries’ response to the GRALE III survey.
The fourth ASEM Labour and Employment Ministers' Conference will be hosted by Viet Nam on 24 - 26 October 2012 in Hanoi. The theme of the Conference is "Employment and Social Protection - A key to Sustainable and Inclusive Growth". The Conference will be preceded by an ASEM Social Partners Forum on 24 October 2012 with the participation of worker and employer organizations from ASEM members and relevant international agencies.
VietnamNet Bridge (online), 23 March 2017 - the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) aims to give vocational training to 5.5 million rural labourers in the 2016-2020 period, with 1.4 million to be trained in agriculture and the remaining in other occupations.
The Straits Times, Singapore, 14 December 2019 - Singapore and Germany inked seven memorandums of understanding (MOUs) in the areas of vocational training and education during President Halimah Yacob's five-day state visit to the country.
The latest one, signed yesterday in Frankfurt, was between the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and German electronics company Rohde & Schwarz.
Khmer Times, Cambodia, 30 June 2020 - The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MoLVT) had organised a soft skills training courses for 8,585 workers from different factories, four of which are located in Phnom Penh and three others in Kandal, Kampong Speu and Pursat provinces.
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