OECD Southeast Asia Regional Policy Network on Education and Skills“Better Connecting the Skills System to the World of Work”

7-9 October 2015Siem Reap, Cambodia

Promoting Youth Employment:The Potential of Entrepreneurship

Lay-Cheng TanUNESCO Bangkok

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Key issues for youth employment

1. Socio-economic-cultural conditions

•disparity, unequal access to knowledge, digital divides, etc., between and within countries

2. Education

• access – low participation and high dropout rates

• quality – at all levels

• relevance – rapidly changing development

3. Employable skills

• 21st century skills, transversal skills

• mismatch of skills available and needed

• mindsets – parents, youth, employers

3Source: Shine Award Centre INTELLECT, Taylor’s University, Malaysia

The 5Cs

Top 5 reasons many fresh graduates remain unemployed

67%Asking for unrealistic salary and

benefits

55%Poor

communication and

collaboration skills

55%Poor

command of the

English language

42%Lack of required

skills

60%Poor

character, attitude, or personality

Source: English skills more important for employers: JobStreetsurvey, Sept 23, 2013, (Digital News Asia, Comms)

4Source: Sparks and Honey, 2013. Meet Generation Z. Forget Everything You Learn about the Millennials.

Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship

A survey conducted in Bangkok, Thailand, 2015

6A survey conducted in Bangkok, Thailand, 2015

Entrepreneurship

7A survey conducted in Bangkok, Thailand, 2015

Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship

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Case study - Malaysia

Source: Syahira Hamidon, 2015. Entrepreneurship in Education: From Theory to Practice. Presented at the Asia-Pacific Conference on Education and Training (ACET), 3-5 August 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Case study - Malaysia

Source: Syahira Hamidon, 2015. Entrepreneurship in Education: From Theory to Practice. Presented at the Asia-Pacific Conference on Education and Training (ACET), 3-5 August 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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National University of Singapore Enterprise

Case study - Singapore

• augments and complements NUS’ academic programmes and nurtures talents to possess an entrepreneurial and global mind-set

• provides experiential entrepreneurial education, active industry partnerships, comprehensive entrepreneurship support, catalytic entrepreneurship outreach

• serves as Asia’s thought leader in innovation and enterprise, as well as the bridge between the industry and university

Source: http://enterprise.nus.edu.sg/about-us/our-purpose

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Case study - Singapore

Co-operatives in schools•Builds character and inculcates values amongst the students •Offers a platform for them to develop entrepreneurship skills in a social enterprise•Develops students as future co-operative leaders

Singapore National Co-operative Federation

KESUMA’s YESCOM (Young Entrepreneurs Skills Competition) 2013 ChampionzMadrasah Al-MaarifAl-Islamiah Secondary School

Source: Mike Chian, Encouraging Youth through Cooperative, SNCF, www.sncf.org.sg

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Case study - Philippines

Miriam College Adult Education (MAE)

Conceptualization of MAE Technical Vocational Program

• Work integrated program through Café Gusto, MAE’s livelihood and business training center

• MAE Overseas Skills Training (MOST) Program, conceptualized in partnership with Sukhothai Commerce and Technological Institute in Thailand for Wellness Training in Massage and Spa

Source: Glenda Villanueva, Miriam College Adult Education, Philippines

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Bangkok University - School of Entrepreneurship and Management

Case study - Thailand

founded on the exclusive partnership with Babson College to create the leading institution for entrepreneurship excellence and development in Asia

Masters of Management in Entrepreneurship

private incubator provides the ideal platform for the practical learning

Global Entrepreneurship Research Project (GEM), a world-wide research collaboration conducted in over 85 countries

Source: http://busem.bu.ac.th/mme/

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Case study - ThailandThe Research Center for Communication and Development Knowledge Management (CCDKM), Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University

YouthSpark

• provided 29 ICT training workshops for youth-led Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and 5 Train-the-Trainer sessions in 20 provinces

• trained 30.000 young entrepreneurs and 50 successful e-shops have been created

• e-commerce solutions, e-business strategies, and basic coding to promote logical problem solving, creativity, and analytical skills essential for the digital economy

• ICT Incubator Program to be launched

• open to youths aged 18-24 who are entrepreneurs or have business ideas they would like to implement

• collaboration with Microsoft, the Population and Community Development Association (PDA) and ASEAN Foundation

Source: Kamolrat Intaratat, CCDKM, http://www.ccdkm.org/entrepreneurship-2/

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Universitas Ciputra Entrepreneurship Center

Case study - Indonesia

1. Inspiring young people to be entrepreneurs and encouraging more people to take part in fostering entrepreneurship spirit champion

2. Helping would-be entrepreneurs understand what it takes to start an enterprise; as well as providing business education and opportunities for entrepreneurs

3. Creating opportunities for small businesses to be involved into e-commerce environment and become more e-commerce conscious

4. Continuously improving the impact of our work

Online courses

Founder,Ir. Ciputra, Chairman of Ciputra Group

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• Facilitate discussion and exchange of information and experiences;

• Disseminate best practices and innovative approaches;

• Recommend policies, strategies, pedagogies and tools to enhance entrepreneurship education;

• Foster collaboration

Research on entrepreneurship educationA Supportive Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship Education in UniversitiesSouth Asia: India, Pakistan, Sri LankaSoutheast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, PhilippinesEast Asia: China, Japan, Republic of Korea

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4th Entrepreneurship Education Meeting, 12-14 October 2015, Bangkok

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• Critical thinking• Problem solving• Collaboration• Communication• Digital literacy

Optimizing entrepreneurship skills

Thank youFor more information:Lay Cheng Tan, UNESCO Bangkok lc.tan@unesco.org

UNESCO Bangkok