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Skills and Employability Network Updates #5


This is the fifth (November) edition of the Skills and Employability Updates, a bi-monthly newsletter created by the Skills and Employability Team.

Skills for Green Jobs: A Global View


This is an ILO publication that examines the experiences of 21 developed and developing countries in adjusting their training provision to meet the new demands of a greener economy.

Skills and Employability Network Updates #4


This is the September edition of the Skills and Employability Updates, a bi-monthly newsletter created by the Skills and Employability Team.

Look at Capacity not Apperance


Sabopha In, 22, had no left hand from birth.  She has been working with Vision Fund Cambodia as a Senior Data Encoder. She quickly and accurately types even though she only has fingers on her right hand She enjoys ...

New World Bank Resource


This is an interesting publication on the status and needs for higher education, skills and research in East Asia.
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News

Asian firms tap Western business schools

New York Times (NDTV) - January 10, 2012. "To sustain the high rate of growth in the emerging markets, there is a sense they need to develop world-class capabilities,” said Harbir Singh, professor of management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

NGOs Improve Teachers’ Skills Online

ADB - December 27, 2011. "Three students are asked what they want to be when they grow up. The first one answered, “I want to be a doctor to help the sick.” “I want to be a scientist to discover new things,” said the second child. Then the third child answered, “I want to be a teacher to help kids become what they want to be.”"

How High-Performing Nations Teach Global Skills

Asia Society - December 2011. "Education specialists have been looking to practices in other countries for quite some time. Many of the questions remain unchanged: What explains the Finland phenomenon? What is it about Singaporean math? And how did Shanghai close the staggering achievement gap?"

Resources

Skills and Employability Network Updates #5

This is the fifth (November) edition of the Skills and Employability Updates, a bi-monthly newsletter created by the Skills and Employability Team. We welcome comments and contributions from our members, so if you have something to share - an event, a publication, news - please let us know and we will include it in the next edition of the Updates.

Background Note Discussion on Skills for Green Jobs

This is the Background Note for the Online Discussion Forum that will be held on the Skills and Employability Network portal between November 15 and 30, 2011.

Putting Higher Education to Work - Skills and Research for Growth in East Asia

World Bank - 2011. "East Asia is a model region that has grown rapidly, but its low- and middle-income countries face the challenges of maintaining growth and climbing the income ladder, both requiring improvements in productivity. Higher education is critical in this effort because it provides the high-level skills and research to apply current technologies and to assimilate, adapt, and develop new technologies, two drivers of productivity.1 It can thus be a key driver of growth." (Summary)