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ASEC ASEAN Integration and Implication To Southeast Asia
ASEC ASEAN Integration and Implication To Southeast Asia
ASEAN Secretariat
Presentation Outline
I. ASEAN Integration Progress
II. Education in ASEAN
III. Implications of ASEAN Integration to
Education in the Region
PART I
ASEAN
Economic
Community (AEC)
ASEAN
Socio-Cultural
Community (ASCC)
Enhancing peace,
stability, democracy and
prosperity in the region
through comprehensive
political and security
cooperation
Enhancing
competitiveness for
economic growth and
development through
closer economic
integration, characterized
by: Single market &
production base,
Equitable economic
development & Global
integration
APSC
82.00
AEC
80.00
ASCC
78.00
76.00
74.00
72.00
APSC
AEC
ASCC
PART II
Education in ASEAN
Brief Introduction
develop human resources through closer cooperation in education
and life-long learning, and in science and technology, for the
empowerment of the peoples of ASEAN and for the strengthening
of the ASEAN Community (ASEAN Charter)
Culture
Sports
Education
Social Protection
Climate change
Disaster
Management
Milestones
1. Establishment of AUN in November 1995.
2. First ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting (ASED), 21 March 2006
in Singapore.
3. Cha-Am Hua Hin Declaration on Strengthening Cooperation on
Education to Achieve an ASEAN Caring and Sharing Community
4. ASEAN 5-Year Work Plan on Education (2011-2015) and the
Education Work Plans with Plus Three Countries and East Asia
Summit.
5. ASEAN Roadmap for the Attainment of the MDGs (2012) - a
framework for collective actions in ASEAN to accelerate the
achievement of the MDGs
6. SEAMEO-ASEAN Priorities and Activities/Programs in Education
(2012-2013).
Education in AEC
DEVELOP national skills framework towards an ASEAN skills
recognition framework
PROMOTE greater mobility of students
SUPPORT greater mobility of skilled workers through regional
cooperation mechanisms and by efforts to safeguard and improve
educational and professional standards;
DEVELOP an ASEAN competency-based occupational standard;
ENCOURAGE the development of a common standard of
competencies as a base for benchmarking with a view to promote
mutual recognition.
Key Actions/Achievements
Mobility of Students
Challenges in Education
The gaps among Member States are still wide
Access to/continuation of education
Quality of education (e.g. teacher education & pedagogy)
Finance, Governance & Management
e.g. Skilled and educated labor force: English (as a
working language of ASEAN), ICT (IT curriculum at school
level), regions cultural diversity and differences as a
source for motivation and creativity, and complex
problem solving skills.
Effective synergies between different mechanisms
(ASEAN/AUN and SEAMEO), and Dialogue Partners,
International Agencies
PART III
Implications of ASEAN Integration
to Education in the Region
Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI Work Plan) emphasizes the role
of education in narrowing the development gap between ASEAN-6
and CLMV countries
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