ADB Skills Forum : Key Messages

ADB Skills Forum : Key Messages

The most important objective of skills development is employment and employability Upskilling is a mantra but it should not be a race for qualifications only Industry-led systems and private sector participation crucial; regulatory framework and environment of partnership and trust needed Rebranding TVET with more integrated TVET and HE system with qualifications and certification in a non-hierarchical pathway

ADB Skills Forum : Key Messages

Real Time Labor market information- good quality and timely labor market information systems Skills for Asias large informal labor markets is a big challenge . Qualification Frameworks need industry validation and are more than just qualifications Quality of Teacher Trainers is crucial and this is another area of link with HE Employability services and ancillary support are needed to support work force participation apprenticeships, internships, etc

ADB Skills Forum : Key Messages

TVET and green economy. A green work force training plan should accompany and support a green industrial policy. Multistakeholder partnerships was stressed throughout the Forum Going forward, ADB would very much like to continue this dialogue: Adopting a Think Tank approach with the participants of this Forum and Towards an Asia Forum on Skills