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Project Completion ReportPlease submit through your APEC Secretariat Program Director within 2 months of project completion. Reports should be 3-4 pages. Please append participants list.
SECTION A: Project profileProject number &
title:HRD 07 2014S APEC HRDWG Affairs Study Workshop: Future Priority Areas and New Directions
Project time period: June 2014 - November 2014 Date submitted:
Jan. 16, 2015
Committee / WG / Fora:
Human Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG)Capacity Building Network (CBN)
Project Overseer Name /
Organization / Economy:
Mr. Liao Wei-Ren and Ms. Liao Kuei-Yen
Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor / Chinese Taipei
SECTION B: Project report and reflection
1. Project description: In 3-4 sentences, please describe the project and its main objectives.
The project was conducted through case studies, best practice sharing and a workshop conducted in Chinese Taipei that gathered delegates from APEC member economies and experts in the HRD field to share their experiences in strengthening HRD capacity building and clarifying APEC project application procedures. Six fora were hosted at the planned workshop, centering upon six themes: Information sharing, Mobility and Regional Integration, Promoting Connectivity, 2014 HRDMM6 and Beyond, HRDMM New Action Plan and Social Enterprise.
2. Meeting objectives: Describe how the project met each of its proposed objectives. Please outline any challenges you may have encountered in delivering the activity.
The project held one workshop for experts to share their knowledge and experiences. The workshop was held on June 26-27, 2014 and six participants from four economies participated. The number of participants was 72 including invited speakers and hosts from Chinese Taipei. Through the six fora held at the workshop, the previously proposed objectives of the workshop were met. The participating experts and observers were able to gain understanding and carry out discussions on future HRDWG priority areas and new directions, facilitate project application procedures through presentations of best practices, develop recommendations for drafting high-quality, high-priority concept notes and design possible new capacity building and quality employability strategies for areas such as women, minority, disabled, older workers and other members of marginalized groups in society. Moreover, after the roundtable discussion, key HRDWG objectives for the next four-year action plan were identified and incorporated into the draft.
3. Evaluation: Describe the process undertaken to evaluate the project upon completion. (e.g. evaluation through participant surveys, peer reviews of outputs, assessments against indicators, statistics demonstrating use of outputs etc.). Provide analysis of results of evaluations conducted and where possible include information on impacts on gender. Evaluation data needs to be included as an appendix.
The project was evaluated through questionnaires distributed to speakers, hosts, experts and participants. The results of the evaluation were (refer to Appendix C for the evaluation survey) as follows:
Strongly
AgreeAgree Disagree COMMENTS
The objectives of the training were clearly defined
70.37% 29.63% 0% The project objective was clearly defined and well informed of the participants in advance.
The Workshop helped attendees
Strongly
AgreeAgree Disagree COMMENTS
know more about CBN priority areas.
The project achieved its intended objectives
66.67% 33.33% 0% Delegates provided concrete recommendations in the Workshop.
The project achieved the objective of identifying future priority areas and new directions for the Action Plan.
The agenda items and topics covered were relevant
70.37% 29.63% 0% The agenda items and topics were properly arranged.
It would have been even better to include topics that cover past outcomes of CBN activities.
The content was well organized and easy to follow
62.96% 37.04% 0% The order of the presentations was appropriate and easy to follow.
The fora held were very informative
Gender issues were sufficiently addressed during implementation
25.93% 55.56% 18.52% I do not see clear focus on gender issues on the workshop agenda, though the participants had a good mix of gender.
Linkage to gender issues can be enhanced.
The trainers/experts or facilitators were well prepared and knowledgeable about the topic
66.67% 33.33% 0% The experts have long been involved in APEC and were well prepared.
All the experts were well prepared and presented relevant information.
The materials distributed were useful
74.07% 25.93% 0% It might have been a good idea to include priorities areas of CBN member economies who was not able to participate in the workshop.
The Administrative Circular distributed is very helpful in understanding the Workshop.
The time allotted for the training was sufficient.
59.26% 37.04% 4.70% It was very good to organise a workshop in one day in a comprehensive manner.
Time allotted for each sessions was sufficient.
Other comments also included “Very helpful in reaching certain consensus for drafting the HRDMM6 Action Plan 2015-2018,” “Gained abundant knowledge on issues related to human resource
development and human resource management,” “facilitate mutual interaction and opinion exchanges among APEC economies,” “A well organized and highly productive CBN workshop really benefits for the APEC HRDWG family,” and “The zero draft of Action Plan (2015-2018) had been made out and became important material for further discussion.”
4. Output indicators: Describe the main project outputs below. This may include workshops, tools, research papers, reports, recommendations, best practices, action plans..
Indicators (Edit or Insert rows as needed)
# planned # actual Details or notes
# workshops / events 1 1 A two-day workshop was held in Taichung, Chinese Taipei.
# participants (M/F) 60-70 72 40 Male/32 Female# economies attending
2 5Delegates from Japan, the Republic of the Philippines, Chinese Taipei, the United States and Viet Nam attended the workshop.
# speakers engaged 8 8 The speakers represented different economies, governments and private sectors.
# other organizations engaged 25 29 See Appendix A # publications distributed 2 2 Administrative Circular and Workshop Program
# recommendations agreed on
Yes Yes
Concrete recommendations were made and endorsed by participating economies with regard to the draft of HRDMM6 Action Plan (2015-2018).
Other:
5. Outcomes: Describe any specific medium-term changes to policy, processes or behaviour that can be attributed to result from this activity. Please include details on: What indicators were used to measure medium-term impact? (Example indicators:
type/number of policies/ regulations/processes changed, % of businesses conforming to new standards, change in sector’s commercial activity, # individual action plans developed, # agencies using resource or tools etc.)
Monitoring plans in place and proposed indicators to measure impacts, including any impacts on gender. Please summarise relevant information.
This project is expected to bring medium-term improvements in the knowledge of APEC project application procedures and APEC HRDWG (CBN in particular) projects. The presentations helped government officials and local experts gain a better understanding of HRDWG and CBN priority areas and future directions. In addition, concrete recommendations and comments were made with regard to the drafting of 2015-2018 Action Plan that Chinese Taipei was leading, which was later presented in the Preparatory Meeting of the 6th Human Resources Development Ministerial Meeting (HRDMM6). Impacts can be measured by the number of project proposals developed and submitted to echo the Action Plan in discussion.
6. Participants (compulsory for events): Must be gender-aggregated. May be included as appendix.
Economy(Insert rows as needed) # male # female Details
Japan 1Reiko Toyoshima, Program Officer for APEC HRDWG CBN, Institute for International Studies and Training (IIST)
The Republic of the Philippines 2
Maria Susan P. Dela Rama, Executive Director, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
Marissa G. Legaspi,Executive Director, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
Chinese Taipei 6 3 Meng-Liang Tsai, Deputy Director-General, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of
Economy(Insert rows as needed) # male # female Details
Labor/CBN Coordinator
Dr. Kuei-Yen Liao, Section Chief, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor/CBN Deputy Coordinator
Dr. Jiann-Chyuan Wang, Vice President, Director of the Third Research Division, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research
Chien-Chung Li, Chairman, CECI Engineering Consultants Inc.
San-Quei Lin, Chairperson, Institute of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labor
Jinn-Ding Chang, Section Chief, Employment and Vocational Training Center, Taichung-Changhua-Nantou Regional Branch, WDA, MOL
Dr. Hui-wan Cho, Professor, Graduate Institute of International Politics, National Chung Hsing University
Mei-Chuan Chuang, Deputy Director, Department of General Planning, Ministry of Labor
Chih-Tung Huang, Director, International Office, Department of Research Development, National Open University
United States 1Carina Klein, Labor Officer, U.S. Department of State
Viet Nam 2
Nguyen Ba Ngoc, Deputy Director General, Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs, MOLISA
Dang Si Dung, Deputy Director General, International Cooperation Department, MOLISA
Please refer to Appendix A for the full list of participants, including the speakers/experts listed above.
Comments: What was the approach undertaken for participant nomination/selection and targeting? Please provide details. What follow-up actions are expected? How will participants/beneficiaries continue to be engaged and supported to progress this work?
Invitations were sent to the APEC HRDWG fora for nomination of delegates. Experts from Chinese Taipei were invited to share their projects; the drafting team of Chinese Taipei was invited to present the draft of HRDMM6 Action Plan. The organizer also directly invited the CBN program officer from Japan to share their best practice as one of their CBN projects was recently approved for funding. The directors of the drafting team from Viet Nam were also directly invited to share their views on the new four-year Action Plan as the host economy of HRDMM6. Chinese Taipei CBN Team also invited an officer from the office of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of State to deliver a talk on HRDWG/CBN issues and possible future development and priority areas.
After the inputs from the participating delegates were gathered and incorporated. The outcome of the workshop, including the draft of Action Plan for 2015-2018 was shared at the Preparatory Meeting of HRDMM6 for further comments and endorsement by the HRDWG fora.
7. Key findings: Describe 1-3 examples of key findings, challenges or success stories arising from the project (e.g. research or case studies results, policy recommendations, roadblocks to progress on an issue, impacts on gender).
Some of the key findings drawn from the speakers’ presentations and the draft of Action Plan include, but not limited to, the following:
Breaking down the barriers between formal, informal and non-formal education and training and placing an emphasis on lifelong learning can enhance effective labour mobility.
Economic empowerment of women is the key to stability of families.
An APEC Capacity Building Center will be established in Chinese Taipei to promote unified competence standard and mutual recognition of national skills certificates.
Workplace safety contributes to more stable and reliable production and is the key to greater investment across the APEC region.
High youth unemployment leads to instability and threatens national security. Use of technology in human capacity building becomes imperative in order for the graduates of
TVET program exploit the employment opportunities offered by these expanding global value chains.
CBN priorities areas include strengthening HRM and HRD capacity building for SMEs and entrepreneurs.
Identify potentials for mutual recognition of qualifications and skills developing mutual recognition of competencies and training quality systems for skills mobility across the APEC region to enhance human resource quality and better meet global supply chain demands.
8. Next steps: Describe any planned follow-up steps or projects, such as workshops, post-activity evaluations, or research to assess the impact of this activity. How will the indicators from Question 5 be tracked? How will this activity inform any future APEC activities?
Following the June Workshop in Chinese Taipei, the draft of Action Plan for 2015-2018 was presented to member economies in HRDWG at the Preparatory Meeting of HRDMM6 on July 6-8, 2014. At the meeting, the Action Plan for 2015-2018 incorporated comments from participating economies and was later circulated to HRDWG fora for more recommendations after the meeting. During the process, Chinese Taipei CBN Team collaborated with Viet Nam drafting team on the revisions. The finalized Action Plan was discussed and officially endorsed by HRDWG ministers at the HRDMM6 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, on September 6, 2014.
In line with the Action Plan, Chinese Taipei proposed the APEC project “Strengthening Mobility and Promoting Regional Integration of Professional Engineers in APEC Economies” to facilitate cross-border mobility of professionals, which was approved in principle for funding by APEC’s BMC at the moment of drafting the completion report. Another APEC project “APEC Skills Development Capacity Building Center” is being planned and will be submitted in 2015.
9. Feedback for the Secretariat: Do you have suggestions for more effective support by APEC fora or the Secretariat? Any assessment of consultants, experts or other stakeholders to share? The Secretariat examines feedback trends to identify ways to improve our systems.
Chinese Taipei CBN Team would like to express our appreciation to APEC Secretariat Program Director Ms. Grace T. Cruz-Fabella and Program Executive Ms. Yasmin Mohamed Amin for their kind assistance and coordination for all related work behind the project, which contributed to the success of the proposed Workshop.
SECTION C: Budget
Attach a detailed breakdown of the APEC- provided project budget, including: Planned costs: (using most recently approved budget figures) Actual expenditures Variance notes: An explanation of any budget line under- or over-spent by 20% or more.
SECTION D: Appendices
Please attach the following documentation to the report as required. Note that the participant contact list is a mandatory requirement for all Project completion reports.
Appendices Notes Participant contact list: contact info, gender, job titles (mandatory) Appendix A Experts / consultants list: contact info, job titles, roles, gender See Item 6 of Section B Event Agenda Appendix B Reports, websites or resources created: links or soft copies http://apeccbn.org/conf/ Post activity survey or other evaluation data (raw and/or aggregated) Appendix C Other information or resources Appendix D
Draft of HRDMM6 Action
Plan (2015-2018)FOR APEC SECRETARIAT USE ONLY APEC comments: Were APEC project guidelines followed? Could the project have been managed more effectively or easily by the PO?
APPENDIX A – LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
No. Name Economy Gender Position/Organization Contact Information
1 Reiko ToyoshimaJapan Female Program Officer for APEC HRDWG CBN, Institute for
International Studies and [email protected]
2Maria Susan P. Dela Rama
Philippines Female Executive Director, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
3Marissa G. Legaspi
Philippines Female Executive Director, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
4 Dr. Shih-Wei Pan Chinese Taipei Male Minister, Ministry of Labor 886-2-8995-6866
5Dr. Feng-Ming Hao
Chinese Taipei MaleDeputy Minister, Ministry of Labor
886-2-8995-6866
6 Tai-Chu ChouChinese Taipei Male Director General, Department of International
Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs886-2-2348-2999
7 San-Quei LinChinese Taipei Male Chairperson, Institute of Labor, Occupational Safety and
Health, Ministry of Labor886-2-2660-7600
8 Meng-Liang Tsai Chinese Taipei Male Deputy Director General, Workforce Development Agency,
Ministry of Labor/CBN [email protected]
9Mei-Chuan Chuang
Chinese Taipei Female Deputy Director, Department of General Planning, Ministry of Labor
886-2-8995-6866
10 Chi-Yun HsiehChinese Taipei Male Director, Planning Division, Workforce Development
Agency, Ministry of [email protected]
11 Dr. Kuei-Yen LiaoChinese Taipei Female Section Chief, Planning Division, Workforce Development
Agency, Ministry of Labor/CBN Deputy [email protected]
12Dr. Shain-May Tang
Chinese Taipei Female Director, Department of Research Development, National Open University
886-2-2282-9355 ext.5401
13 Dr. Tony C.T. KuoChinese Taipei Male
Director, Computer Center, National Open University886-2-2282-9355 ext.5601
14Dr. Chih-Tung Huang
Chinese Taipei Male Director, International Office, Department of Research Development, National Open University
886-2-2282-9355 ext.7411
15Dr. Michael Tanangkingsing
Chinese Taipei Male Associate Professor, Department of English, National Taipei University of Technology
886-2-2771-2171 ext. 6521
16Dr. Sheng-Huang Kuo
Chinese Taipei Male Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, SHU-TE University
886-7-615-8000 ext. 5106
17 Dr. Kuan-Ching Li Chinese Taipei Male Professor, Department of Computer Science and 886-4-2632-8001
No. Name Economy Gender Position/Organization Contact Information
Information Engineering, Providence University ext.18211
18 Dr. Victor C. LinChinese Taipei Male Dean, Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs,
Providence University886-4-2632-8001 ext.11550
19 Dr. Nien-Chi LiuChinese Taipei Female Professor, Graduate Institute of Human Resource
Management, National Central University886-3-422-7151 ext. 66155
20Dr. Wu-Yuin Hwang
Chinese Taipei MaleProfessor, Network Learning Technology, Central University
886-3-422-7151 ext.35411
21Dr. Jiann-Chyuan Wang
Chinese Taipei Male Vice President, Director of the Third Research Division, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research
886-2-2735-6006 ext.201
22Dr. Ching-Lung Liao
Chinese Taipei MaleChairman, China Engineering Consultants Inc.
886-2-8732-5567
23 Dr. Hui-wan ChoChinese Taipei Female Professor, Graduate Institute of International Politics,
National Chung Hsing University886-4-2284-0310 ext.777
24Dr. John Chien-Chung Li
Chinese Taipei MaleChairman, CECI Engineering Consultants, Inc.
886-2-8797-3567
25 Kung-Tai ChouChinese Taipei Male Chief Engineer, Office of Chief Engineer, CECI Engineering
Consultants, Inc.886-2-8797-3567
26 Wang-Chun Lu Chinese Taipei Male President, National Chinese Seamen’s Union 886-2-2515-0259
27 Daphne Su Chinese Taipei Male Secretary General, National Chinese Seamen’s Union 886-2-2515-0259
28 Chi-Shou Hsieh Chinese Taipei Male Chairman, GIBSIN Engineers, Ltd. 886-2-2916-0061
29 Dr. Chin-tsang HoChinese Taipei Male Chief Secretary, Small and Medium Enterprise
Administration, Ministry of Economic Affair886-2-2366-2205
30Dr. Guor-Cheng Fang
Chinese Taipei MalePresident, Hung Kuang University
886-4-2631-8652 ext.1110
31 Ter-Chyuan YuChinese Taipei Male Executive Secretary, Chinese Taipei APEC&IPEA Engineer
Monitoring Committee886-2-2392-6325
32 Dr. Kuei-Shu HsuChinese Taipei Male Professor, Department of Applied Geoinformatics, Chia Nan
University of Pharmacy & Science886-6-266-4911 ext.6801
33Zhao Xiang Julius Liu
Chinese Taipei Male Senior Executive Officer, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
34 Che-Shang HuangChinese Taipei Male Section Chief, Department of General Planning, Ministry of
Labor886-2-8590-2862
35 Yi-Chien Tsai Chinese Taipei Female Officer, Department of General Planning, Ministry of Labor 886-2-8590-2863
36 Jinn-Ding ChangChinese Taipei Male Section Chief, Employment and Vocational Training Center,
Taichung-Changhua-Nantou Regional Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
No. Name Economy Gender Position/Organization Contact Information
37 Shu-Yu ChengChinese Taipei Female Assistant Researcher, Department of Technological and
Vocational Education, Ministry of [email protected]
38 Yu-Wei TsengChinese Taipei Male Project Assistant, Department of Technological and
Vocational Education, Ministry of [email protected]
39 Shih-Wei WangChinese Taipei Male Project Assistant, Department of Technological and
Vocational Education , Ministry of [email protected]
40 Jung HsiChinese Taipei Female Officer, Training and Development Division, Workforce
Development Agency, Ministry of [email protected]
41 Jeffery ChiuChinese Taipei Male Associate Technical Specialist, Training and Development
Division, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of [email protected]
42 Li-Ping Huang Chinese Taipei Female Chinese Federation of Labor 886-4-2223-4222
43 Pei-Fen Ho Chinese Taipei Female Chinese Federation of Labor 886-4-2223-4222
44 Yu-Ching HuangChinese Taipei Female Project Manager, Youth Salon, Kaohsiung-Pingtung-
Penghu-Taitung Regional Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
45 Hui-Ping ChiuChinese Taipei Female Project Manager, Kaohsiung-Pingtung- Penghu-Taitung
Regional Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
886-7-821-0171 ext.2802
46 Chia-Tan DaiChinese Taipei Male Section Chief, Taichung-Changhua-Nantou Regional
Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of [email protected]
47 Wen-Hsiu WangChinese Taipei Female Section Head, Taichung-Changhua-Nantou Regional
Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of [email protected]
48 Shu-Fen LeeChinese Taipei Female Supervisor, Employment Service Center, Taichung-
Changhua-Nantou Regional Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
49 Shiao-Jung YinChinese Taipei Female Senior Assistant, Taichung-Changhua-Nantou Regional
Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of [email protected]
50 Chin-Ching LeeChinese Taipei Male Associate Technical Specialist, Taichung-Changhua-Nantou
Regional Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
51 Ying-Chieh HsiaoChinese Taipei Female Section Chief, Taichung-Changhua-Nantou Regional
Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of [email protected]
52 Hsiu-Yu ChiangChinese Taipei Female Assistant Counselor, Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan Regional
Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of [email protected]
53 Li-Ting WenChinese Taipei Female Assistant Researcher, Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan Regional
Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of [email protected]
54 Yu-I LiuChinese Taipei Female Director, Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli Regional Branch,
Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of [email protected]
55 Yi Chen Chang Chinese Taipei Female Officer, Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli Regional Branch, [email protected]
No. Name Economy Gender Position/Organization Contact Information
Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
56 Yu-Ru LiChinese Taipei Female Changhua Employment Service Center, Taichung-
Changhua-Nantou Regional Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
57 Mei-Jyuan ShihChinese Taipei Female Taichung Employment Service Center, Taichung-
Changhua-Nantou Regional Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
58 Xiu-Man ZhuoChinese Taipei Female Shalu Employment Service Center, Taichung-Changhua-
Nantou Regional Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
59 Hao-Wen LiuChinese Taipei Male Fengyuan Employment Service Center, Taichung-
Changhua-Nantou Regional Branch, Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor
60 Guo-Zhen LiChinese Taipei Male Employment Security e-Newsletter, Workforce Development
Agency, Ministry of Labor886-2-8995-6000
61 Shu-Chin WangChinese Taipei Female Senior Assistant, Planning Division, Workforce
Development Agency, Ministry of [email protected]
62 Jing-Wen ChenChinese Taipei Male Associate Technical Specialist, Planning Division,
Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of [email protected]
63 Tsai-Ning LinChinese Taipei Female Senior Assistant, Planning Division, Workforce
Development Agency, Ministry of [email protected]
64 Angie SunChinese Taipei Female
Project Manager, WDA International Affairs Project886-2-2282-9355 ext.5627
65 Guang-Hui Lu Chinese Taipei Male Project Researcher, WDA International Affairs Project [email protected]
66 Aaron DaiChinese Taipei Male Project Assistant Researcher, WDA International Affairs
Project886-2-2282-9355 ext.5629
67 Annabella Huang Chinese Taipei Female Project Deputy Manager, WDA International Affairs Project 886-2-8995-6003
68 Ya-Ting LiangChinese Taipei Female
Project Deputy Manager, WDA International Affairs Project886-2-2282-9355 ext.5628
69 Carina Klein United States Female Labor Officer, U.S. Department of State [email protected]
70 Mahmond EidUnited States Male
U.S. [email protected]
71 Nguyen Ba NgocVietnam Male Deputy Director General, Institute of Labour Science and
Social Affairs, [email protected]
72 Dang Si DungVietnam Male Deputy Director General, International Cooperation
Department, [email protected]
APPENDIX B – AGENDA
Time Activity
09:00-09:40 Registration at Windsor Hotel
09:40-10:00 OPENING CEREMONY
Photo Session
10:00-10:40 Forum I: Information Sharing
Facilitating APEC HRDWG Project Approval APEC secretariat
Best Practices and Recommendations for Reaching More Approved APEC-funded HRDWG Projects Japan
10:40-11:00 Tea/coffee Break
11:00-11:30 Forum II: Mobility and Regional Integration
Strengthening the Cross-border Mobility and Regional Integration of Professional Engineers in APEC Economies Chinese Taipei
11:30-12:10 Forum III: Promoting Connectivity
Strengthen Institute-to-institute Connectivity: Capacity Building on Vocational Training Providers within the APEC Region Chinese Taipei
Experience Sharing on the 2nd APEC Youth Skills Camp Chinese Taipei
Q/A
12:10-14:00 Luncheon at Windsor Hotel B1
Day 1 June 26, Thursday
14:00-15:30 Forum IV: 2014 HRDMM 6 and Beyond
Identifying Future HRDWG Priority Areas and Directions: A New Action Plan (2015-2018) Chinese Taipei Viet Nam United States The Philippines
15:30-15:50 Tea/coffee Break
15:50-16:30 Forum V: Round Table Discussion: HRDMM New Action Plan
Recommendation APEC delegates
Q/A Final report
16:30-16:50 CLOSING CEREMONY
Photo Session (Press interview)
17:30-19:30 Banquet at Howard Jade Garden Hotel
Time Activity
08:50-09:40 Taichung Regional Branch Site Visit
09:40-11:10 Bus transportation
11:10-12:30Forum VI : Social Enterprise: Institute-Industry and Government Collaboration for More Green Jobs
Visiting in Sun Moon Lake Guarantees Agricultural Marketing Cooperatives in Nantou County
12:30-14:30 Luncheon
14:30-17:00 Sightseeing tour in Sun Moon Lake
Day 2 June 27, Friday
Venue: Nantou County
APPENDIX C – EVALUATION FORM
APEC Project Evaluation Survey: Seminar, Symposium, Workshop
APEC Project Name/Number: APEC HRDWG Affairs Study Workshop: Future Priority Areas and New Directions
Date: June 26, 2014
Instructions: Please indicate your level of agreement with the statements listed in the table below.
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree COMMENTS (Continue on back if necessary)
The objectives of the training were clearly defined
The project achieved its intended objectives
The agenda items and topics covered were relevant
The content was well organized and easy to follow
Gender issues were sufficiently addressed during implementation
The trainers/experts or facilitators
were well prepared and knowledgeable about the topic
The materials distributed were useful
The time allotted for the training was sufficient.
1. How relevant was this project to you and your economy?
5 4 3 2 1 very mostly somewhat a little not muchExplain
:____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. In your view what were the project’s results/achievements?
Explain
:____________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What new skills and knowledge did you gain from this event?Explain
:____________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Rate your level of knowledge of and skills in the topic prior to participating in the event:
5 4 3 2 1 very high high medium low very low
5. Rate your level of knowledge of and skills in the topic after participating in the event:
5 4 3 2 1 very high high medium low very low
Explain
:____________________________________________________________________________________________
6. How will you apply the project’s content and knowledge gained at your workplace? Please provide examples (e.g. develop new policy initiatives, organise trainings, develop work plans/strategies, draft regulations, develop new procedures/tools etc.).Explain
:____________________________________________________________________________________________
7. What needs to be done next by APEC? Are there plans to link the project’s outcomes to subsequent collective actions by fora or individual actions by economies?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. How could this project have been improved? Please provide comments on how to improve the project, if relevant.
________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Participant information (identifying information is optional):
Name:
Organisation/Economy:
Email:
Gender: M / F
Thank you. Your evaluation is important in helping us assess this project, improve project quality and plan next steps.
APPENDIX D – DRAFT OF HRDWG 2015-2018 ACTION PLAN
Action Plan (2015-2018)
Strengthening people-to-people connectivity and quality employment through HRD
We, the Ministers responsible for human resource development from APEC economies and Heads of Delegations to the Meeting met on September 6, 2014 in Da Nang, Viet Nam for the APEC Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministerial Meeting. We recognize that the Human Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG), aims to fulfill the goals and reflect the themes set forth by the Bogor Goals and APEC Growth Strategy as outlined in the 2010 Yokohama Vision. The core mission of the HRDWG is to share knowledge, experience, and skills to strengthen HRD. To that end, the HRDWG pursues greater connectivity to meet current needs while looking ahead to marshal purposeful partnerships for sustainable inclusive economic growth, recognizing the urgency for the need of region-wide partnerships across APEC member economies to create better quality, more productive and decent jobs with robust social protection for a skilled workforce.
I. Strategic Approaches
Priority areas should include recognizing the growing need for collaboration in people-to-people connectivity and quality employment, drawing on the diversity within APEC and harnessing the strengths of individual APEC economies. The HRDWG strives to implement this Action Plan by
Taking further steps toward creating and expanding economic opportunities for our stakeholders and addressing issues that threaten and undermine inclusive economic growth such as gender discrimination, income inequality, and restricted access to education and training opportunities.
Playing an important role in coordinating information sharing, transparency, and capacity building, and holding policy dialogues and workshops between APEC economies and key stakeholders.
Encouraging efforts to strengthen partnerships involving government, private sector, and non-governmental organizations and multilateral institutions to strengthen and expand HRD infrastructure and capacity.
Ensuring that the needs of the most vulnerable groups in society are addressed and that these vulnerable groups are able to realize their economic potential and ensure that HRD initiatives are inclusive of vulnerable populations in their design and implementation.
Deepening the HRD capacity of developing economies to compete on a level playing field in the global marketplace.
II. Priority Areas and Actions
We call on the HRDWG to consolidate resources and take concrete actions to fulfill priorities in pursuit of the Joint Ministerial Statement. The priority areas and actions are to work together to enhance connectivity, serving as the primary basis for the HRDWG to establish its annual work plans during the next four years.
A. Enhancing human resource quality to meet supply chain demands
Priority areas should include the promotion and development of VET, 21st-century skills development strategies, and employability for transition to the formal economy.
To help APEC economies efficiently manage its workforce and create various forms of collaborations and linkages to facilitate economic growth and regional prosperity enhancing employability, the HRDWG’s actions should include
Adaptability skills and youth employability in preparing for a new period of growth. Collaboration with government ensuring the promotion of the VET providers in
assuring our workforce obtains the skills for employment and offers industries the professionals needed by developments to develop a capacity-building plan to assist economies.
Promoting mobility and skills development of the workers in the APEC region to encourage economic equality and prosperity throughout the region
Government policy ensuring right skills for the right jobs creating a correctly skilled workforce for the jobs available and allowing this workforce to be easily available to be utilized by industry.
B. Facilitating mobility of labor and skills development
Priority areas should include skills mapping and development, avoidance of skills mismatch, mutual recognition of qualifications and skills, and the enhancement of cross-border employment mobility while at the same time recognizing the importance of social protection.
To help APEC economies adapt to the migration trend and relax measures to facilitate hassle-free mobility among professionals, skilled workers, and training vocational centers the HRDWG’s actions should include
Enhancing skills mapping cooperation to identify current and future needs and potentials in the region.
Identify potentials for mutual recognition of qualifications and skills developing mutual recognition of competencies and training quality systems for skills mobility across the APEC region to enhance human resource quality and better meet global supply chain demands.
Coordination of capacity strengthening training and re-training to endorse improved employment opportunities and deliver the needed workforce to generate and promote sustaining APEC’s economic wellbeing as well as guarantee of safety for international workers.
Establishment of Public Private Partnership or capacity building network and encourage efforts between various sectors in nurturing skilled employees for available jobs while fostering continued education and skill improvements.
C. Supporting inclusive and sustainable growth, addressing the social dimensions of globalization.
Priority areas should include quality employment opportunities, equal training and public program access within member economies, joint protocols for health and safety, and improved protection policies.
To help APEC economies enact social protection policies and measures for the promotion of inclusive and sustainable economic growth amidst peace and prosperity, the HRDWG’s actions should include
Developing the skills of managers to equip them to better lead a 21st–century workforce Sustainability of social protection measures and systems. Better labor market policies and pension reform to reflect aging and active workforce. Enhancing the role of women in the workforce by identifying, developing, and
promoting successful workplace strategies and programs that address gender-specific societal and health challenges that adversely impact their participation in the workforce.
Policies for other vulnerable groups, such as people with disabilities, migrants, unskilled workers and long-term employees.
Providing universal accessibility of informal sectors to social security. Sharing of positive initiatives and best practices for increasing effectiveness and
sustainability of social protection procedures and systems, including particularly occupational safety and health.
Enhanced labor market policy and pension reform to meet aging population process, youth bulge, and other demographic challenges.
III. Follow-up Mechanisms
We authorize the Working Group to take the lead in monitoring implementation, undertake regular evaluation, and vigilantly report on the progress completed on this in the Working Group’s annual meeting. We encourage the periodic investigation of effectiveness of actions, the survey and consultation of individual participants, and the recording of each APEC member economy’s participation and effectiveness.
We instruct the HRDWG to work with Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group, Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy and other substructures and fora in APEC to ensure coordination for effective expeditious Action Plan implementation and identification of specific goals on which the subnetworks under HRDWG collaborate. The Working Group should draw on the findings of previous projects and the experience of relevant international and regional organizations to ensure enhanced resource use, effectiveness, and efficiency of its cooperation and capacity building activities.
We urge economies’ active participation in the priority areas of this Action Plan. We call on APEC members to establish regional training centers and networks and public private partnerships with the goal of building capacity in such areas as vocational training, improved workplace safety and establish and promote partnerships with the private sector to promote human resource development throughout the Asia Pacific region. We instruct the HRD to take all necessary measures to support these efforts.
The HRDWG is to produce a report on the performance of this Action Plan for presentation in the next Ministerial Meeting for assessment.
