East Asian Forum for Adult Education
• EAFAE was found since 1993
• ASPBAE after 1999 concerns Basic Adult
Education
• EAFAE for industrialized countries /
prefectures/provinces/cities of East (S.East)
Asia
• Now: Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong &
Macau
– Future: China, Thailand, Malaysia
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
CHINA
• Mainland
花名：牡丹
Name: Peony
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CHINA
• Taiwan
花名：梅花
Name: Mei Blossom
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CHINA
• Hong Kong
花名：洋紫荊
Name: Bauhinia Blakeana
(Hong Kong Orchid Tree)
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CHINA
• Macau
花名：蓮花
Name: Lotus
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MAINLAND
Under ministry of education: (MOE)
Departments : - Vocational and adult education
- Higher education
- National universities
- Postgraduate education
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MAINLAND
• Vocational and adult education (MOE)
-
Education + Training (to workers in enterprises)
Adult training
Rural adult education
Vocational education information and practicum
facilities
- Vocational education in senior high schools and
colleges
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
MAINLAND
• Create New Business（創業） education by
higher education (MOE)
-
April 22, 2010
May 16, 2010
July 10, 2010
April 01, 2011
- August 20, 2012
MOE internal meeting
MOE :Leading Committee formed
Forum in Nanjing
Enterprises exchange seminar in
Shanghai
MOE announced it to be a
compulsory subject of all higher
education institutions
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
MAINLAND
• Under ministry of human resources & social
security (MHRSS, former Ministry of Labor)
• Departments: - Vocational ability building
- Human resources market
management and development
- Employment enabling
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
MAINLAND
• Vocational ability building (MHRSS)
- Technological educational institutes management
- Vocational training
- Recognition of vocational skills
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MAINLAND
• Human resources markets management &
development (MHRSS)
- Plan of 3 Supports and 1 Help (Support
educational, rural and medical development in
remote regions of China, and Help the poor)
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MAINLAND
• Employment enabling (MHRSS)
- Enable employment
- Create (self-employment) new businesses
- Coordinate employment initiatives
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MAINLAND
• MHRSS 2012 No.69 Notice
Special employment services to new graduates
of higher education
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Promotion to enterprises
Employment information to graduates
Vocational training according to job requirement
Internship program
Create new business for self-employment
Special concern in Social Security
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
MAINLAND
• Enable employment plan (2011-2015)
1. Upgrade the power of economics for
employment (including create new businesses
（創業） for self-employment)
2. Progressive policy (finance, tax… etc)
3. Coordinate employment affairs of key groups
(especially higher education graduates)
4. Empower human resources development
(Enabling vocational training)
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MAINLAND
• Enable employment plan (Continue)
5.
6.
7.
8.
Empower the building of HR markets
Control unemployment
Regulate Employer – Labour relationship
Strengthen labour protection
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
TAIWAN
• 2009-2012 Promote Employment Plan
Objective: Lower the unemployment rate to 3% in
2012 Main Tasks:
1. Expand the cooperation between enterprises,
business and educational institutes
2. Strengthen training to promote employment and
prevent unemployment
3. Upgrade the successful rate of the employment
matching
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
TAIWAN
• 2009-2012 Promote Employment Plan
(Continue)
4. Income subsidy to increase employment opportunities
5. Support creation of new business for selfemployment
6. Strengthen short-term strategies to promote workers’
employment
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TAIWAN
• 2009-2012 Promote Employment Plan
Related Education & Training Programmes by
Ministry of Education
1. 2nd Skill Bachelor Degree Special Class
2. Vocational senior high schools, polytechnic colleges
and enterprises cooperate to offer flexible education
pathways with subsidy to students
3. Practical skill bonus (3 years free of school fees)
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
TAIWAN
• 2009-2012 Promote Employment Plan
(Continue)
Related Education & Training Programmes by
Ministry of Education
4. Special Master Degree initiated by enterprises and
higher educational institutes to meet HR needs of
enterprises which responsible for part of the
educational cost of students
5. 2nd Skill Recurrent Education Program for working
population
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
TAIWAN
• 2009-2012 Promote Employment Plan
Related Education & Training Programmes by
Ministry of Labour
1. Caring Services Training (for middle age up, women
and some unemployed)
2. Logistic workers training
3. Financial support to enterprises to upgrade their HR
4. Strengthen employment counseling to youth
5. Career and further studies counseling to general
people
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
TAIWAN
• 2009-2012 Promote Employment Plan
Related Education and Training Programmes by
Other Ministries
1. In-service training to workers of social welfare
agencies (Internal Administration)
2. Subsidy to logistics HR training (Economics)
3. Subsidy to elites training for commerce (Economics)
4. Tourism personnel in-service training scheme
(Transport)
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
TAIWAN
• 2009-2012 Promote Employment Plan
Related Education and Training Programmes by
Other Ministries (Continue)
5. Retired soldiers re-employment training &
recommendation scheme (Defense)
6. Aboriginals employment training and
recommendation scheme (Aboriginal)
7. Internship and Master Degrees in
Agricultural (Agriculture)
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
HONG KONG
• Vocational Education (Education Department)
Council of Vocational Education was found since
1982
- 18 non- governmental members from education, industry
commerce, service and labour sectors
- Committees and training boards
- Many vocational education institutes
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HONG KONG
• Vocational Education (Education
Department)
- Yi（毅：Insistence）Jin （進：Forward）
Program (2000)
- For high school leavers can’t enter universities
- Equip learners with generic skills
- Strengthen learners’ motivation to study
- Develop learners skills for self-learning
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
HONG KONG
• Continuing Education Fund (Ed. Dept.)
- Subsidizes adult citizens (aged 18-65) to pursue
continuing education
- Reimburse 80% of course fees
- Maximum HKD$ 10,000 (US$1280) for life
- Use the fund 4 times, in 4 years once account
opened
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
HONG KONG
• Establishment of a New Qualifications
Framework (2012-2016)
- Award titles scheme
- Qualifications Framework Credit
- Qualifications Register
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
HONG KONG
• Qualifications Framework (Ed. Dept.)
7-level Award Title Scheme (Oct, 24, 2012)
7th . Doctor Degrees
6th . Master Degrees, Postgraduates Diplomas /
Certificates, some Professional Advanced Diplomas
/ Certificates
5th . Bachelor Degrees, some Prof. / Advanced Diplomas /
Certificates, some General Diplomas / Certificates
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
HONG KONG
• Qualifications Framework (Ed. Dept.)
7-level Award Title Scheme (Continues)
4th .
Associated Degrees, Higher Diplomas/Certificates,
some Prof. / Advanced Diplomas/Certificates,
some General Diplomas/Certificates
3rd ,2nd . Some General Diplomas/Certificates
1st .
Foundation Certificates, some General
Diplomas/Certificates
For more detail of this Framework please go to: www.hkqf.gov.hk
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
HONG KONG
• Employees Retraining Board (Labour Dept.)
- For aged 18 or above
- For those education lower than association degree
standard
- Promote the “Manpower Development Scheme”
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
HONG KONG
• Employees Retraining Board (Labour Dept.)
Offers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Placement-tied courses
Generic skills training courses
Courses for special service targets
Courses for young people
Skills upgrading Scheme Plus Courses
For more information, please go to: www.erb.org
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
MACAU
• Adult and Continuing Education (Ed. Dept.)
1. Recurrent Education (Including Vocational)
2. Continuing Education Development Plan (20112013)
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MOP$5,000 (US$620) for 2 years
Citizens aged 15 or up (till death)
Pay fee of any course recognized by government
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
MACAU
• Other related Education and Training
1. For the unemployed, migrant workers (Labour
Dept.)
2. For productivity (Economics Dept.)
LEARNING & the world of WORK in
CHINA
Thank you
Mainland:
Taiwan:
Hong Kong:
Macau:
Xie Xie （謝謝）
Dor Xia （多謝）
Dor Je （多謝）
Obrigado