School-to-Work Transition Information Bases in Asia and the Pacific

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School-to-Work Transition Information Bases in
Asia and the Pacific

• Dr. Vineeta Sirohi
• Associate Professor
• NUEPA
• New Delhi, India

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Key Findings Skill Needs MonitoringMAJOR
CHALLENGES

• Using of existing data in an integrated manner
  for school-to-work transition information.
• Periodicity, delay, lack of reliable estimates
  at lower level of disaggregation(NSS).
• Multi dimensional information needs for an
  efficient labour market information system.
• Employment Market Information- limited coverage.
• Absence of business registers.  

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Key FindingsPOLICY MEASURES INTRODUCED TO
IMPROVE STW TRANSITION INFO BASES

• National Policy on Skill Development 2009
  -establishment of Labour Market Information
  System (LMIS) and Human Resource Planning (HRP)
  for the reliable and realistic assessment of
  economic trends and labour market needs.
• Restructure Employment Exchanges as career
  guidance centres
• Quality Assurance-Research Information-linking
  supply-demand in Org.Unorg. sectors

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Key FindingsEXAMPLES OF BEST PRACTICES

• Sectoral Mapping by conducting skill gap studies
  at the National level in 20 high growth sectors
  identified by Planning Commission
• State level skill gap studies

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Key Findings-Qualitative ApproachesMAJOR
CHALLENGES

• Legislations governing employer engagement are
  not successfully implemented and enforced.
• Staff organising interfaces between employer and
  schools lack the required expertise.
• Operational hurdles in PPP set up.

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Key FindingsPOLICY MEASURES INTRODUCED TO
IMPROVE STW TRANSITION INFO BASES

• The Apprenticeship Act 1961 is being amended to
  facilitate employer-employee relation and also
  employer-education cooperation.
• Establishment of National Skill Development
  Corporation.
• Establishment of Sector Skills Council.

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Key Findings- Labour Market Perf.MAJOR CHALLENGES

• Surveys/ studies are irregular on adhoc basis,
  only few sectors are covered, more levels of
  disaggregation required and legislation is not
  effective for collection of labour market data.
• Lack of evaluative evidence on the impact of
  vocational education/training.
• Need to improve co-ordination in the generation
  and use of Labour Market Information.

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Key FindingsPOLICY MEASURES INTRODUCED TO
IMPROVE STW TRANSITION INFO BASES

• National Policy ,2009 identifies labour market
  performance as a key thrust area-supply of
  trained workers adjustable to the changing
  demands of employment and technologies.
• Focus on modular courses- relevant for
  workplace.
• Demand driven system guided by labour market
  signals thereby reducing skills mismatch Labour
  Market Information and Human Resource Planning
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RECOMMENDATIONS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

• Establish a comprehensive Labour Market
  Information System and a revamped network of
  employment exchanges-more frequent labour force
  data.
• Strengthening connection between school and work
  , facilitating school-to-work transition.
• Career Counselling -institutionalized.
• Need to have a unified view or direction across
  initiatives

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PROPOSED AREAS OF INTERVENTION FOR UNESCO

• Periodic Research and Academic consultation with
  UNESCO, through a research cell
• UNESCO can provide for capacity building at
  school level. As long as there is a lack of
  personnel at school level who can understand,
  interpret and analyse skill needs data and
  tailor curriculum accordingly, the entire policy
  effort will remain unsuccessful.
• Facilitating in sharing of experiences and best
  practices among different countries.