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How-to guide: How to set up a PPDP management training programme

How-to guide: How to set up a PPDP management training programme

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Bilateral organizations

The development agencies of many countries make skills development a pillar of their Official Development Assistance – from the perspective of education systems, employment promotion, poverty reduction, and private sector development. Documentation of their experience, evaluations and impact assessments, mission statements, and other knowledge products are made available through the Global KSP.

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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.

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Participation of employers' and workers' organizations

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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. 

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International standards

International conventions and recommendations and other international instruments on human resource and skills development. Strategy papers on the practical application of international standards from international organizations covering issues related to training, effective utilization and development of skills, and on linking skills to employment.

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07 May 2015
Managing an innovative and potentially complex project like a Public Private Development Partnership (PPDP) provides a rich learning opportunity and environment for managers of the project. As they embark on what might be for them as leaders, and their staff, a new model of collaborative training provision in their VTC - including working with new partners (private sector), and developing new curriculum materials for their learners – VTC managers should thoughtfully consider their own learning needs. By focusing on this as a part of their work, they can enhance their own performance as managers in this context and that of the PPDP.

VTC Managers can benefit from a learning programme that supports them as they take the different steps of conceptualization and implementation of the PPDP. The management learning programme proposed in this guide should help them further develop their management competencies through formal and informal learning, through structured reflective practice, and mentoring opportunities. These are more fully described as a PPDP VTC Management Training programme in the content of this document.
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How-to guide: How to set up a monitoring and evaluation system for a vocational training PPDP

How-to guide: How to set up a monitoring and evaluation system for a vocational training PPDP

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How-to guide: How to set up a monitoring and evaluation system for a vocational training PPDP
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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.

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Participation of employers' and workers' organizations

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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. 

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International standards

International conventions and recommendations and other international instruments on human resource and skills development. Strategy papers on the practical application of international standards from international organizations covering issues related to training, effective utilization and development of skills, and on linking skills to employment.

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06 May 2015
Young people looking for jobs are constrained by a lack of skills required in a marketplace where technology, and the skills needed to use it, is in high demand. At the same time, companies and firms expanding in developing countries remain unable to find a pool of highly-skilled labour from which to hire locally, and remain committed to importing much of their labour from the industrialised world. These structural constraints prevent people from obtaining high-paying jobs while at the same time constraining business growth in productive sectors.

The traditional approach to these problems has been government- and donor-led vocational training centres, which have sought to identify particular skills-gaps, or to identify strategic growth areas, and to bridge the gaps. Often private sector actors have been brought in to provide technical expertise. This guide introduces an innovative approach to identifying and filling skills gaps is through a Public Private Development Partnership (PPDP).
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How-to guide: How to develop and manage knowledge in vocational training PPDPs

How-to guide: How to develop and manage knowledge in vocational training PPDPs

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Bilateral organizations

The development agencies of many countries make skills development a pillar of their Official Development Assistance – from the perspective of education systems, employment promotion, poverty reduction, and private sector development. Documentation of their experience, evaluations and impact assessments, mission statements, and other knowledge products are made available through the Global KSP.

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bilateral-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.

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Participation of employers' and workers' organizations

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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. 

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International standards

International conventions and recommendations and other international instruments on human resource and skills development. Strategy papers on the practical application of international standards from international organizations covering issues related to training, effective utilization and development of skills, and on linking skills to employment.

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06 May 2015
Because Public Private Development Partnerships (PPDPs) are relatively new forms of purposeful collaboration between diverse sectoral partners, there is a great opportunity for iterative learning for those involved as well as others exploring the PPDP model as a way to develop Vocational Training Centres and make an impact on poverty and unemployment. This learning along the project cycle should be anticipated, captured and reintroduced into the PPDP and potential new PPDP projects that partners might engage in. In order to do this, there needs to be an effective learning platform as well as a functional monitoring and evaluation system in place throughout the process. This guide describes such a VTC PPDP learning platform, following an exploration of key considerations for the development of such a learning system.
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How-to guide: Developing and implementing a vocational training public private development partnership

How-to guide: Developing and implementing a vocational training public private development partnership

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Bilateral organizations

The development agencies of many countries make skills development a pillar of their Official Development Assistance – from the perspective of education systems, employment promotion, poverty reduction, and private sector development. Documentation of their experience, evaluations and impact assessments, mission statements, and other knowledge products are made available through the Global KSP.

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Other sources

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.

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Participation of employers' and workers' organizations

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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. 

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skpPSP
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International standards

International conventions and recommendations and other international instruments on human resource and skills development. Strategy papers on the practical application of international standards from international organizations covering issues related to training, effective utilization and development of skills, and on linking skills to employment.

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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. 

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27 Mar 2015
This ‘How-To’ Guide has been produced by the Learning and Knowledge Development (LKD) Facility as a learning tool, after the initial experience of working with the first vocational training Public Private Development Partnerships (PPDPs) in Iraq, Ethiopia and Uruguay. The Guide has been created from the collected learning, observations and reflections of the LKD Facility partners – the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), business partners, donors and the Vocational Training Centre leadership. The Guide is intended to share the learning from the PPDPs in terms of how to develop and implement them successfully, what has worked and what to watch out for. It will be of interest to other organizations intent on developing new PPDPs, or for adding to their thinking about their current PPDPs, and for general interest on innovative ways to strengthen vocational training for poverty alleviation. This guide is a ‘living document’ and will be updated regularly when new projects and partners get on-board and new lessons are learnt.
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World Economic Forum: Rethinking Arab employment a systemic approach for resource-endowed economies

World Economic Forum: Rethinking Arab employment a systemic approach for resource-endowed 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.

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Anticipating and matching skills needs

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Anticipating and building skills for the future is essential to a rapidly changing labour market. This applies to changes in the types and levels of skills needed as well as in occupational and technical areas. Effective methods to anticipate future skills needs and avoid potential mismatches include: sustained dialogue between employers and trainers, coordination across government institutions, labour market information systems, employment services and performance reviews of training institutions. 

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Youth employability

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Globally, nearly 68 million young women and men are looking for and available for work,  and an estimated 123 million young people are working but living in poverty. The number who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) stands at 267 million, a majority of whom are young women. Significantly, young people are three times as likely as adults (25 years and older) to be unemployed.

Skills development is a primary means of enabling young people to make a smooth transition to work. A comprehensive approach is required to integrate young women and men in the labour market, including relevant and quality skills training, labour market information, career guidance and employment services, recognition of prior learning, incorporating entrepreneurship with training and effective skills forecasting. Improved basic education and core work skills are particularly important to enable youth to engage in lifelong learning as well as transition to the labour market. 

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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. 

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12 Feb 2015
The demographic “youth bulge” represents one of the greatest opportunities, as well as one of the greatest challenges, faced by the Arab World.

With more than half of its population under 25 years old and the world’s highest regional youth unemployment rate, the Middle East and North Africa region stands at a critical juncture. This youthful populace can turn into either a “youth dividend” or a “youth liability”, contingent upon the region’s ability to create an enabling environment in which young people’s aspirations can be fulfilled.
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Assessment study of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Myanmar

Assessment study of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Myanmar

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ILO

The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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Training quality and relevance

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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. 

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27 Jan 2015
ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series This paper discusses the current state of the TVET system in Myanmar, focusing on the role of the private sector. it identifies constraints on skills development and provides recommendations to determine future policy measures that would improve and strengthen strategic areas for TVET development, including how to transition from supply-driven to demand-driven labour market and improvement of the TVET delivery and quality.
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Overcoming India's skills challenge: Transforming India into a high performance nation

Overcoming India's skills challenge: Transforming India into a high performance nation

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Governments

Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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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.

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Training quality and relevance

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Youth employability

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Globally, nearly 68 million young women and men are looking for and available for work,  and an estimated 123 million young people are working but living in poverty. The number who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) stands at 267 million, a majority of whom are young women. Significantly, young people are three times as likely as adults (25 years and older) to be unemployed.

Skills development is a primary means of enabling young people to make a smooth transition to work. A comprehensive approach is required to integrate young women and men in the labour market, including relevant and quality skills training, labour market information, career guidance and employment services, recognition of prior learning, incorporating entrepreneurship with training and effective skills forecasting. Improved basic education and core work skills are particularly important to enable youth to engage in lifelong learning as well as transition to the labour market. 

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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. 

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18 Dec 2014
India faces a historic opportunity. The country will be home to 700 million people of working age by 2020, a demographic situation that if leveraged properly can transform the country into the next economic superpower. To contribute significantly to the overall target of developing new skills in 500 million people in India by 2022—mainly by fostering private-sector initiatives in skill development programs—the government created the National Skills Development Council (NSDC) in 2009. Private organizations such as Accenture also came forward and launched a series of initiatives to achieve this national goal.

Together, with the NSDC, Accenture conducted a survey with the aim of understanding the impact of its training investments on trainees and the industrial sector over a three-year time span. Survey results clearly indicate that the injection of private capital into India’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) system is helping overcome traditional challenges of poor and inadequate infrastructure. The private initiatives have also recorded high placement rates for its trainees, with 50 percent of the trainees who complete training receiving job offers within three months of their training. However some significant challenges exist. The ‘expectations-delivery’ mismatch is leading to high numbers of drop outs— trainees quitting jobs within a month of joining, or those not willing to accept offers made to them due to a series of mismatches between trainee expectations and what programs are actually delivering. This paper presents a comprehensive action plan that could help overcome the expectations-delivery mismatch and improve the attractiveness of VET.
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Employability

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Skills development by green and inclusive SMEs in India: Entrepreneurs' approaches

Skills development by green and inclusive SMEs in India: Entrepreneurs' approaches

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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.

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Training quality and relevance

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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. 

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26 Nov 2014
All countries, regardless of their stage of development, have a role to play in the universal goal of transitioning to a low carbon economy. Ensuring that the private sector adjusts and re-engineers business operations and production modes, while at the same time ensuring that businesses can seize the opportunities linked to the process of transition, is a major challenge. However, the ways in which some entrepreneurs are innovating today in the emerging green market-place offer illuminating suggestions for the design of policies and strategies which will support an inclusive transition to low carbon growth.

This discussion paper provides insights into how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India are making the green transition today while simultaneously addressing the social implications of their business activities. It examines the approaches of entrepreneurs in developing the skills necessary for themselves and their employees to achieve green innovation that fosters inclusive growth. The innovative approaches used by these Indian companies to adjust their business models, which in certain cases also generate intentional benefits for the communities where they operate, offer unique, field-based knowledge that can inspire SMEs and agencies in other parts of the world.
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Guidance Note: Engaging the private sector in skills development

Guidance Note: Engaging the private sector in skills development

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Bilateral organizations

The development agencies of many countries make skills development a pillar of their Official Development Assistance – from the perspective of education systems, employment promotion, poverty reduction, and private sector development. Documentation of their experience, evaluations and impact assessments, mission statements, and other knowledge products are made available through the Global KSP.

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Participation of employers' and workers' organizations

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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. 

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Promotional material

Presentations, discussion papers, meeting reports, promotional materials, videos, fact sheets, brochures and newsletters on skills development for employment.

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16 Oct 2014
A DFID practice paper This guidance note provides information on how the private sector can become involved in skills development; it identifies the contributions that the private sector could make to increase both the quality and quantity of provision, complementing as well as challenging state provision. The note outlines the benefits of engaging the private sector and how that can complement the role of the public sector. A variety of possible interventions are described drawing on new developments in the field of technical and vocational education (TVET) or ‘skills development’, as well as the outcomes of current or recent reform initiatives or research in developing countries. These outcomes and the resulting recommendations will not always be relevant; decisions on what advice to follow must take into account the stage of development of a country’s economy and the current governance and operational contexts.
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Skills upgrading

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Investing in women’s employment: Good for business, good for development

Investing in women’s employment: Good for business, good for development

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Other sources

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.

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Case studies and good practices

Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice. 

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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. 

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Publication Date:
29 Sep 2014
There is a business case for improving gender diversity and supporting women to be productive workers. Despite the persuasive evidence that gender equality has a transformative effect on productivity and growth, the full economic and productive potential of women remains unrealized in many parts of the world. Globally, while women’s education levels have increased and educated women now earn more than their uneducated peers, gender gaps in labor-market participation and wage levels persist. Women continue to be underrepresented in formal and higher value-added employment.

The private sector, which accounts for almost nine out of 10 jobs in developing countries, has a critical role to play in ensuring that women have better employment opportunities. This report is the first result of the WINvest (Investing in Women Initiative) -a global World Bank Group partnership with the private sector launched at the 2012 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group in Tokyo, Japan. It draws on members’ experiences and encourages businesses to tap into and manage female talent in emerging and developing markets. The case studies detailed in this report are examples of how leading companies have benefited by investing in policies that support women employees.
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Economic growth

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Productivity

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