High-level Ministerial Conference on Education and Training
The Conference will bring together a range of TVET and skills development stakeholders, including ministers/ high-level government officials from UNESCO Member States in the Asia-Pacific, as well as representatives of multilateral organizations, private sector, unions and youth organisations. It will serve as a platform for exchanging experience and perspectives on skills development policy and practice, identifying bottlenecks and defining direction of policy development.
Objectives of the Conference:
1. Promote policy debates and dialogues on skills development for the future through sharing of: Progress, challenges and future directions in skills development in countries of the Asia-Pacific region in light of the Shanghai Consensus; Regional and international initiatives to strengthen the expansion and relevance of skills development; Findings from research in areas of skills relevance, green and transversal skills in TVET, technology-integrated TVET as well as partnerships and coordination.
2. Strengthen the link between TVET and the labour market through focus on coordination among ministries in charge of TVET, as well as involvement of the private sector in education and training.