SABER Workforce Development Korea Country Report 2013
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International organizations
Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.
Participation of employers' and workers' organizations
The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets.
Evaluation reports
Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.
Research papers
Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues.
and identified measures that helped strengthen the system. It relied on a new diagnostic tool
(SABER-WfD1) and a wide range of primary and secondary evidence to make the assessment,
focusing on the three Functional Dimensions of WfD polices and institutions identified in the
SABER-WfD tool: strategic framework; system oversight; and service delivery. By
documenting the status of these policies and institutions in 1970, 1990 and 2010 the study
tracked the progressive development of the Korean WfD system over a 40 year period during
which the economy grew rapidly. WfD institutions, policies and practices related to the first
Dimension, already strong in 1970, became stronger in subsequent decades, while significant
and steady gains were achieved in the other two Dimensions as well, especially after 1990.
Economic and social development
Workers participation
Asia and the Pacific
