Leadership Summit Sessions

Chair Welcome

Transforming TVET for the green transition

As emphasised by the United Nations, climate change is the defining crisis of our time. There is a global responsibility to forge greener socio-economic systems at a rapid rate, which in turn requires the development of greener jobs and therefore greener skills training. This session will gather a range of perspectives from Asia’s TVET ecosystem to consider what the greening of skills development looks like in practice and how we can prepare the current and future workforce for an increasingly climate-conscious world.

Digital upskilling for all

The demand for digital skills in Asia is significantly high, with the Asian Development Bank’s survey of employers in Asia and the Pacific revealing that 75% of employers in four countries now have increased demand for new hires with digital skills. But with ongoing high unemployment rates and gender-based barriers impacting women’s access to education and employment, how can this demand for digital skills be met effectively? This session will consider practical approaches to ensure equitable digital upskilling across Asia, engage harder-to-reach prospective workers, and power the labour market by building a diverse, competent talent pool.

Chair’s Closing Remarks