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August 2012 |
Skills Development Pathways in Asia Skills and educational development for inclusive and sustainable growth are becoming significant drivers in OECD countries. Asian countries are not lagging behind on the challenge; on the contrary, they are taking diverse pathways in skills training and education to achieve the end. Download the entire report. |
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April 2011 |
Job-rich Growth in Asia: Strategies for local employment, skills development and social protection Jobs-rich Growth in Asia discusses some of the most pressing issues that countries in Southeast Asia are facing in regard to boosting local employment and skills development while advancing social protection strategies in emerging, fast-growing labour markets. A joint OECD/ILO initiative, this book analyses local approaches in Asia to modernise labour markets and skills strategies and shows how local recovery is taking place through a combination of policy measures on employment creation, skills development and social protection. Read more |
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November 2009 |
ESSSA first report: Setting the scene This report identifies and discusses employment and skills strategies in Southeast Asia. The aim of the exercise is to identify a number of characteristics and trends of employment and skills development in the region which can be explored and addressed further by the ESSSA initiative. The report is divided into five sections. Section two, following the introduction, discusses the economic and labour market context. Section three discusses key issues for employment and skills development. Section four discusses policy responses and initiatives; and section five briefly suggests key issues of employment and skills development in Southeast Asia for further discussion and analysis. Download the executive summary. Download the entire report. The report is the first of the OECD LEED Working Papers series (OECD iLibrary). |
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2011/2010 |
A survey on green growth in Southeast Asia (ongoing) |
A new survey is investigating the current situation about green growth strategies, green economic policies and green skills in Southeast Asia.
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2009/2008 |
A survey of employment and skills policies in ASEAN countries |
A questionnaire on employment and skills development in Southeast Asia was addressed to the Ministries of Labour of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in June 2008. The aim was to help the OECD LEED Programme to learn from the experience of ASEAN countries in employment and skills development and to determine the content of future collaboration.
Ten countries (see below) participated in the survey which investigates the following issues:
1. Key priorities for labour market policy
2. The public employment service
3. Training and employability development
4. Integration into the labour market
5. Partnerships and local governance
6. Learning from international experience
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Ministry |
Department |
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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
Department of Labour |
Commissioner of Labour Planning and International Affairs Section |
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CAMBODIA |
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training |
International Cooperation Department |
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INDONESIA |
Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration |
Centre for Administration of International Cooperation |
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LAOS |
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare |
Skills Development Division Department of Skills Development and Employment |
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MALAYSIA |
Ministry of Human Resources |
International Division |
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MYANMAR |
Ministry of Labour |
Department of Labour |
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THE PHILIPPINES |
Department of Labor and Employment |
Department of Labour |
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SINGAPORE |
Ministry of Manpower |
Workplace Policy and Strategy Division |
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THAILAND |
Ministry of Labour |
Department of Employment |
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Ministry of Labour |
Department of Skill Development |
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VIET NAM |
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs |
International Cooperation Department |
Download the entire report.
Have your say on the ESSSA interactive web space: https://community.oecd.org/community/esssa
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2010 |
Conference: Skills development in the post-crisis context (Tokyo, Japan) 28-30 September 2010 |
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Further documentation is availabe on the ESSSA interactive web space: https://community.oecd.org/community/esssa
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