Asian Development Bank

The Role of Community Colleges in Skills Development Asian Development Bank

This book presents key features, attributes, and defining characteristics of Canadian Community Colleges and Institutes of Technology and the lessons they offer to developing countries in Asia. Internationalizationinitiatives of community colleges suggest that partnerships in skills and human capital development are possible in countries at various stages of development and are in fact the hallmark of successful global economies. The publication draws lessons from Canadian approaches while suggesting that no model can simply be transplanted to Asia and the Pacific. Rather, Canadian approaches should inspire countriesto create their own new models and practices.