Mining Weekly.com - November 15, 2011. "Australia was facing a skills shortage and not a labour shortage, Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) CEO Reg Howard-Smith said on Monday as he reiterated a call for a flexible skilled migration programme.
The CME chief responded to comments by Prime Minister Julia Gillard over the weekend that the Australian resources sector was not doing enough to employ local communities."
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Nov 14, 2011 06:29 AM
Author: ILO Skills and Employability Team
Publishing Date:
2011
Category: CoP Product
This is the Background Note for the Online Discussion Forum that will be held on the Skills and Employability Network portal between November 15 and 30, 2011.
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.
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Jun 15, 2012 12:41 PM
Author: Trevor R. Parmenter
Publishing Date:
2011
Category: Policy
ILO - 2011. ILO Employment Working Paper 103. Measures to open employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ILO Convention No. 159 can build on extensive experience in recent decades in developing new approaches to training and employment. This working paper highlights, among other points, good practice in supporting people with intellectual disabilities in integrated employment settings. Evidence clearly points to better outcomes for employees with intellectual disabilities when they work in integrated settings, with appropriate supports.
The aims of this paper are to: examine changes over time in the understanding of intellectual disability and the capacity of persons with disabilities to learn; provide an international overview of employment options for people with intellectual disabilities, with special emphasis on Supported Employment (SE) models; examine and critically analyse from a research perspective examples of SE across a range of low- and high-income countries; and, make recommendations for the expansion and future development of inclusive employment options for this population.
My education times.com - November 8, 2011. "Bournville Training and Consultancy, the training and consultancy arm of the renowned Bournville College of Further Education, Birmingham, UK, announced the commencement of its South Asia operations with India as the primary hub. Through this venture, the company will provide a holistic training programme with globally recognised certifications in Europe, Australia, UAE and South East Asia to Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country. Bournville is in talks with various reputed chambers of commerce like CII who have initiated and aligned with national programmes to create and upgrade ITIs. The company is commencing its India operations in collaborations with IT firm Globsyn Group and shipping company Seacom Group. For starters, it will work on the development of six ITIs training around 1,000 people in West Bengal followed by Mumbai and Delhi."
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.
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.
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Mar 11, 2012 04:21 AM
Author: ILO
Publishing Date:
2011
Category: Research
ILO - 2011. "This report presents 12 contemporary case studies of employers' organizations and business networks and their work around the issue of disability in the workplace. The profiles highlight how representative organizations of business engage with their members to address disability by illustrating key practices and activities, providing information and tools on disability and employment, influencing policy on employment and training of disabled people, providing career development opportunities and linking disabled job seekers with employers. "
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Mar 06, 2012 01:51 AM
Author: ILO
Publishing Date:
2011
Category: Policy
ILO - 2011. This policy brief focuses on the opportunities made available in informal apprenticeship systems for improving skill provision in the informal economy to offer young people, especially in developing countries, ways to more productive and decent jobs. The brief draws from ILO Skills and Employability Department's work with constituents to upgrade and expand informal apprenticeship systems through technical cooperation projects operating in Asia and Africa.
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Mar 06, 2012 01:43 AM
Author: ILO
Publishing Date:
2011
Category: Policy
ILO - 2011. Looks at why national skills policies matter, what can be achieved by developing a national skills policy, key policy principles and how these can be incorporated in national skills policies as well as the process for policy development and effective implementation of skills policies. Intended to encourage particular action on the part of the constituents, the brief draws on Human Resources Development Recommendation (No. 195) and tripartite agreements adopted at the International Labour Conference in 2008 on 'Skills for improved productivity, employment growth and development'. It also provides examples of successful experiences of national skills development strategies in some countries.
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Mar 06, 2012 01:49 AM
Author: ILO
Publishing Date:
2011
Category: Policy
ILO -2011. Young people are in a vulnerable state in the labour market, many of them lacking the skills, work experience, job-search abilities and financial resources to find employment. This brief looks at ways to improve the chances of young women and men already disadvantaged by their circumstances to enter or re-enter the labour market. It also draws from several key documents, chief among them: 'Conclusions on promoting pathways to decent work for youth', International Labour Conference in 2005.
ILO "In response to floods in Sindh, ILO has launched “Cash for Work” Project for the flood-affected people in Districts of Badin and Mirpurkhas. Mr. Francesco d’Ovidio, Country Director, ILO office for Pakistan while launching the “Cash for Work for Flood Affected People” project stated, “This project will generate more than 35,000 of person day of employment to the flood affected people”."
Ms. Sandra Rothboek will be the moderator for this discussion.
This is the second online discussion on the Skills and Employability portal, this time we will discuss Skills and Green Jobs. We welcome you to take part in the discussion that will take place in November. For more information on Green Jobs, go to greenjobs-ap.ilobkk.or.th.
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