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Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) means the acquisition of competencies, know-how, and attitudes necessary to perform an occupation in the labor market. While TVET is important for socio-economic development, it constantly needs to be transformed so that what it offers reflects the reality of the labor market in the Pacific region. This study document has highlighted strengths and weaknesses of TVET initiatives in the 13 Pacific Islands countries and provides future scope for strategic planning. The document also captures many good practices from around the world, which are applicable to the Pacific context of TVET.
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The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2008 is the flagship annual statistical data book of the Asian Development Bank. Key Indicators 2008 features statistical data for 48 regional members of the Asian Development Bank, including Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. Purchasing power parity data are included, as are social, financial, external trade, infrastructure, governance, and environment indicators. The book carries nontechnical commentaries on the Millennium Development Goals. For ease of understanding, regional tables are grouped under seven themes (people; economy and output; money, finance, and prices; international flows; infrastructure; government and governance; and energy and environment). Each theme is introduced by a short, nontechnical writeup highlighting some key developments since the 1990s.
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Program normally commences in July and extends for approximately two months. You must be currently enrolled in a master-level or PhD-level program at an accredited institution.
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Information on ADB's assistance for developing member countries.
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This Special Report was prepared by a team from the Asian Development Bank's Economics and Research Department. Food prices have increased sharply since mid-2007 and accelerated alarmingly in early 2008. Rice and wheat prices have spiked at levels not seen in over three decades. This threatens to exacerbate poverty in developing Asia by reducing the real incomes of the already poor, while pushing many others below the poverty line. The report proposes appropriate policy responses to the challenge of food price inflation in order to avoid the reversal of the gains in poverty reduction in the region.
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Developing countries in Asia need to improve the quality of their education systems as many graduates lack the skills needed in today’s rapidly changing workplace, the Asian Development Bank said last week. “The shortage of skilled workforce in the Asia-Pacific region, male and even more so female, has been a major bottleneck in economic and social development,” the bank’s Vice President Ursula Schaefer-Preuss said at the launch of a research report on education.
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The recent surge in world food prices is yet to be fully felt in the Pacific. The lag between\ndevelopments in mainland Asia and the retail outlets in the Pacific developing member\ncountries1 (PDMCs) provide a small window of opportunity to prepare for high food\nprices. High oil prices are already a feature of the region. To date, the regional response\nto the fundamental shift in world oil prices has been muted, and much more could be\ndone to reduce their impact on the region’s growth and development prospects.
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