dr aungtunthetpresentation
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Prof.Dr.Aung Tun Thet
SHARING EXPERIENCES:
Global Education Dialogues
(GED)The Asia Series
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Background
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“When the winds of change blows,
Some build walls,While others build windmills.”
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August 9-10, 2012
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam“Employability skills in South East Asia and the needs of the new economy:
The challenges for higher education”
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Current global business environment more demands on the higher education systems
More productive workforce Graduates need employability skills
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Higher Education
AdaptMeet needs of industry Better prepared graduates
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PROCESS
Combination of:Key Note AddressesPresenting case-studiesRound-Table DiscussionsParallel Working Group
Sessions
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PARTICIPANTS
Academics-economists and educational specialists
Business peopleGovernment officialsWorld Bank economistsBritish Council staff
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PARTICIPANTS
Australia Hong Kong Indonesia Japan Malaysia Myanmar Philippines UK Viet Nam
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Dialogue
Unique opportunity Exchange
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CONTENT
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Issues
How is employability defined in the contemporary global context?
Why should higher education address employability?
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Issues
Industry linksTechnical literate peopleBusiness and enterprise skills Educated unemployment –
national wastage
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Issues
Educational Attainment = SkillsCognitive skills + non-cognitive
skills + Technical Skills = Skills SetPeople – Soft skills
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Issues
Manpower planning versus listening to signals from labour market
Practical application – Theoretical understanding; Creativity & Innovation; Team work; Technical Skills; Business skills; Entrepreneurship
Intercultural skills Internship Learning how to learn
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The Two Worlds
EDUCATION
WORK
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Balance
IsolatedUniversity "Ivory Tower”
MarketOrientedUniversit
y
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New Economic Thinking Needs New Educational Thinking
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EMPLOYMENT
EDUCATION
Job Barrier
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New Economy
time
economy
Factor Driven
EfficiencyDriven
InnovationDriven
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Educating
HeadHandHeart
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Triple Helix
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Higher Education Trends
Massification Vocationalization
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Implications for
Myanmar
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Rethinking Education – adapting to new Myanmar
Determining Employability Skills AFTA/AEC Industry-Education partnerships