The OECD’s Regional Policy Network on Education and Skills aims to foster knowledge exchange in support of national growth and regional integration. The Network encourages a whole-of-government approach to formulating and implementing sound skills policies. It draws on the growing participation by Southeast Asian countries in the OECD’s education surveys and local job creation policy reviews, which provide valuable comparative data and analysis that can help countries in the region build more efficient and effective employment and skills systems.

1. OECD Southeast Asia Regional Policy Network on Education and Skills
“Better Connecting the Skills System to the World of Work”
7-9 October 2015
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Promoting Youth Employment:
The Potential of Entrepreneurship
Lay-Cheng Tan
UNESCO 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

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Source: 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)

4. 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

6. 6A survey conducted in Bangkok, Thailand, 2015
Entrepreneurship

7. 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 Championz
Madrasah 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 - Thailand
The 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 education
A Supportive Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship Education in Universities
South Asia: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
East Asia: China, Japan, Republic of Korea
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• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Digital literacy
Optimizing entrepreneurship skills
Thank you
For more information:
Lay Cheng Tan, UNESCO Bangkok
lc.tan@unesco.org
UNESCO Bangkok