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Regional Workshop
Promoting industry-led skills and TVET systems in Asia: The Role of Sector Skills Councils
The regional webinar aims to introduce representatives of government and employers and workers’ organizations to sectoral approaches to skills development with a focus on role of Sector Skills Councils (SSCs)
How can sector skills bodies (SSCs, or equivalent) contribute to the national skills development effort?
How can sector skills bodies promote industry-led and demand driven TVET and skills development?
What are the different roles and functions of SSCs across different TVET and skills systems?
What are the key lessons learned from the international experience of SSC and how do –the different approaches affect their development and effective functioning?
Panellists:
Panelist 1 – Mr Paul Comyn, Senior Skills & Employability Specialist, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Panelist 2 – Ms Jane Rexworthy, Executive Director of People 1st International Skills, the United Kingdom
Panelist 2 – Ms Sandhya Chintala (PhD), Executive Director of IT-ITeS Skills Council NASSCOM, India
Panelist 4 - Ms Anja Trier Wang, Leading Senior Adviser of Dansk Industri, Denmar
Moderators:
Ms Akiko Sakamoto, Regional Skills and Employability Specialist, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Mr Jordi Prat Tuca, Regional Technical and Programme Coordinator (SfP-SEA)
Expected participants: Representatives of the government, employers and workers organizations, TVET agencies and institutions, from 5 countries in ASEAN (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam) who are currently involved, or interested in setting up a sector skills council(s), or equivalent, in their respective countries.
The participants include the partners of the Skills for Prosperity in Southeast Asia Programme (SfP-SEA) in Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines, and the partners of the Industry Skills for Inclusive Growth (InSIGHT-2) project in Indonesia.
About the panelists:
Paul Comyn Paul Comyn has over 30 years experience in TVET and skills development as a technical specialist and consultant. He has worked on various assignments and projects associated with the reform or expansion of TVET and skill systems in more than 30 countries. He has a PhD in vocational education and training policy and has authored various journal articles and book chapters on the topic. His interests include skills policies and industry engagement in skills development. He has worked for the ILO for the past twelve years and since 2015 has been the Senior Skills & Employability Specialist leading the work of the Skills Policies and Systems Group in Geneva.
Jane Rexworthy Executive Director for People 1st International and founder of the UKs National Skills Academy for Retail, Jane Rexworthy is a CIPD (the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) qualified senior strategic Business Development professional with 15 years’ experience working within a Sector Skills Council in the UK and Internationally and over 15 years in blue chip companies within the private industry. Jane has developed the People 1st International portfolio with projects in over 40 countries providing a service that has a specific focus on developing international and UK stakeholder relationships, providing consultancy for the delivery of industry led skills and business solutions.
Ms Sandhya Chintala (PhD) Ms Sandhya Chintala (PhD) is the Executive Director of IT- ITeS Sector Skills Council NASSCOM (SSC NASSCOM). SSC NASSCOM addresses the ‘Education & Skills Development Initiative’ of this industry body for the country. Ms Chintala is also the Vice President of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), which is the chamber of commerce of the IT-BPM industry. She holds a doctorate in - Cognitive processes of how the mind absorbs information, and is the foremost expert in Assessment processes for SSC NASSCOM.
Ms Chintala has a rich background in international and national education management. Her role at NASSCOM includes providing the roadmap for IT-BPM industry’s/ NASSCOM’s education initiatives, the development of industry standards to facilitate a quality talent pool, liaising between industry, academia and government and making India the preferred global destination. As a strategist Ms Chintala has in close collaboration with the IT-BPM industry and other relevant stakeholders contributed to the design and development of the Sector Skills Council for NASSSCOM. She has identified and executed programs to develop ready-to-deploy talent by laying standards for skill requirements in the IT-BPM industry.
Anja Trier Wang Anja Trier Wang has worked as vocational education and training expert in Dansk Industri since 2002, dealing with national and European Vocational Education and Training (VET) developments and reforms from an industry perspective. From 1994 to 2002, she held different positions in the Ministry of Education and Training and in the Danish Parliament, dealing with education and European relations. She is a member of the EU Commission Advisory Group on European Qualification Framework since 2008. She has a Master Degree in Law from University of Aarhus, Denmark, and a Postgraduate Degree in International Relations from University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
About the organizers
The Skills for Prosperity in Southeast Asia Programme (SfP-SEA), funded by the United Kingdom government, aims to increase national capacity to achieve sustained and inclusive growth through the enhancement of skills development and TVET systems in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The programme works with government, employers’ organisations, trade unions, educational institutions and other partners in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to facilitate the review and reform of the countries’ skills development and TVET system strategies and policies. In the region, the SfP-SEA programme provides opportunities for mutual learning among the three countries and other ASEAN nations, and beyond, not only showcasing the results and lessons learned from the programme, but also facilitating the sharing of best practices in the region and other parts of the world, including relevant international approaches to skills anticipation and matching at a sectoral level.
The Industry Skills for Inclusive Growth (InSIGHT-2) project, funded by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, aims at exploring and proving that a skills-driven approach is an appropriate ‘pathway’ to promote inclusive growth in Asia. This includes developing a model to strengthen human resources and capacity development mechanisms, taking into account the best practices and lessons from Japan and other ASEAN member countries. Covering Indonesia and the Philippines, the project will support the development of strategies and pro-active response measures to help workers with their transitions in the labour market and adopting themselves to future skills needs. Furthermore, the project enhances linkages between skills development and other labour market policies as well as promotes decent work and skills for young women and men, including people with disabilities. The project emphasizes a stronger industry-TVET collaboration by facilitating the establishment of sector skills councils.
