Summary of the 2008 Forum

Includes a frame of the topics raised and discussed at the Forum, as well as future steps for APEC in sustainable career development.

Keynote Presentation

Keynote presentation delivered at the 2008 HRD Forum on The Role of TVET Providers in Training for Employees,  entitled "Public TVET and Their Training Courses."

Case Study of Canada
“The Role of Technical/Vocational Education and Training Providers in Training Employees in
Saskatchewan”

Ms. Tammy Bloor-Cavers
Executive Director
Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour Government of Saskatchwan
Training Institutions Branch

Ms. Tammy Bloor-Cavers’s case study focuses on Saskatchewan’s economy, post-secondary education system and providing examples of how our technical and vocational institutions meet the training needs of Saskatchewan employers and employees. PowerPoint Presentation.

Case Study of New Zealand "The Role of TVET Providers in Training for Employees: New Zealand paper"

Ms. Patricia Anne Colgate
Principal Advisor, Workplace Practicea, Department of Labour

Mr. Jeremy William Baker
Executive Director, Industry Training Federation of New Zealand

Mr. Patrician Colgate and Mr. Jeremy William Baker presented a case study which concentrates on how the New Zealand Government is supporting the economy to change from one that is largely based on commodities to one that is based on innovation and productivity by investing in globally competitive firms, infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and innovative and productive workplaces. PowerPoint Presentation.

Case Study of USA "Incumbent Worker Training in the United States"

Mr. Thomas M. Dowd
Administrator
Office of Policy Development and Research, US Development of Labor / ETA

Mr. Thomas M. Dowd's case study focuses on the fact that while many education and training programs focus on young people entering the workforce or on unemployed workers, building a prepared workforce in the United States requires increasing attention to the skill needs of “incumbent” (currently employed) workers and their employers. This paper provides an overview of U.S. industry and government investment in training for incumbent workers. PowerPoint Presentation.

Ibrahim Haji Abd.Rahman
Assistant Director
Department of Technical Education, Ministry of Education

This report discusses TVET in Brunei Darussalam and the ways in which the Department of Technical Education has been playing an active role for sustainable development in meeting the needs of employers and industry for trained and skilled workers and to respond to the changing workforce requirement. PowerPoint Presentation.

Chile - Economy Report

Mr. Pablo Lazo
General Director Advisor
International Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Since 1990, Chile as experienced an impressive transformation process of stable and lasting economic growth, working on three pillars: democracy, growth and equity.This report provides an overview of how the need of professional training has became crucially strategic in this context. PowerPoint Presentation.

Mr.TIAN Feng
Department of Vocational Capacity Building
Ministry of Human Resource and Social Security
The People’s Republic of China

The report discusses the two kinds of TVET providers in China: one is educational training providers which focus on offering knowledgeable training, and another is skilled training providers which provide practical and skilled training to developing skills for a successful future of laborers.  PowerPoint Presentation.

Indonesia - Economy Report

Mr. Hendra Iswara Martin
Head
Programs, evaluation and reporting, Secretariat of Directorate general of training and productivity development,
Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration

This report provides an overview of the importance of Human Resources Development to the government of Indonesia, as well as the role TVET plays in their approach to addressing HRD. PowerPoint Presentation.

Japan - Economy Report

The report discusses vocational trainings for employees, for example, what kind of trainings arranged by TVET providers or what kind of trainings received by workers and also introduce support measures from the government, etc. to TVET providers referring to investigation results published by The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT) in 2007. PowerPoint Presentation.

Malaysia - Economy Report

This paper provides an overview of the role that TVET plays the education system and how it integrates with the National Mission 2006-2020, which commits to continuing the structural transformation towards becoming a developed nation by 2020. PowerPoint Presentation.

Peru - Economy Report

Mr. Ricardo Perez
Professor
Universidad San Ignacio De
Loyola - Peru

This paper presentation provides an overview of the role of providers (public and private) in training for employees in the Peruvian case in the framework of a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system. PowerPoint Presentation.

Phillipines Economy Report

Ms. Maria Criselda Rebuldela SY
Director
Department of Labour and employment,
Bureau of Local employment

This report discusses how TVET provision in the Philippines is one of the strategic thrusts of the present Administration, as it plays a vital role in addressing the poverty alleviation thrusts of the 2004-2010 Philippine Medium-Term Development Plan (MTPDP). TVET is seen as a major element in the country’s development as it addresses the skills training requirements of those who are already in the labor market and those who would need to upgrade or develop new competencies to enhance employability and improve productivity in accordance with the needs of the industry.PowerPoint Presentation.

Singapore - Economy Report

This paper discusses the Singapore Workforce Development Agency, Its Vision to build a Competitive Workforce, with workers Learning for Life, and Advancing with Skills, and its Mission to enhance the employability and competitiveness of employees and job seekers, thereby building a workforce that meets the changing needs of Singapore's economy.e. PowerPoint Presentation.

Dr. Mac Van Tien
Director
National Institute For Vocational training

This report addresses the reality of vocational training system and career development in Vietnam as well as support measures for TVET providers and Promoting access to TVET providers. It also covers the 2006 Law on Vocational training and the 2007 National Strategy for Vocational Training Renovation by the year of 2020 (now is second draft)..  [Media:78.32.pdf|PowerPoint Presentation]].