UNESCO, Kabul, 19 January 2014 - The launch of the National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Strategy is a watershed for the provision of vocational training and skills development in Afghanistan. Most importantly the strategy marks a renewed commitment to a coordinated approach to TVET and is a guiding document for all stakeholders to strengthen the four main pillars of the TVET system: governance, access, quality and financing.
TTG Asia, Kuching, 20 January 2014 - INDONESIA has proposed the creation of a MICE (“meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions,”) professional certification within the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on Tourism Professionals, according to the chair of the ASEAN Tourism Professional Monitoring Committee (ATPMC).
The Business Standard, New Delhi, 16 January 2014 - India and UK will now work together on identifying gaps in the areas of skill development and employment services and addressing these under a pact signed in New Delhi.
ILO News, Phnom Penh, 17 January 2014 - A new project to expand job services and improve labour market information was launched in Cambodia today. The project is executed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) with funding from the People’s Republic of China.
FijiVillage.com (online), 16 January 2014 - Over 1,000 scholarships are now on offer for students who want to pursue their studies in technical vocational education.
Tempo (online), 16 January 2013 - The number of technical-vocational (tech-voc) graduates surpassed the 2013 goal of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). TESDA cited in its report the 860,000 graduates for the first 11 months of 2013 who were given national certificates (NCs) as “specialistas” that qualify them for employment and join the core of skilled, globally competitive Filipino workforce.
The Guardian (online), 14 January 2014 - On a recent visit to China principal Sally Dicketts was impressed with the links colleges had with employers. Here she shares some of the lessons she learned.
The Hindu, Chennai, 12 January 2013 - Dilip Chenoy, managing director and CEO, National Skill Development Council, shares his views on the need for skill development and the initiatives his organisation has undertaken.
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NCVER - 2014. This study examines how vocational education and training (VET) practitioners understand and use competency standards in the Australian VET system. The research draws on discussions with 30 VET practitioners.
South China Morning Post (online),9 January 2013 - Opinion. A government subsidy for companies prepared to share the cost of higher-than-market-rate wages for vocational trainees would stretch the policy of leaving business decisions to the private sector. Nonetheless it is an idea that has been floated just a week ahead of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's policy address, when he is expected to deal with the issue of skilled labour shortages.
The Nation, Bangkok, 6 January 2014 - THIS YEAR could mark the start of a "golden age" for vocational education in Thailand if plans proposed by educational authorities move ahead successfully.
Bernama, Kuantan, 5 January 2014 - Nearly 1,000 training centres have been recognised by the Skills Development Department (JPK) of the Human Resources Ministry in the effort to produce more skilled manpower.
Philippine Information Agency, Manila, 3 January 2014 - The Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) will intensify its career guidance advocacy to boost local employment and to curb the unemployment rate in the country.
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