July Area Council ReportBy Yoshinobu OiMr. Yoshinobu Oi was warmly welcomed as the new Chair of the Area Council. This was the first meeting for new representatives Ms. Charlotte George (Singapore), Ms. Ivy Liao (represented by Carry Shen - East China), and Mr. Chunyu Li (North China). The council members who were present proceeded to present their individual reports, focusing on the following topics: 1. Labour Market Information a. The unemployment rates have shown signs of improvement across all regions, but they have yet to reach pre-pandemic levels. This trend was observed in Macau, North India, Australia, the United States, Malaysia, and Korea. b. The issue of under-employment among young people and their job preferences was discussed. This trend was reported by representatives from Macau, Singapore, North India, West China, and Pakistan. c. Governments in various parts of the Asia Pacific region are actively seeking to attract specialized talent in areas where there is a shortage or unavailability of skilled professionals. This initiative was highlighted in reports from Australia, Macau, and Malaysia. d. Japan presented on a unique topic: Payment of workers by digital currency.. Mr. Oi asked if other countries are using this form of payment? e. The war between Russia and Ukraine continues to have a major impact on Kazakhstan. 2. Skilling initiatives for youth and employed individuals were also discussed. This topic was addressed in reports from Singapore, Australia, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Korea, and Cambodia. 3. The need for regular discussions among council members to facilitate the exchange of ideas and promote cooperation was emphasized. This point was raised by members from Azerbaijan, North India, Singapore, and Macau. Note: Click on the Area name to read the detailed report. |
APCDA's New Research ProjectBy Dr. Poh Li Lau, Co-Chair of the APCDA Research CommitteeI'm glad to announce that we have a new research project. Dr. Serene Lin-Stephens will be leading this project and we are looking for collaborators who are interested. For further information or to express your interest, please contact PElect@AsiaPacificCDA.org by 31 October. Below are the details of the project: Expressions of interest Research project
Growing a career development professional community: A study on membership engagement indicators. |
Getting Value from the New Member CommunityWritten on February 2022The launch of the new APCDA Member Community has been a great success. Thank you to all who have visited and set up your profiles. During February, 303 people activated their records. Of those, 56% were members. We are so excited about this response that we have selected 3 winners of the Free Conference Registration Contest. These winners include Stephen Koh (Singapore), Jenikko Quinto (Philippines), and Smita Anirudh (India). Congratulations to these three winners. Please contact me about your registration details. Navigation Tip When you drill down into a group or posting, you can return to the main screen by clicking the logo in the upper left corner.
This community is designed to replace emails, but most of us still need an email to remind us to look at this community. To control the emails you receive from this community, choose “My Profile” from the main menu. Then click on the small Gear icon to the right of your name. The Notification Settings option will appear when you click the gear. Under that group, the first control lets you turn off emails completely. If you do that, you will never again hear from the APCDA Member Community. The next set of controls allows you to decide which groups and which sponsors you want to hear from. The final section allows you to decide to get Realtime notices, a daily digest, or a weekly digest. The bar graph below shows that Daily Digest is the most popular choice. The line graph shows that those who chose Realtime are more likely to open the message when one arrives, and more likely to respond to it. Those who chose Daily or Weekly only open the Digest 40% of the time and only respond 7% of the time.
Privacy Settings Tip The same “Gear” icon leads to Privacy Settings. The default in our community is that “Everyone” can see only your name and country. Those who are members can also see your credentials, job title, organization, city, and state. Notice that the default is to NOT show your email to anyone (because we think you will want to interact within this community). We have allowed non-members to see that there are other people from their own country or area who belong to this community, but not to know anything more than their names. You can change these settings if you wish. Your visibility to others is completely within your control. Tags Tip Tags are an important way to focus your interaction on topics that matter to you. The main menu offers an opportunity to choose the tags that interest you. When you post, you will be asked to choose tags that are relevant to your message. By choosing tags, the people who care about those topics will see your message in their Realtime, Daily Digest, or Weekly Digest. Others can see your post when they log in. Notice that Natalie Kauffman just posted a question about the sources you find useful for information about career trends. By using tags, she made sure that the people who are interested in this topic will see her post (and your response, should you care to comment). Please engage in these exchanges as often as you can to keep our community vibrant and interesting. If you are not able to post an immediate REPLY, you can click on the LIKE button to demonstrate to our other members that you have read the post. Tags also create a library of posts on a topic. Whether or not you “follow” a tag, you can always look at the posts under that tag. All posts which have been tagged for that topic should be listed. Using tags, we can keep our information more organized and easier for others to find. If you believe that an additional “tag” is needed, please contact Info@AsiaPacificCDA.org. We can add new tags. Interest Groups Tip Interest Groups offer another way to be sure you know when topics are discussed that interest you. The three most popular Interest groups are:
Please make interest groups interesting by posting information, questions, or observations in these groups. Being part of an Interest Group does not involve a commitment to put time into the group, but they will be more interesting if you remember to post questions or interesting ideas in them. Members are invited to join Committees. Committees are the backbone of APCDA. They make many of the activities of APCDA happen. For example, the Program Committee selects the webinar topics. The Membership Committee encourages potential members to join through Meetups and provides Orientations for new members. Please join a committee to help APCDA grow and better serve our members. Committee participation is also a great way to develop your professional skills. Additionally, committee work is a wonderful way to get to know other members and develop an international network. The more energy you put into committees, the more benefits you will get back from APCDA. APCDA is much more than our annual conferences! Maximize your APCDA membership and actively participate. More Help For detailed instructions for any page in this community, visit the ZenDesk: https://tradewing.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4402989916055-The-Community Please help to make our Member Community an interesting place to visit – and please visit often. |
Where do APCDA Members Live?Currently, the countries with the largest percentage of members are:
We also have members in Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, China, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Republic of, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Qatar, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. Join us! |
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Members are invited to get a copy of the new Member Logo from the APCDA Website. The legal agreement published on our website makes it possible for us to provide a logo for use by our members. We currently have three kinds of member logos:
If you fall into the third group, you should have received the logo from us by email. |