{"id":1566,"date":"2025-02-04T08:26:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T07:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gan-global.org\/new-policy-review-strengthening-skills-development-in-south-asias-manufacturing-and-industrial-sectors\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:36:26","slug":"new-policy-review-strengthening-skills-development-in-south-asias-manufacturing-and-industrial-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gan-global.org\/new-policy-review-strengthening-skills-development-in-south-asias-manufacturing-and-industrial-sectors\/","title":{"rendered":"New Policy Review: Strengthening Skills Development in South Asia\u2019s Manufacturing and Industrial Sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioe-emp.org\/index.php?eID=dumpFile&amp;t=f&amp;f=161961&amp;token=5a0a0d1dac09bd6fedc27d0bb5a793e5efa74372\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gan-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-04-091644.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1652\" style=\"width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>GAN Global, in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioe-emp.org\/\" title=\"\">International Organisation of Employers (IOE)<\/a>, presents a comprehensive policy review on the role of apprenticeships and work-based learning (WBL)\u00a0in equipping South Asia\u2019s workforce with the skills needed to navigate industrial transformation.\u00a0This review is a result of a conference, and workshops hosted with the IOE, CII (Confederation of Indian Employers) and the Employers Federation of India (EFI) in New Delhi in June 2023 and supported by the European Union. High-level government representatives, policymakers, employers from across South Asia, East Africa, and the Caribbean, TVET and Industrial Training Institutions, and GAN member companies, gathered to address challenges and opportunities in adopting work-based learning in the manufacturing and industrial sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This report examines&nbsp;follows stakeholders consultations and proposes recommendations&nbsp;to sustainably develop the region\u2019s manufacturing and industrial sectors, focusing on India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Nepal. It highlights successful employer-driven initiatives, including B\u00fchler\u2019s Swiss-style apprenticeship program in India, as a model for skills development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Key Themes of the Report<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The impact of Quality Apprenticeships\u00a0in addressing skills mismatches\u00a0and strengthening workforce resilience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The role of employers, policymakers, and education providers\u00a0in fostering sustainable skill development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Case studies and best practices showcasing effective apprenticeship models<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Policy recommendations aligned with ILO Recommendation R208\u00a0to enhance apprenticeship accessibility and effectiveness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>As industries in South Asia undergo rapid technological change, it is imperative to invest in structured, high-quality apprenticeship programs&nbsp;that benefit both employers and workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioe-emp.org\/index.php?eID=dumpFile&amp;t=f&amp;f=161961&amp;token=5a0a0d1dac09bd6fedc27d0bb5a793e5efa74372\" title=\"\">Read the full report here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7290700367598682113\" title=\"\">Join the conversation on LinkedIn and share your insights<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GAN Global remains committed to advancing apprenticeships and WBL as a driver of inclusive and sustainable workforce development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAN Global, in partnership with the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), presents a comprehensive policy review on the role of apprenticeships and work-based learning (WBL)\u00a0in equipping South Asia\u2019s workforce with the skills needed to navigate industrial transformation.\u00a0This review is a result of a conference, and workshops hosted with the IOE, CII (Confederation of Indian Employers) and the Employers Federation of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1569,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[79,77,81,75,83],"class_list":["post-1566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publications","tag-announcement","tag-articles","tag-feature","tag-featured","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gan-global.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gan-global.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gan-global.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gan-global.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gan-global.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gan-global.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gan-global.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gan-global.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gan-global.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gan-global.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}