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The 21 Pacific Rim members of the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are committed to strengthening human resources development (HRD) to raise the productive contribution of people for work and society. The APEC-Wiki supports the APEC Human Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG), which consists of the Capacity Building Network (CBN), Education Network(EDNET), and Labour and Social Protection Network, (LSPN) in three ways: 

• Sharing Knowledge of HRD policies and practices along with an evidence of their effectiveness;
• Knowledge development to extend the HRD evidence base; and  
• Networking to facilitate knowledge sharing and development through international communities of practice around major HRD topics

• Registration from the APEC Conference on Replicating Exemplary Practices in Mathematics Education now available
  
• The 2009 APEC Forum on Human Resources Development was held in November 2009
• The US -- China science education meeting was held in November 2009.
• APEC schools and teachers share teaching tips during International Education Week November 16-20, 2009
• The 31st Human Resources Development Working Group Meeting took place in  Chicago, Illinois, USA.  Key items discussed include the human resources development response to the economic crisis and upcoming HRDWG projects
• The guide for planning and analyzing mathematics lessons in lesson study is now available
  

• Mathematics: standards, assessments, instruction (lesson study, and Singapore's model)
• Science: standards 
• Career and Technical Education (CTE)
• Learning Each Other's Languages: standards, assessments, curriculum and instruction, policy
• Information Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Systemic Reform: Transnational Education 
  

• Career and Technical Education 
• Sustainable Career Development
• Innovations in Human Resource and Economic Development

• Recycling Based Economies