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World Bank – KRIVET Workshop on Skills Development in East Asia
Seoul Palace Hotel, Seoul, March 5-7, 2013
Day 1: Tuesday, March 5
Venue: Dynasty A 8:00 ~ 8:30 Registration8:30 ~ 8:45 Welcome Remarks by KRIVET
By Dr. Young-bum Park , President, KRIVET 8:45 ~ 9:00 Welcome Remarks by the World Bank
By Mr. Luis Benveniste, Education Sector Manager, EAP World Bank
9:00 ~ 9:45 Introduction of the EAP Regional Paper on Skills Development and Workshop Agenda
By Ms. Xiaoyan Liang, TTL, Senior Education Specialist, World Bank 9:45 ~ 10:00 Coffee break
10:00 ~ 11:15
Governance and Management of Skills Development System in Korea Chair: Mr. Luis Benveniste, Education Sector Manager, EAP World Bank Speakers: Prof. Sung Joon Paik, KDI School of Public Policy and Management
Prof. Soo Bong Uh, Korea University of Technology and Education
11:15 ~ 12:30
Financing Skills Development in Korea
Chair: Dr. Lars Sondergaard, Country Sector Coordinator, World Bank Speakers: Prof. Seyeoung Chun, Chungnam National University
Dr. Jai Joon Hur, Director General, Dept. of Employment Policy, Korea Labor Institute
12:30 ~ 13:30 Lunch
13:30 ~ 15:00
Quality Assurance Arrangements, Quality and Relevance of Vocational Education and Training in Korea
Chair: Dr. Truman Packard, Lead Economist, World Bank
Speakers: Dr. Ji Sun Chung, Director, Center for Global Cooperation, KRIVET Dr. Duk Ho Kim, Dean, Korea Polytechnics
15:00 ~ 15:30
Summary of Korea Skills Development System (SABER case study Korea) Speakers: Dr. Hye Won Ko, Director, Center for Evaluation for Skills Development
Policy, KRIVET
Dr. Yoon Hee Park, Research Fellow, Office of Research in Employment and Skills Development, KRIVET
15:30 ~ 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 ~ 17:30
Panel on National and Regional Qualifications Framework (Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, ASEAN, ILO review)
Chair: Mr. Luis Benveniste, Education Sector Manager, EAP World Bank
Speakers: Dr. Mee-Souk Kim, Senior Research Fellow, Office of Research in Qualification, KRIVET
Dr. Simpson Poon, Vice President, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong
Prof. Zita Fahmi, ASEAN and Malaysian Qualifications Agency, Malaysia
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Day 2: Wednesday, March 6
Venue: Dynasty A 9:00 ~ 10:00 World Development Report 2013 on Jobs and EAP Regional FlagshipSpeaker: Dr. Truman Packard, Lead Economist, World Bank
10:00 ~ 10:45
An Enabling Environment for Skills Development in Indonesia
Chair: Mr. Pedro Cerdan-Infantes, Education Economist, World Bank
Speakers: Dr. Nizam, Secretary Professor, UGM; Secretary, Board of Higher Education Dr. Sumarna A. Abdurahman, Vice-Chairman, BNSP, Indonesia
10:45 ~ 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 ~ 11:45
Transforming TVET in the Philippines – the Role of TESDA
Chair: Mr. Luis Benveniste TTL, Senior Education Specialist, World Bank Speaker: Dr. Irene Isaac, Deputy Director General TESDA Philippines
11:45 ~ 12:30
Developing Skills for Innovation and High Income Economy in Malaysia Chair: Mr. Mauro Testaverde, Consultant, World Bank
Speaker: Dr. Amir Bin Omar, Director, Institute of Labor Market Information and Analysis, Ministry of Human Resources
12:30 ~ 13:30 Lunch
13:30 ~ 14:15
Assessing the Demand and Supply of Skills Using STEP Skills Household and Employer Surveys
Speaker: Dr. Maria Laura Sanchez, Senior Economist, World Bank
14:15 ~ 15:00 China (Yunnan) Developing Skills for Economic Transformation and Social Harmony Chair: Ms. Xiaoyan Liang, TTL, Senior Education Specialist, World Bank
15:00 ~ 15:15 Coffee break
15:15 ~ 16:00 Skilling Up Vietnam: A Workforce for an Industrialized Economy in 2020 Speaker: Dr. Reena Badiani, Economist, World Bank
16:00 ~ 16:40 Skills Development in Lao PDR
Speaker: Mr. Lars Sondergaard, Country Sector Coordinator, World Bank 16:40 ~ 17:10 Matching Aspirations: Skills for Implementing Cambodia’s Growth Strategy
Speaker: Ms. Lucilla Maria Bruni, Economist, World Bank 17:00 ~ 17:30 Wrap-up
By Mr. Luis Benveniste, Education Sector Manager, World Bank
Day 3: Thursday, March 7
Venue: Dynasty A9:00 ~ 10:15
Skills for Tomorrow’s Workforce: Panel of HR Managers from Leading Korean Companies (Hyundai and K-Pop JYP)
Chair: Mr. Luis Benveniste, Education Sector Manager, World Bank Speakers: Dr. Sun Ok Hwang, Manager, Hyundai Motor Group University
Ms. Cassie Yoo, Director, Sidus HQ
10:15~ 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 ~ 11:00 Synthesis: Twenty First Century Skills for East Asia By Prof. Simpson Poon, Hong Kong
11:00 ~ 11:30 Concluding Remarks
By Dr. Luis Benveniste, Education Sector Manager, EAP World Bank 11:30 ~ 19:00
Field Trip
Sudo Electric Technical High School Hyundai Motor Group University
