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В ОБЛАСТИ РАЗВИТИЯ ЧАСТНОГО СЕКТОРА РУКОВОДСТВО ПО ПОЛИТИКЕ: Совершенствование профессиональных навыков за счет развития государственно-частного партнерства в секторе информационных технологий Казахстана

В ОБЛАСТИ РАЗВИТИЯ ЧАСТНОГО СЕКТОРА РУКОВОДСТВО ПО ПОЛИТИКЕ: Совершенствование профессиональных навыков за счет развития государственно-частного партнерства в секторе информационных технологий Казахстана

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В ОБЛАСТИ РАЗВИТИЯ ЧАСТНОГО СЕКТОРА РУКОВОДСТВО ПО ПОЛИТИКЕ: Совершенствование профессиональных навыков за счет развития государственно-частного партнерства в секторе информационных технологий Казахстана
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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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13 Aug 2014

Цель данной публикации заключается в предложении способов развития человеческого капитала за счет усиления роли государственно-частного партнерства в Казахстане. В качестве иллюстрации данного подхода рекомендуется разработать программу установления деловых связей для повышения кадрового потенциала сектора информационных технологий (ИТ). Предлагается ориентировать программу на развитие деловых связей между отечественными и иностранными ИТ-компаниями за счет совершенствования профессиональных навыков и проведения мероприятий по обучению, установлению контактов и продвижению, которые способствовали бы обмену опытом и информацией между участвующими компаниями.

Настоящее руководство стало итогом работы, проведенной в рамках Программы ОЭСР по повышению конкурентоспособности стран Евразии под руководством Управляющего комитета Инициативы по странам Центральной Азии совместно с Правительством Республики Казахстан при участии частного сектора страны.

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В ОБЛАСТИ РАЗВИТИЯ ЧАСТНОГО СЕКТОРА РУКОВОДСТВО ПО ПОЛИТИКЕ: Совершенствование профессиональных навыков за счет развития государственно-частного партнерства в секторе информационных технологий Казахстана

В ОБЛАСТИ РАЗВИТИЯ ЧАСТНОГО СЕКТОРА РУКОВОДСТВО ПО ПОЛИТИКЕ: Совершенствование профессиональных навыков за счет развития государственно-частного партнерства в секторе информационных технологий Казахстана

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В ОБЛАСТИ РАЗВИТИЯ ЧАСТНОГО СЕКТОРА РУКОВОДСТВО ПО ПОЛИТИКЕ: Совершенствование профессиональных навыков за счет развития государственно-частного партнерства в секторе информационных технологий Казахстана
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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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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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13 Aug 2014

Цель данной публикации заключается в предложении способов развития человеческого капитала за счет усиления роли государственно-частного партнерства в Казахстане. В качестве иллюстрации данного подхода рекомендуется разработать программу установления деловых связей для повышения кадрового потенциала сектора информационных технологий (ИТ). Предлагается ориентировать программу на развитие деловых связей между отечественными и иностранными ИТ-компаниями за счет совершенствования профессиональных навыков и проведения мероприятий по обучению, установлению контактов и продвижению, которые способствовали бы обмену опытом и информацией между участвующими компаниями.

Настоящее руководство стало итогом работы, проведенной в рамках Программы ОЭСР по повышению конкурентоспособности стран Евразии под руководством Управляющего комитета Инициативы по странам Центральной Азии совместно с Правительством Республики Казахстан при участии частного сектора страны.

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Competitiveness and private sector development: Kazakhstan 2010: Sector competitiveness strategy

Competitiveness and private sector development: Kazakhstan 2010: Sector competitiveness strategy

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Competitiveness and private sector development: Kazakhstan 2010: Sector competitiveness strategy
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English

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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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Sectoral approaches

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Matching skills to labour market demand requires reliable sectoral and occupational information and institutions that connect employers with training providers.  Sector based strategies and institutions have proved effective in engaging all stakeholders in promoting both pre-employment training and life-long learning.

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05 Aug 2013
In 2009 Kazakhstan launched a far-reaching programme to diversify its sources of foreign direct investment. To support this effort, Kazakhstan asked the OECD to undertake a Sector Competitiveness Review. This report, which represents the first phase of the review, provides an assessment and strategy to help Kazakhstan enhance the competitiveness of its non-energy sectors including agri-business, fertilizers, logistics, business services and information technology. While it acknowledges that the government has successfully implemented a first generation of business climate reforms, the report recommends that sector-specific policy barriers be further addressed. For example, policy makers could stimulate quality improvements and modernise production in some sectors by facilitating access to finance, attracting modern retailers and addressing skills gaps in the workforce.

This review was carried out under the aegis of the OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme, a regional programme that contributes to economic growth and development in eleven countries of the former Soviet Union as well as Afghanistan and Mongolia.
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Agribusiness

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Information and communication technologies

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Private sector

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Public private partnerships

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Skills mismatch

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Private sector development policy handbook: Enhancing skills through public-private partnerships in Kazakhstan's information technology sector

Private sector development policy handbook: Enhancing skills through public-private partnerships in Kazakhstan's information technology sector

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Private sector development policy handbook: Enhancing skills through public-private partnerships in Kazakhstan's information technology sector
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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.

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05 Aug 2013
This publication aims to present solutions for the development of human capital through partnerships between the public and private sectors in Kazakhstan. As an illustration of this approach, it recommends setting up a business linkage programme for skills development in the Information Technology (IT) sector. The proposed programme would aim to develop business linkages between local IT companies and international IT firms, through skills development activities and through peer learning, matchmaking and promotional activities, that would help participating companies exchange experiences and information.

The handbook is an outcome of work conducted by the OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme under the authority of the Central Asia Initiative Steering Committee, in consultation with the Government of Kazakhstan and with participation of the private sector in Kazakhstan.
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Private sector development policy handbook: Developing skills in Central Asia through better vocational education and training systems

Private sector development policy handbook: Developing skills in Central Asia through better vocational education and training systems

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Private sector development policy handbook: Developing skills in Central Asia through better vocational education and training systems
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English

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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.

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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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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.

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05 Aug 2013
This policy handbook offers country-specific recommendations on how to improve human capital and close the skills gap by supporting vocational education and training (VET) systems and make them relevant to the labour markets in the Central Asia region.

It builds on the key findings with regards to Human Capital Development in Central Asia of the Central Asia Competitiveness Outlook, which was published by the OECD in July 2011. The Outlook notes that Central Asian economies can boost their competitiveness by building on the strengths of their education systems, which in most parts of the region include high literacy rates, high primary and secondary enrolment for both sexes and an above-average enrolment in tertiary education. The publication contains the conclusions related to human capital development and provides guidance for policy makers on implementing VET systems in order to better equip graduates with skills they need to get jobs. While VET systems in Central Asia differ in their respective levels of development, all suffer from a misalignment between worker skills and job market requirements. Overcoming these challenges would result in significant progress for all countries in the Central Asia region.
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Конкурентоспособность и развитие частного сектора, Казахстан, Стратегия повышения отраслевой конкурентоспособности

Конкурентоспособность и развитие частного сектора, Казахстан, Стратегия повышения отраслевой конкурентоспособности

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Конкурентоспособность и развитие частного сектора, Казахстан, Стратегия повышения отраслевой конкурентоспособности
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Russian

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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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Sectoral approaches

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Matching skills to labour market demand requires reliable sectoral and occupational information and institutions that connect employers with training providers.  Sector based strategies and institutions have proved effective in engaging all stakeholders in promoting both pre-employment training and life-long learning.

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05 Aug 2013

В 2009 году Казахстан приступил к реализации масштабной программы диверсификации источников прямых иностранных инвестиций. С этой целью правительство обратилось к ОЭСР с просьбой о проведении Обзора отраслевой конкурентоспособности. В настоящем докладе, представляющем первую стадию реализации проекта, содержится оценка и излагается стратегия повышения конкурентоспособности неэнергетических отраслей экономики Казахстана, в том числе агропромышленного комплекса, агрохимии, логистики, сектора деловых услуг и информационных технологий. Несмотря на то что правительство страны успешно провело первый этап реформ, направленных на создание благоприятного делового климата, государству рекомендуется устранить основные политические барьеры, препятствующие развитию рассмотренных отраслей. Так, для улучшения качества продукции и модернизации производства необходимо принять меры по обеспечению доступа к финансированию, привлечению современных предприятий розничной торговли и повышению квалификации персонала.

Настоящий обзор был подготовлен в рамках Программы ОЭСР по повышению конкурентоспособности стран Евразии, региональной программы, направленной на содействие экономическому росту и развитию одиннадцати республик бывшего Советсткого Союза, а также Афганистана и Монголии.

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Agribusiness

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Information and communication technologies

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Public private partnerships

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Promotion of the use of information and communication technologies in technical and vocational education and training in CIS countries: Analytical report

Promotion of the use of information and communication technologies in technical and vocational education and training in CIS countries: Analytical report

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Promotion of the use of information and communication technologies in technical and vocational education and training in CIS countries: Analytical report
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English

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skpEng
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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.

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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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07 May 2013
The present analytical report is prepared by the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) in cooperation with national experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan in the framework of the joint project with the Intergovernmental Foundation for Educational, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation (IFESCCO). The report contains information on the current situation and main tendencies in ICT use in TVET in CIS countries, as well as recommendations on its further development, taking into consideration international experience, national priorities and contemporary socio-economic situation.
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Information and communication technologies

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information-and-communication-technologies
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346

Lifelong learning

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lifelong-learning
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400

TVET systems

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661
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Продвижение использования информационных и коммуникационных технологий

Продвижение использования информационных и коммуникационных технологий

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Продвижение использования информационных и коммуникационных технологий
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Russian

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russian
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skpRus
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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.

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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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07 May 2013

Аналитический отчет

Настоящий сводный аналитический отчет подготовлен Институтом ЮНЕСКО по информационным технологиям в образовании в сотрудничестве с экспертами из Азербайджана, Армении, Беларуси, Казахстана, Кыргызстана, Молдовы, России, Узбекистана и Украины в рамках совместного проекта с Межгосударственным фондом гуманитарного сотрудничества государств-участников СНГ (МФГС). Отчет содержит анализ текущего состояния и основных тенденций использования информационных и коммуникационных технологий (ИКТ) в профессионально-техническом образовании (ПТО) в странах СНГ, а также рекомендации по совершенствованию и развитию практики применения ИКТ в ПТО с учетом международного опыта, национальных приоритетов и текущей социально-экономической ситуации.

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Information and communication technologies

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information-and-communication-technologies
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346

Lifelong learning

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lifelong-learning
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400

TVET systems

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tvet-systems
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661
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Labour market institutions and policies in the CIS: Post-transition outcomes

Labour market institutions and policies in the CIS: Post-transition outcomes

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Labour market institutions and policies in the CIS: Post-transition outcomes
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English

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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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Career guidance and employment services

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Career guidance and counselling, career education and lifelong development of skills for employability are key for success in learning activities, effective career transitions, livelihood planning, entrepreneurship and in increasing labour market participation. They are instrumental in promoting skills utilization, recognition (RPL), as well as in improving enterprise human resource management.

Career development activities encompass a wide variety of support activities including career information and advice, counselling, work exposure (e.g. job shadowing, work experience periods), assessment, coaching, mentoring, professional networking, advocacy, basic and employability skills training (curricular and non-curricular) and entrepreneurship training. It is often an area which is fragmented across different ministries (e.g. education, TVET, employment, youth) requiring an effort to achieve the necessary coordination to provide adequate support to individuals during learning, employment and unemployment/inactivity periods.
 

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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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15 Apr 2013
This paper describes the development of labour market institutions and policies in seven Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries and Georgia during the transition period up to the year 2007, thus characterizing the condition of these institutions at the eve of economic crisis. It shows that in many CIS countries, public employment services lost resources, staff, and authority during the transition period, which reduced their capacity to replace lost income for unemployed workers, or to redirect them to new or better jobs. This attrition of the PESs was mainly due to policy choices made early on in the transition process with respect to their source of funding and the overall design of labour market institutions. In the early 1990s with rapidly rising unemployment and job destruction accompanied by large-scale informalization of work, these countries adopted models from well-functioning developed economies, which were ill-fitted to the national environments. After almost two decades of transition, the typical outcomes in CIS include liquidation of insurance-based employment funds and shifting of expenditures to the state or local budgets, abolition or mergers of labour market institutions, and a partial replacement of unemployment insurance with targeted social assistance. The paper argues that an essential first step to alleviating the impact of recession-related unemployment in CIS countries is loosening eligibility criteria and improving funding for existing labour market programmes, followed by increasing the capacity of the existing national public employment services and establishing a regulatory framework for the proper functioning of private employment agencies.

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

School-to-Work Transition Information Bases

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School-to-Work Transition Information Bases
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English

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english
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skpEng
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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.

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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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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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Publication Date:
07 Jan 2013
This booklet analyses the information system supporting school-to-work transition in selected countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The rationale for the study is underpinned by the importance of accurate and reliable information as the starting point of successful TVET policy. The booklet explores key policy issues and challenges currently confronting governments, and likewise provides a set of recommendations for policy makers to address these issues, drawing from examples of countries in the region. This publication fills a long-standing need for a clear and comprehensive analysis of a pressing policy issue that has not been sufficiently explored previously. It is hoped then that it will serve as a key resource for policy makers, practitioners and stakeholders and contribute to informed decision making and progress in TVET policy, research and practice. This booklet was prepared within the framework of a regional thematic study conducted by UNESCO Bangkok in collaboration with the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
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Industry skills councils

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School-to-work transition

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Skills mismatch

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Vocational training

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Youth

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh has a strong track record of growth and development, even in times of elevated global uncertainty.  A robust demographic dividend, strong ready-made garment exports, resilient remittance inflows, and stable macroeconomic conditions have supported rapid economic growth over the past two decades. A strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continued in FY22, although a recent surge in commodity prices has presented new headwinds. 

Bangladesh reached lower-middle income status in 2015. It is on track to graduate from the UN’s Least Developed Countries list in 2026. Poverty declined from 43.5 percent in 1991 to 14.3 percent in 2016, based on the international poverty line of $1.90 a day (1).  

Like many of its Asian neighbours, Bangladesh faces a major challenge trying to develop modern, employability skills for tens of millions of young women and men. It has a large informal sector, which accounts for 94.7 percent of the total employment in 2017 (2). Youth continue to be highly affected by the lack of opportunities, with the share of youth aged 15-24 not in employment, education or training (NEET), estimated at 27.8 percent in 2020 (3). 

TVET has a huge role to play in equipping the vast young labour force of 15-29 years referred to as the country’s “demographic dividend” with employability skills and providing enhanced support services to ensure a better transition from school to work. TVET may also contribute to reducing poverty by providing employability skills, particularly to those who drop out of school early and to a large number of unemployed and underemployed adults.  

Despite many reform initiatives by the government, the TVET sector needs further strengthening through reform of policies and systems in the labour market.  Enhancing industry-relevance of TVET qualifications will furthermore require closer Government cooperation with the private sector. For one and a half decade, the ILO has worked closely with the Government of Bangladesh and its Social Partners to reform the TVET sector and to improve access for people to increase their skills and employability, in particular youth, women and people from other marginalized groups. 

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic had detrimental effects on the TVET sector, due to the nation-wide closure of all educational institutes for one and a half years, starting on 17 March 2020.  Most students’ learning was effectively abolished for this duration, and learning and certification was only possible through limited online learning facilities in existence at the time. Only recently has the TVET returned to its prior activity level. 

The ILO landmark programmes aim to strengthen and improve the environment for industry skills development, address the mismatch between the supply and demand for skills training, and drive the increased employability of millions of young women and men. ILO’s support to develop the skills system in Bangladesh has focused on skills system governance, development of skills policies and qualifications frameworks; delivery of quality skills training, expanding access to TVET, and involvement by the private sector.    

 

Sources 

(1) https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/bangladesh/overview

(2) https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/informality/

(3) https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/youth/

Country Assessment and Priority (CAP) – Bangladesh strategy for skills and lifelong learning (2022)

Situation Analysis of Bangladesh TVET Sector (2019) https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—asia/—ro-bangkok/—ilo-dhaka/documents/publication/wcms_735704.pdf_