HA NOI/ONLINE, 27 April 2021 – The Regional Study Report on Human Resources Development (HRD) Readiness in ASEAN was launched in Hanoi, Viet Nam and online yesterday, witnessed by over 100 participants from within and outside the region.
The report provides baseline information on the preparedness of HRD policies and programmes across ASEAN Member States in enabling their workforce to be relevant, agile and resilient for the future of work.
In his remarks, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Kung Phoak applauded the timeliness of the study as the region’s human resources need to be prepared for post-pandemic world. The COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation, aging societies, climate change and increasing labour migration, are some of the key challenges influencing the future of work in the region.
Supplemented by ten country reports providing country-specific in-depth analyses and recommendations, the regional report is forward looking and framed to instill future-oriented perspectives in peoples’ learning and development, as well as acquisition of a broader range of 21st century skills.
Representatives of the labour, education and economic ministries, private sector, academia, tripartite partners, international organisations participated in the virtual launching ceremony. ASEAN Dialogue Partners, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Regional Cooperation Programme in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (RECOTVET), ASEAN Secretariat, senior and national experts of the study, were also in attendance.
The study was conducted to support the implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on HRD for the Changing World of Work adopted at the 36th ASEAN Summit last year. At the launch, participants also discussed the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework for the Roadmap of actions to implement the aforementioned Declaration.
The study is a joint initiative of Viet Nam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the ASEAN Secretariat, with the support of GIZ through the RECOTVET.
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The Regional Study on HRD Readiness in ASEAN is accessible through the link: https://asean.org/regional-study-report-on-human-resources-development-hrd-readiness-in-asean/
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