Policy Brief: Skills development: Promising approaches in developed countries and emerging economies
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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.
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.
Training quality and relevance
Policy and strategy
Recommendations and advice on resolving policy challenges related to skills development systems and their linkages to the world of work. Concise syntheses of experience from the international organizations.
The policy brief draws on presentations and discussions at the ADB International Skills Development Forum held in Manila, Philippines, in 2012. The forum provided a platform to share the knowledge and experience of advanced countries in setting up successful skills development institutions. The document summarises experiences of Australia, Germany, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore shared by leading practitioners and policy makers at the forum. It explores key features of successful skills development systems with the particular focus on crucial role of partnerships with industry in ensuring relevance and quality of training.
Employability
Private sector
Productivity
Skills and training policy
Asia and the Pacific
