Who can get involved?

If you are representative from

• Government ministries and agencies responsible for education: you will get access to best practice from the UK and other countries in the central and southern Asia region
• Training institutions: you will have opportunities for exchange and joint developments through partnerships with UK institutions. This will help you develop curriculum that match what jobs demand and industry needs. You will have opportunities to develop quality improvement strategies by improving the skills of your teachers and trainers
• Employers or Employers federations: you will play a part in shaping the future of technical and vocational education
• Principals, managers and teachers responsible for training delivery: you will have the opportunity to build their capacity through training and exposure to international teaching and learning methods  
• Students, learners: you will learn relevant and transferable skills for employment which will increase your economic opportunities and help you make a positive difference to your communities
• UK institutions: you will have the opportunity to broaden the international outlook of your institution and students by sharing international good practice. You will develop curricula benchmarked against UK qualifications and international standards in important countries.

Why partner with the British Council?

The UK has a strong history and wide track record of building partnerships with industry and developing innovation in training. The British Council can help channel the benefits of the UK’s best practice in technical and vocational education and use it to support national reform efforts that tie in with the human resource requirements of industrial and commercial sectors within the region.

Through Skills for Employability, we hope to link the world of work and education in try to build a strong knowledge economy in the central and southern Asia region.