Proposal 3

United Nations ESCAP
HRD Section

Proposal 3

Matching education with labour market requirements

Second Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental Meeting on Human Resources Development for Youth
Bangkok, 1-5 June 1998

Objectives

To match education with the requirements of the everchanging and increasingly competitive employment market, in order to empower young people in making their career choices.
To exchange experiences in creating employment opportunities to meet the requirements of social, economic and technical changes on a sustained basis.

Problem addressed

Lack of matching between education and the needs of the employment market, and socioeconomic and technological change;
Lack of extension services, internships and other schemes providing guidance on career choices available to youth.

Activities

Establishment of a regional resource and training center on career education and employment for youth, with a proper network of government and private institutions in the countries of the region;
Constitution of a pool of experts to share experiences, to assist in planning, and to train at the national level;
Organization of regional consultations of government and private sector agencies dealing with education and employment on a regular basis.

Role of UN agencies

Role of national counterparts

Outcome

Asia-Pacific Meeting of Youth Organizations in Preparation for the Third Session of the World Youth Forum, 27-29 May 1998
Report of the Meeting (TEXT-ONLY VERSION)
List of Participants (TEXT-ONLY VERSION)