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Issue 8.1

July 2020

Greeting, SEA-VET.net readers!

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly shifted approaches to TVET delivery and industry practices as people were confronted with the difficult task of keeping their communities safe while continuing their education and work. In this July issue of the SEA-VET newsletter, we bear witness to the approaches and developments circling the TVET sector as it tries to mitigate the negative impact of the outbreak by strengthening digital learning and teaching approaches.

SEA-VET Team

News

ASEAN leaders endorsed new declaration on human resources development

UNESCO launches Global Skills Economy

ASEAN TVET Council endorsed during 36th ASEAN Summit

Supporting the development of Digital Learning in Indonesia

Growing national competencies through virtual learning

Events

ILO Webinar series: Design and delivery of online TVET in the face of a pandemic

TVET World E-Conference

Virtual Conference on Skills for a resilient youth

Infographic

Workforce readiness in the era of technological revolution 

Publications

The ASEAN Magazine - 2nd Issue

News

ASEAN leaders endorsed new declaration on Human Resources Development

ASEAN | 26. June 2020

Heads of state/Government Member States officially endorsed the “ASEAN Declaration On Human Resources Development For The Changing World of Work” at the recent 36th ASEAN Summit. The declaration aims to heighten the region’s responsiveness to rising opportunities in the changing world of work through the assistance of 15 concrete recommended actions to prepare the ASEAN workforce. 

UNESCO launches Global Skills Economy

Global | UNESCO | 20. July 2020

UNESCO had unveiled ‘The Global Skills Economy’ on World Youth Skills Day, a project that offers free and high-quality online training by members of the Global Education Coalition including IBM, Microsoft and Huawei. It serves as a one stop access of training for young people in developing their skills for employment and to impart capabilities among the youths to advance into a more inclusive, sustainable and resilient economy.

Supporting the development of Digital Learning in Indonesia

Indonesia | ILO | 16. July 2020

Nine Indonesia representatives are currently undergoing an ILO e-learning two-part course initiative. In the first half of the course, participants delved into content creation and e-pedagogy in TVET and will move forward with the integration of a virtual campus in TVET in the latter half. By the end of the course, participants are expected to have a strengthened technical knowledge and better understanding of the e-learning cycle from a quality assurance perspective. 

ASEAN TVET Council endorsed during 36th ASEAN Summit

Jakarta | ASEAN | 26. June 2020

The 36th ASEAN Summit has endorsed the Terms of Reference for the ASEAN TVET council - a multi-sectoral body - to aid ASEAN member states on the path to coordinate and advance TVET in the region. The establishment of the council further aims to nurture a world-class ASEAN labour force that is responsive to the changing needs of the labour market in the fourth industrial revolution. 

Growing national competencies through virtual learning

Vietnam | RECOTVET | PRTVET | VETA | 10. July 2020

RECOTVET and PRTVET had recently worked closely with VETA to organise the Virtual Coaching Sessions for "Quality Assurance and Quality Development in TVET Institutions". The 3 day coaching sessions were attended by more than 30 representatives and accreditors of Quality Assurance Departments from TVET colleges in Vietnam both in the physical training and online learning. 

Events

The ILO and the Australian Embassy in Jakarta collaborate to offer a series of webinars on “Design and Delivery of Online TVET”. The webinars intend to share know-hows and lessons from Australia with Indonesian policymakers and practitioners so that Indonesian TVET can successfully meet the challenges posed by the global outbreak and contribute to eventual economic recovery.  

LEARNTeach Asia opens up a virtual conference on new education and training approaches in response to the disruption caused by COVID-19. Among the topics of discussion in the event include: 'Education and Training Ecosystem Disruption’, 'Creating Effective Pedagogical Approaches’ and 'Solutions For Emerging Needs and Future Opportunities’. These discussions will inevitably provide participants with valuable insights and concrete solutions for a smooth transition into the new paradigm of education and training.

UNESCO-UNEVOC organised a virtual conference on ‘Skills for a resilient youth’ as part of 2020's World Youth Skills Day. The conference was moderated by an education specialist in technical and vocational skills development at the Commonwealth of Learning, Terry Neal. Among topics of the asynchronous discussions include “Young people: Perspectives on their hopes and fears going forward”.

Infographics

Publications

In their latest magazine publication, ASEAN addresses the challenges in mitigating the impact of COVID-19 and their support to aid member states for the future of work in the new normal. Undertaking ‘Future of work’ with focus on the fourth industrial revolution as the encompassing theme for the issue, contributors of the magazine notably highlighted the importance of investing in education, lifelong learning, building adaptive skills, and flexibility in the region’s workforce.

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