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Enquiry Abstract Internationally, interest in education for livelihoods is on the rise. A number of developing countries are taking steps to increase access to TVET and to improve the quality and relevance of what is learnt. From traditional TVET with set rules and pre-requisites through to informal skills development and even a new movement for self-supporting schools, there are many different models of provision. This seminar will survey some of the diverse approaches to skills development in developing countries – with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region - and give descriptions, contexts and examples of: traditional institution-based TVET; traditional community-based apprenticeship systems; public sector systems in reform and change; skills development for particular target groups; skills development in fragile states; donor supported and funded TVET; and entrepreneurship education and training. Speaker Ms Karina Veal is a public policy expert specialising in educational planning, skills development, poverty alleviation and aid effectiveness. Between 2003-2008 Ms Veal was based in Europe, principally as an adviser to UNESCO, before returning to Australia to establish her own independent practice in education for development. Through her consultancy practice she has gathered a broad knowledge of conditions and issues pertaining to livelihoods education across the developing world. Although primarily a practitioner, Ms Veal has written and lectured on the specific circumstances of TVET in countries with fragile governments, and edited the section on contemporary issues in competencies, qualifications and recognition for the International Handbook on Education for the Changing World of Work (Springer Books - 2009). Ms Veal holds a first degree in sociology, and post-graduate qualifications in policy and law. | 
