Workshop & Training

TA9889-PRC Sharing ADB’s Operational Knowledge in TVET in the PRC with CAREC Member Countries Final Workshop

3 - 6 pm Beijing Time, 13 Dec 2022 Online

The final workshop of KSTA 9889-PRC: Sharing ADB’s Operational Knowledge in TVET in the PRC with CAREC Member Countries was conducted on 13 December 2022 to disseminate knowledge in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) created under the TA.  Min Tang, counselor of PRC State Council, and other 35 experts from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, TVET schools, Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) member countries, and ADB discussed the key findings in relation to ADB’s operational knowledge in TVET in the PRC and policy recommendations tackling the challenges encountered by other CAREC member countries. The TA knowledge products, including report, video series, policy notes and pilot training program, will be disseminated to CAREC member countries through CAREC Institute (CI) and Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative (RKSI) platform continuously.

Agenda:

TimeProgram
15:00 – 15:14Welcome and Opening Remarks

Moderator:
Ms. Aihua Wu, Project Officer, PRCM, ADB

Speakers:
Mr. Hao Zhang, Advisor, Office of the Director General, East Asia Department (EARD), ADB

Mr. Kabir K. Jurazoda, Director of CAREC Institute (CI)
15:15 – 15:50Presentation: TA Research Findings and Knowledge Products

Moderator:
Ms. Yajunzhi Zhong, Knowledge Sharing Coordinator, Consultant Team Member

Speakers:
Dr. Min Tang, Counsellor, State Council, PRC; Vice Chairman, Youcheng Foundation; Consultant Team Leader

Dr. Yufeng Liu, Senior Programme Specialist, UNESCO; Research Professor, Center for Vocational and Technical Education Development, Ministry of Education, PRC; Consultant Team Member
15:50 – 16:15TVET Knowledge Sharing Video Show
16:15 – 17:10Panel Discussion 1: TVET development in the PRC and other CAREC member countries

Moderator:
Dr. Yufeng Liu, Senior Programme Specialist, UNESCO; Research Professor, Center for Vocational and Technical Education Development, Ministry of Education, PRC; Consultant Team Member

Panelists:
Ms. Irina Abuladze, Education Sector Development Specialist, Georgia

Dr. Akram Umarov, Deputy Director, Institute for Advanced International Studies, Uzbekistan

Mr. Jamshed Quddusov, Employment Service System Improvement Specialist, Tajikistan

Ms. Valieva Mastura, Senior Lecturer, Department of State and Foreign Language; Scientific Secretary, Academic Council of Mining-Metallurgical Institute, Tajikistan

Mr. Ilhom Abdulloev, Specialist on Research and Knowledge Connectivity, CI

Mr. Jinqiang Chen, Urban Development Specialist, East Asia Department (EARD), ADB

Mr. Guntur Sugiyarto, Principal Economist, Central and West Asia Department (CWRD), ADB

Ms. Xin Long, Senior Social Sector Specialist, CWRD, ADB

Open floor discussion: (i) What new requirements have the social development of your country/region brought to the local TVET development? (ii) Have the current TVET policies responded to those new requirements already? (iii) What experience of PRC’s TVET development can be borrowed by your countries/regions?
17:10 – 17:40Panel Discussion 2: Potential cooperation areas between PRC and other CAREC member counties

Moderator:
Dr. Min Tang, Counsellor, State Council, PRC; Vice Chairman, Youcheng Foundation; Consultant Team Leader

Panelist:
Mr. Zhen Lin, Vice President, Guangxi Economic and Trade Vocational Institute, PRC

Open floor discussion: (i) What are challenges or problems remained in the TVET development of CAREC countries? (ii) Are there any needs for cooperation in TVET? In which areas?

Discussants:
Ms. Xin Lei, Chief of Knowledge Sharing Division, CI

Mr. Saad Abdullah Paracha, Unit Head, CAREC; Senior Regional Cooperation Specialist, CWRD, ADB
17:40 – 17:50Closing Remarks

Dr. Jingjing Huang, Deputy Director One, CI

Ms. Akiko Hagiwara, Head, Economics and Strategy Unit, PRCM, ADB

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