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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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Textile & Garments Sector Skills Committee: Operational guide

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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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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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Governance and coordination mechanisms

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Effective governance and coordination are key elements of successful skill systems. Whilst coordination is an important factor, it needs to operate alongside other key conditions to strengthen governance. When multi-level governance is supported by effective communication, sustainable financing and effective coordination, it has the best chance of supporting the establishment of a lifelong learning ecosystem that enables individuals and enterprises to more effectively navigate the world of work and learning.

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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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Tools and guidance

The platform includes a variety of practical tools and guidance materials developed by the ILO at global and national levels. The resources include guides, case studies, cheklist, visual materials and more, and they cover a wide range of topics. Some are specifically aimed at certain groups of stakeholders, for example employers, workers or governments, and some are designed to support specific groups of beneficiaries.

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SSC Opertional guide Garments_Final.pdf

A key driver of current efforts to reform technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Ethiopia is the need to strengthen linkages between industry and the national training system.

The ILO Skill-UP Ethiopia Project is partnering with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Textile and Garments sector to improve productivity through skills development and to strengthen the quality and relevance of training for priority occupations in the sector. The four key goals are:

Reduce skills gaps and shortages
Improve productivity
Increase opportunities for all individuals in the workforce
Improve learning supply

There is common agreement that clear multi-stakeholder governance arrangements, such as Sector Skills Committees lead to better coordination, dialogue and active engagement strategies, which enhances the relevance of skills development systems and underpin economic growth in the sector.

Semi-government and non-government organizations, such as, Sector Skills Committees, partner with government to achieve mutually beneficial national goals. These new types of partnerships, brought about by the coming together of government and the private sector leads to new forms of training and ultimately higher quality employment outcomes.

This operational guide should be read in conjunction with, and forms part of, the Sector Skills Committee Governance and Operational Guide.

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Agro-Processing Sector Skills Committee: Operational Guide

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A key driver of current efforts to reform technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Ethiopia is the need to strengthen linkages between industry and the national training system.

The ILO Skill-UP Ethiopia Project is partnering with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Agro-Processing sector to improve productivity through skills development and to strengthen the quality and relevance of training for priority occupations in the sector. The four key goals are:

Reduce skills gaps and shortages
Improve productivity
Increase opportunities for all individuals in the workforce
Improve learning supply

There is common agreement that clear multi-stakeholder governance arrangements, such as Sector Skills Committees lead to better coordination, dialogue and active engagement strategies, which enhances the relevance of skills development systems and underpin economic growth in the sector.

Semi-government and non-government organisations, such as, Sector Skills Committees, partner with government to achieve mutually beneficial national goals. These new types of partnerships, brought about by the coming together of government and the private sector leads to new forms of training and ultimately higher quality employment outcomes.

This operational guide should be read in conjunction with, and forms part of, the Sector Skills Committee Governance and Operational Guide.

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Finding high-skilled talent in a global pandemic

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Employers invest in training in order to improve productivity, innovate and adopt new technologies, and compete in changing markets. Case studies and research from individual employers and associations of employers on the Global KSP deal with apprenticeship and workplace skills provision, quality assurance and governance of training institutions, and employers’ roles in anticipating skill needs and in influencing national and sector policies on skills development.

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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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20211012_WWERC_IOE_Report_FINALnbd.pdf

Pharmaceutical and life sciences industries access to the global workforce Employers have long cited the ability to access and move top world talent to where jobs
demand as a core factor in driving economic growth and job creation. Governments with
immigration policies that facilitate global talent mobility better position their businesses,
workforces, and economies to compete in the global marketplace.

Before the pandemic, countries were increasingly turning inward and enacting more
restrictive immigration policies. Employers were reporting more difficulty in recruiting,
relocating, and retaining the global talent they needed to drive growth and innovation. As
COVID-19 rapidly spread worldwide in 2020, the cross-border flow of high-skilled workforce
virtually ceased.

This research illustrates the eect the pandemic has had on one sector’s ability to access
high-skilled talent needed to keep the economy going and power recovery. To that end, the
pharmaceutical and life sciences industries provided a highly relevant case study. If ever a
sector needed access to a workforce skilled for the task, it is the one charged with leading
the development, manufacturing, and distribution of safe and eective vaccines and
therapeutics.

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Blog: Building links between enterprises and training organisations

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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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							Tezera, Dejene. Division Chief, Department of Agribusiness Development,United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
						

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Training quality and relevance

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18 Oct 2021

Lack of adequate skills is often one of the most challenging obstacles in the labour markets of developing countries. Particular challenges arise when developing countries seek to shift from agriculture to manufacturing without a solid skills base. The type of skills required changes with structural transformation. When a low-income economy undergoes the process of structural change, moving from a primarily agrarian-based economy to one dominated by industry, a new set of skills is defined. Manufacturing requires skills that were not needed in agriculture.

Ethiopia is an example of this. The country has experienced a decade of high and sustained economic growth at around ten percent and is putting a specific focus on transforming the structure of its economy from being a primarily agrarian-based economy to becoming one dominated by industry. The changes have led to increased demand for skilled labor. The government of Ethiopia therefore increased the number of TVET institutions from 505 to 919 between 2011 and 2015. In 2015, more than 350,000 students were enrolled in TVET courses and the number of students is increasing every year. This rapid expansion of the system has increased the supply of skilled labor. At the same time, the economic changes have meant that new skills are demanded. To keep up colleges are hiring new teachers every year; many of whom are hired directly as graduates from TVET colleges or universities and therefore without longer practical experiences gained in a company.

What Ethiopia is experiencing often happens as low-income economies develop. A gap has developed between the training provided by the public institutions (supply) and the skills that are needed (demand). Due to a lack of proper participation of the business sector in creating standards for vocational training, the standards often do not match with the tasks and required skills expected for the companies’ workplace. As a result, TVET Colleges develop curricula and train TVET students not in full accordance with the required job demands and reality on the ground.

The government together with the business sector needs to focus on diminishing the gap between supply and demand of skilled labor. Policy-makers seeking to design skills policies face challenges that are specific to the country context. For them to fully understand the nature of the context and the skills needed, policy-makers need to engage with companies. Guiding principles based on good practices shed light on the factors that play a role in successful skills development policies. But the supply-demand mismatch for skills is also associated with the inability of the business sector to communicate the skills that are needed and, most importantly, the unwillingness to become directly involved in the creation of skills through training schemes. Firms complain about the lack of a qualified workforce, particularly as they move up the technology ladder.

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Blog: Building links between enterprises and training organisations

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Enhancing Institutionalized Partnerships between TVET

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Work-based learning and skills utilization

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Increasingly, countries around the world, at all levels of development are putting work-based learning, particularly apprenticeships, high on their policy agenda, recognizing its potential for reducing skills mismatch, meeting skills demand of a fast changing labour market, providing cost-effective training, promoting private sector development and smoothing transitions to the world of work.

Moreover, the issue of how skills are used in the workplace and how businesses engage with the local skills ecosystem are getting greater attention. It is increasingly recognized that workers who better use their skills are more likely to have greater job satisfaction, earn better wages and are more prepared to adapt to changes in the nature of work, while employers benefit from a more productive and innovative workforce, enabling them to maximise business performance and profitability.

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report_lebanon-ppp_2020_-_final.pdf

This report examines partnerships between Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions and the world of work in Lebanon. It aims to provide a detailed overview and analysis of the status-quo of the partnerships and collaboration between TVET institutions and the world of work represented mainly by the private sector in Lebanon. It focuses on scrutinizing the national context, including the economic, demographic and social perspectives in Lebanon, followed by an overview of PPP in general outlining related legislations, regulations and policies, then it takes a closer view to the nature and extent of PPP in TVET. Afterwards, the report addresses challenges and key constraints facing the implementation of PPP in Lebanon and comparing local initiatives with regional and international ones. Finally, the report summarizes the key findings and recommendations concluding with a proposed comprehensive PPP model in TVET in Lebanon.

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SABER Workforce Development Singapore Multiyear Country Report 2012

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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.

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13 Sep 2021

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SABER_WfD_Singapore_Multiyear_CR_2012.pdf

The study benchmarked levels of support for workforce development in Singapore and identified
measures that helped to progress workforce development within the framework of human capital
development. The study piloted a new diagnostic tool (SABER-WfD) to assess Singapore’s
workforce development for three time periods: 1970, 1990 and 2010. This case illustrates the
progressive development of a strategic workforce development system in a small city-state with a
rapidly changing economy that shifted from a developing to advanced economy in just a few
decades. The tool is part of the World Bank’s initiative on Systems Assessment for Better
Education Results (SABER), focusing on several policy domains including workforce
development. Three broad functional dimensions of workforce development policies were
assessed based on a wide range of primary and secondary evidence: strategic framework; system
oversight; and service delivery. The findings show that Singapore has made continuous progress
on all dimensions, representing a highly advanced system by 2010 but also one that continues to
adapt and innovate nonetheless.

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SABER Workforce Development Uganda Country Report 2012

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13 Sep 2021

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SABER_WFD_Uganda_CR_Final_2012.pdf

The SABER-WfD benchmarking results reveal that while the country’s
political leaders are highly committed to WfD, the system’s capacity to deliver results is
lamentably weak. Addressing all the gaps will require sustained effort and collaboration
across multiple stakeholders inside and outside government. An urgent priority, however, is
to define the modus operandi for enlarging the role of employers and industry stakeholders.
Constituting and empowering an apex-level body to guide this effort would be a good start. By
focusing initially on a few key economic sectors with high growth prospects, this body’s
strategic quick wins in establishing effective partnerships between employers and training
providers would help clarify the operational arrangements for institutional autonomy and
accountability for results. Its experience would provide critical insights for the systemic
transformation of the BTVET sub-sector in the coming years.

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Economic and social development

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SABER Workforce Development Ireland Multiyear Country Report 2012

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13 Sep 2021

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SABER_WfD_Ireland_Multiyear_CR_2012.pdf

This study benchmarked levels of support for workforce development (WfD) in Ireland and
identified measures which progressed workforce development within a framework of human
capital development. The study piloted a new diagnostic tool (SABER-WfD) to assess Ireland’s
workforce development between 1980 and 2000, a period of economic expansion in Ireland and
major reform in workforce development. The tool is part of the World Bank’s initiative on
Systems Assessment for Better Education Results (SABER) which focuses on several policy
domains including workforce development. Three broad functional dimensions of workforce
development policies were assessed based primarily on secondary source materials: strategic
framework; system oversight; and service delivery. The findings demonstrated Ireland’s overall
progression on each of these dimensions; moving from an emerging to an advanced system
between 1980-2000 in respect of workforce development strategic framework and service
delivery, and to an established framework for system oversight by 2000.

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Economic and social development

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Europe and Central Asia

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SABER Workforce Development Korea Country Report 2013

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13 Sep 2021

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SABER_WfD_Korea_CR_Final_2013.pdf

The study benchmarked policies and institutions for workforce development (WfD) in Korea
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.

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Economic and social development

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SABER Workforce Development Vietnam Country Report 2012

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13 Sep 2021

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SABER_WfD_Vietnam_CR_Final_2012.pdf

The SABER-WfD assessment results, summarized on the
cover of this report, rates Vietnam’s system at the
emerging level for all three functional dimensions of
policies and institutions in the SABER-WfD analytical
framework: Strategic Framework, System Oversight
and Service Delivery. These
findings mask nuances revealed
by closer examination of the
underlying scores. They show
that the Strategic Framework
dimension is somewhat more
developed than the other two,
reflecting a very strong political
commitment to align workforce
development to the country’s
national economic priorities.
The slightly lower scores on the
System Oversight and Service
Delivery dimensions indicate
that while workforce
development is a high political priority in Vietnam, the
system’s capacity to deliver results remains weak. To
the government’s credit it acknowledges these
challenges and has articulated specific policies and
strategies to expand access and equity, to foster a
demand orientation in the VET system, to enhance
training quality and to secure funding for the sector.
Based on the SABER-WfD assessment, advancing these
goals will require attention to selected strategic
priorities, including (a) ensuring that the VET reform is
integral to the system-wide effort to strengthen the
education system at all levels; (b) focusing on a few key
economic sectors with high growth prospects; (c)
encouraging genuine partnerships between training
providers and industry; (d) specifying minimum
accreditation standards to ensure quality; and (e)
strengthening monitoring and evaluation by
establishing instruments and indicators for assessing
VET institutions’ performance.

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