ADBI-OECD Conference on Skills Development in the Postcrisis Context
Agenda

Registration

Opening Remarks
Worapot Manupipatpong, Director of Capacity Building and Training, Asian Development Bank Institute
Mario Amano, Deputy Secretary-General, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Session I: Skills Development to Support Rebalancing Growth
In the wake of the global financial crisis, developing Asian economies now need to adapt their development strategies and take up the challenge of 'rebalancing growth' towards greater reliance on domestic and regional demand. How can skills development policies complement this new pattern of demand? If re-balancing leads to more regional integration through greater trade and investment, what will be the impact on skills needs and provision?

Session Chair: Sylvain Giguère, Head of the LEED Division, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Panel of Experts

Christine Evans-Klock, Director, Skills and Employability Department, International Labour Organization

• Presentation: Skills, Local Development and Rebalancing Growth [ PDF 269.3KB | 15 pages ]

Xavier Greffe, Professor, Université Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne), France

• Presentation: Which Skills for Which Development [ PDF 1009.2KB | 15 pages ]

Willem Thorbecke, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute

• Presentation: Rebalancing Production in Asia [ PDF 119.9KB | 14 pages ]

John West, Senior Consultant for Capacity Building and Training, Asian Development Bank Institute

• Presentation: Skills Development: Some Demand Side Considerations for Post-Crisis Context [ PDF 575.1KB | 8 pages ]

Coffee Break

Country Presentations

Yongtang Ma, Professor and Director, Institute of International Labor and Social Security, PR China

• Presentation: Skills Development to Support Rebalancing Growth in PRC [ PDF 254.7KB | 16 pages ]

Ghazlan Ghazali, Director, Center for Instructor and Advanced Skill Training (CIAST), Department of Skills Development, Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia

• Presentation: Mainstreaming Skills Training: Our Skills Shape Our Future [ PDF 566.2KB | 17 pages ]

Lead-off Discussant: Lis Cowey, Principal Advisor, Workplace Practices, Deputy Delegate to OECD LEED Committee, Ministry of Labor, New Zealand

• Presentation: Employment and Skills Strategies in Southeast Asia [ PDF 341.7KB | 9 pages ]

Open Discussion

Lunch and Photo Session

Session II: Integrating Skills, Employment and Economic Development
Skills development policies can contribute to re-balanced and sustainable growth when they are well coordinated and aligned with long-term economic strategies. Policy integration is also conducive to the creation of good quality jobs and an inclusive labour market through better skills utilization and career progression for the least qualified. What are the challenges to an area-based, coordinated skills development strategy? How can skills policies best contribute to sustainable employment creation?

Session Chair: Worapot Manupipatpong, Director of Capacity Building and Training, Asian Development Bank Institute

Panel of Experts

Sylvain Giguère, Head of the LEED Division, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

• Presentation: Breaking out of Policy Silos to Create More and Better Jobs [ PDF 368.2KB | 16 pages ]

Randall Eberts, President, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, US

• Presentation: Panel II: Integrating Skills, Employment, and Economic Development [ PDF 115.8KB | 10 pages ]

Baburam Ranabhat, Executive Director, Industrial Enterprise Development Institute, Nepal

• Presentation: Integrating Skills, Employment and Economic Development [ PDF 242.6KB | 10 pages ]

Coffee Break

Country Presentation

Hoang Ngoc Vinh, Director General, Technical and Vocational Education, Ministry of Education and Training, Viet Nam

• Presentation: Measures for Development of Skills and Employment in Viet Nam [ PDF 348.7KB | 21 pages ]

Sajid Manzoor Asadi, Deputy Director, National Vocational and Technical Education (NAVTEC), Prime Minister's Secretariat, Pakistan

• Presentation: Skilling Pakistan: National Skill Strategy [ PDF 196.7KB | 16 pages ]

Lead-off Discussant: Jerry Murphy, Programme Director, Local and Community Development Programme, Pobal Ireland

Open Discussion

Cocktail Dinner

Session III: Roundtable on Strategies for Employment, Skills, and Social Protection in Asia
The global economic crisis has highlighted challenges and opportunities for Asia. To make the recovery job-rich and sustainable, adjustments are required in the management of labor market and social policies. The roundtable will discuss (1) economic recovery and labor market adjustments in developing Asia, (2) the importance of policy coherence, (3) the role of local strategies and effectiveness, (4) policy issues and evidence-based practices of local recovery, and (5) the role of local actors in realizing a jobs-rich recovery. What social protection systems and measures are most effective to combat poverty and overcome labor market barriers? How can skills development policies contribute to more inclusive and sustainable growth? The session will discuss a new joint report by OECD LEED and ILO and country presentations.

Session Chair: John West, Senior Consultant for Capacity Building and Training, Asian Development Bank Institute

Presentation of the OECD-ILO Report

Cristina Martinez-Fernandez, Policy Analyst, LEED Programme, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

• Presentation: Job-rich Growth in Asia [ PDF 537.9KB | 11 pages ]

Akiko Sakamoto, Specialist in Skills Development Policy and Systems, International Labor Organization, Manila

• Presentation: Reaching Out to the Informal Economy and the Vulnerable [ PDF 94.5KB | 16 pages ]

Country Presentations

Chansouk Khamphan, Director, Center for Skills Development, Department of Skills Development and Employee, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, Lao PDR

• Presentation: Strategy for Skills Development and Employment in Lao PDR [ PDF 194.9KB | 10 pages ]

Tsenddavaa Amartugs, Deputy Director, Information, Monitoring, and Evaluation Department, Ministry of Social welfare and Labor, Mongolia

• Presentation: Employment and Social Welfare Policies and Programs of Mongolia [ PDF 387.5KB | 22 pages ]

Coffee Break

Discussants Commentary and Panel Discussion

Yasuhiko Yoshida, Director for International Coordination and Public Relations, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

• Presentation: Roundtable on Strategies for Employment, Skills and Social Protection in Asia [ PDF 120KB | 7 pages ]

David Ablett, Technical and Vocational Education Training Specialist, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

Caroline Alcorso, Manager, Workforce Development, Industry Programs, State Training Services, NSW Department of Education and Training, Australia

Open Discussion

Lunch

Keynote Speech - Jari Gustaffson, Ambassador of Finland to Japan

Session Chair: Takahashi Kihara, Director of Administration, Management and Coordination, Asian Development Bank Institute

Coffee Break

Session IV: Skills Development and Green Jobs
A number of countries are undertaking and encouraging green investment in order to simultaneously contribute to economic recovery in the short-term, and help to build the environmentally friendly infrastructure required for a green economy in the long term. In this context, there is great potential for the creation of green jobs, which are defined by UNEP as positions aimed at alleviating the myriad environmental threats faced by humanity. The OECD Green Growth Strategy is working towards a Policy Kit to assist countries to generate the proper conditions for a sustainable growth path. However, skills shortages are a binding constraint on the creation of green jobs. What are the key factors to be considered when developing skills plans for green growth strategies? What are the implications of transforming economies into low-carbon?

Session Chair: Mario Lamberte, Director of Research Department, Asian Development Bank Institute

Panel of Experts

Seung Teak Kim, Director-General, Human Capital Research Division, Korea Labour Institute

• Presentation: Green Job Creation in Korea : Issues and Policies [ PDF 387.5KB | 19 pages ]

Sally Sinclair, CEO, National Employment Service Association, Australia

• Presentation: Educating for Sustainability: Australian Green Skills Initiatives [ PDF 217.8KB | 11 pages ]

Nakorn Silpa-Archa, Director General, Department of Skill Development, Thailand

• Presentation: Skill Development and Green Jobs [ PDF 1.8MB | 23 pages ]
• Paper: Thailand Country Report on Skill Development in the Post Crisis Context [ PDF 57.4KB | 12 pages ]

Christine Evans-Klock, Director, Skills and Employability Department, International Labor Organization

• Presentation: Skills for Green Jobs: A Global View [ PDF 744.3KB | 19 pages ]

Country Presentations

Marta Vivaracho, Manager, CIUDEN, Spain
Monica Lupion, External Relations Director, CIUDEN, Spain

• Presentation: Fundacion Ciudad de la Energia: A Local Development Project [ PDF 2.2MB | 19 pages ]

Lead-off Discussant: Noela Eddington, Director, VET Strategy and Research, Department of Education and Training, Australia

Open Discussion

Session V: Skills Development for SMEs and Microenterprises
The agility of SMEs and microenterprises means that they will play a key role in re-balancing strategies. At the same time, they are not big enough to be able to have in-house training. But many actors can contribute to delivery of skills for SMEs and microenterprises, including technical and vocational education and training organizations, and the private sector. How can the roles of these actors be made more effective in the context of the re-balancing imperative?

Session Chair: Cristina Martinez-Fernandez, Policy Analyst, LEED Program, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Panel of Experts

Lis Cowey, Principal Advisor, Workplace Practices and Deputy Delegate to OECD LEED Committee. Ministry of Labour, New Zealand

• Presentation: Mobilising skills for growth in SMEs: What should employers focus on and how can governments support them? [ PDF 125.6KB | 8 pages ]

Caroline Alcorso, Manager, Workforce Development, Industry Programs, State Training Services, NSW Department of Education and Training, Australia

• Presentation: Learning Comes in Many Forms: Training and Learning in Australian Small Firms [ PDF 2.6MB | 17 pages ]

David Ablett, Technical and Vocational Education Training Specialist, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

• Presentation: Skills Development for SMEs and Micro-Enterprises [ PDF 168.5KB | 19 pages ]

Country Presentations

Patrick Pang, General Manager, Qualifications Framework, Qualifications Framework Secretariat, Hong Kong, China

• Presentation: Qualifications Framework (QF) - A Platform for Skills Development : Hong Kong Experience [ PDF 425.9KB | 20 pages ]

Marissa Legaspi, Executive Director, Planning Office, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Philippines

• Presentation: Skills Development for SMEs and Micro Enterprises in the Philippines [ PDF 315.7KB | 14 pages ]
• Pape: Skills Development for SMEs and Micro Enterprises in the Philippines - A Country Report [ PDF 107.6KB | 9 pages ]

Coffee Break

Lead-off Discussant: Graham Larcombe, Director, Strategic Economics, Australia

Open Discussion

Lunch

Session VI: Building Effective Local Partnerships for Skills Development
The design of skills strategies should respond to local conditions and challenges, and should involve a wide range of stakeholders from the public and private sectors to optimize the relevance and impact of such strategies. How can we forge better partnerships for skills for employment with such stakeholders? Is there enough autonomy, capacity in the education and training sector? What are the obstacles to a joined-up approach?

Session Chair: Randall Eberts, President, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, US

Panel of Experts

Jerry Murphy, Programme Director l, Local Community Development Programme, Pobal, Ireland

• Presentation: Learning from the Irish Experience of Local Partnership [ PDF 823.9KB | 13 pages ]

Graham Larcombe, Director, Strategic Economics, Australia

• Presentation: Building Effective Local Partnerships for Skills Development [ PDF 280KB | 13 pages ]

Country Presentations

Christina Ng, Senior Manager for Course Development, Employees Retraining Board, Hong Kong, China

• Presentation: Skills Development: An Overview of the Employees Retraining Board (ERB), Hong Kong [ PDF 765.7KB | 19 pages ]

Mak Ngoy, Deputy Director General, Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport, Cambodia

• Presentation: Building Effective Local Partnerships for Skills Development: Case of Cambodia [ PDF 102.6KB | 28 pages ]

Lead-Off Discussant: Yoko Nitta, Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society, Japan Science and Technology Agency

Open Discussion

Coffee Break

Session VII: Concluding Roundtable
This session will provide the opportunity to pull together the main conclusions from the conference, and to identify issues to be addressed in possible future events on skills for employment in developing Asia.

Session Chair: Christine Evans-Klock, Director, Skills and Employability Department, International Labour Organization

What are the main lessons learnt on skills development in the post-crisis context? Which way forward?

Hoang Ngoc Vinh, Director General of Department of Technical & Vocational Education, Ministry of Education and Training, Viet Nam

Nakorn Silpa-Archa, Director General, Department of Skill Development, Thailand

Maria Criselda R. Sy, Director of Bureau of Local Employment, Department of Labor and Employment, Philippines

Yongtang Ma, Professor and Director, Institute of International Labor and Social Security, PR China

Raymond Atje Homau, Head, Department of Economics, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia

Open discussion by participants

Concluding Remark

Sylvain Giguere, Head of the LEED Division, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

• Presentation: Conclusions [ PDF 110.6KB | 6 pages ]

Worapot Manupipatpong, Director of Capacity Building and Training, Asian Development Bank Institute