Prof.Dr.Aung Tun Thet

SHARING EXPERIENCES:

Global Education Dialogues

(GED)The Asia Series

Background

“When the winds of change blows,

Some build walls,While others build windmills.”

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”

Current global business environment more demands on the higher education systems

More productive workforce Graduates need employability skills

Higher Education

AdaptMeet needs of industry Better prepared graduates

PROCESSCombination of:Key Note AddressesPresenting case-studiesRound-Table DiscussionsParallel Working Group

Sessions

PARTICIPANTSAcademics-economists and

educational specialistsBusiness peopleGovernment officialsWorld Bank economistsBritish Council staff

PARTICIPANTS Australia Hong Kong Indonesia Japan Malaysia Myanmar Philippines UK Viet Nam

Dialogue Unique opportunity Exchange

CONTENT

IssuesHow is employability defined in

the contemporary global context?Why should higher education

address employability?

Issues

Industry linksTechnical literate peopleBusiness and enterprise skills Educated unemployment –

national wastage

Issues

Educational Attainment = SkillsCognitive skills + non-cognitive

skills + Technical Skills = Skills SetPeople – Soft skills

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

The Two WorldsEDUCATION

WORK

Balance

IsolatedUniversity "Ivory Tower”

MarketOrientedUniversit

y

New Economic Thinking Needs New Educational Thinking

EMPLOYMENT

EDUCATION

Job Barrier

New Economy

time

economy

Factor Driven

EfficiencyDriven

InnovationDriven

Educating

HeadHandHeart

Triple Helix

Higher Education Trends

Massification Vocationalization

Implications for

Myanmar

Rethinking Education – adapting to new Myanmar

Determining Employability Skills AFTA/AEC Industry-Education partnerships