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Author: ILO Regional Skills Programme for Asia and the Pacific
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ILO - 2016. The December 2016 edition of the Skills and Employability Network Update. The issue features articles and resources about skills and employability in the region.
Daily Times, Islamabad, 3 December 2016 - Five-year programme will start from January 2017.
Viet Nam News, Ha Noi, 3 December 2016 - The private sector is crucial to building a standardised vocational training system by 2020, thus improving the quality of human resources to regional and world standards.
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, 2 December 2016 - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for businesspeople to be more involved in vocational training of the domestic workforce as many young graduates are having difficulties finding jobs because of a major skills gap.
ABC News (online), 2 December 2016 - The Federal Government's overhaul of the scandal-ridden vocational education sector has passed Parliament in a bid to end one of the worst chapters in Australian education history.
ILO, Santo, Vanuatu, 2 December 2016 - AN ILO-funded Start Your Own Business training and mentorship programme brings financial independence to people with disabilities in Vanuatu.
VietNamNet Bridge (online), 30 November 2016 - As many as 1.7 trillion VND (74.8 million USD) will be spent on a vocational training plan for labourers in rural areas, heard a seminar in Hanoi on November 29.
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, 30 November 2016 - Indonesia needs to produce 3.8 million skilled workers annually to meet its target of becoming the seventh largest economy in 2030, a top official has said.
The News, Islamabad, 30 November 2016 - The European Union (EU) and GIZ will sign an agreement on December 2 to support technical education and vocational training sector in Pakistan.
ADB, Nay Pyi Taw, 29 November 2016 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $98.49 million loan to help advance Myanmar’s education reforms and equip youth with skills needed in a modern economy and society.
This Regional Workshop is designed to provide opportunities for productive exchange of information and knowledge on integrating skills for green jobs in the selected sectoral priorities. The Workshop will promote social dialogue for sharing of participating countries’ experiences in their selected sectoral priorities. It will also discuss on identification of training and other active labour market programme to avoid displacements, skills and occupational needs in the proposed sectors and integrating green technology components in skill standards development for the identified sector.
UNESCO (online), 29 November 2016 - Children and young people with disabilities often leave education and training earlier than other groups and are overrepresented in the population of those who are not in education, employment or training.
My Republica,Kathmandu, 22 November 2016 - Education experts have urged the government to come up with a clear plan in promoting technical skills in the country, arguing that other South Asian countries have already moved ahead by setting their respective strategic targets.
News.lk (online), 23 November 2016 - The foundation stone laying ceremonies for establishing two vocational training institutes in Sri Lanka (Vocational Training Centre in Colombo Central; and College of Technology in Gampaha) were held on 17th and 21st November, 2016 respectively under the patronage of the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, Chang, Won-sam, Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training, Mahinda Samarasinghe, and Chief Resident Representative of Korea Eximbank, Sungsoo Jung and other dignitaries.
VietNamNet Bridge (online), 28 November 2016 - Enterprises in Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) are finding it difficult to recruit trained factory workers.
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