In an age of innovation and digitalization, creativity has become one of the most valued skills in the labor market. This brief shows how policymakers and teachers can empower students to innovate and improve their education by developing students creativity. After defining creativity, the paper shows how the concept can be translated into teacher-friendly rubrics to support them to design or redesign better lessons but also to assess their students.

In an age of innovation and digitalization, creativity has become one of the most valued skills in the labor market. This brief shows how policymakers and teachers can empower students to innovate and improve their education by developing students creativity. After defining creativity, the paper shows how the concept can be translated into teacher-friendly rubrics to support them to design or redesign better lessons but also to assess their students.

This document is the eleventh of the PLAC Network Technical Assistance Document Series and is entitled “Technical assistance on the application of risk-based pension fund supervision by the Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS) of Peru”. It sets out the conclusions and recommendations arising from an evaluation of the implementation by SBS of risk-based supervision of pensions in February 2018. It builds on an initial evaluation undertaken on materials sent in advance.

This document is the eleventh of the PLAC Network Technical Assistance Document Series and is entitled “Technical assistance on the application of risk-based pension fund supervision by the Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS) of Peru”. It sets out the conclusions and recommendations arising from an evaluation of the implementation by SBS of risk-based supervision of pensions in February 2018. It builds on an initial evaluation undertaken on materials sent in advance.

This eighth document of the PLAC Network Technical Assistance Document Series is entitled “Trustees Handbook” and was especially designed for the Board of Trustees that is responsible for the management of private pension plans in Jamaica. The handbook aims to provide trustees with important learning, understanding and clarification on pension-related matters. It covers a range of topics to assist trustees in the effective management of pension plans and, by extension, contribute to strengthening the regulatory framework of the pension industry.

This eighth document of the PLAC Network Technical Assistance Document Series is entitled “Trustees Handbook” and was especially designed for the Board of Trustees that is responsible for the management of private pension plans in Jamaica. The handbook aims to provide trustees with important learning, understanding and clarification on pension-related matters. It covers a range of topics to assist trustees in the effective management of pension plans and, by extension, contribute to strengthening the regulatory framework of the pension industry.

O presente documento constitui o segundo dos quatro passos da série “Caminho para a incluso educacional: 4 passos para a construço de sistemas de proteço de trajetórias”. O objetivo desta série é se converter em um guia para ministérios e secretarias da educaço da regio interessados na concepço e implementaço de sistemas de proteço de trajetórias. A série consolida o conhecimento existente sobre a proteço de trajetórias educacionais em um contexto no qual o desafio da excluso na América Latina e Caribe (ALC) é cada vez maior.

Administrative records, surveys, and censuses are all important resources for understanding the extent and nature of existing inequities and biases. When individuals, households, and peoples (pueblos) are properly identified based on their ethnicity, race, disability status, sexual orientation, migration status, gender identity, or other characteristics, gaps in socioeconomic indicators across these groups can be quantified. This enables policymakers to focus efforts and resources towards the most disadvantaged and promote equity.

Administrative records, surveys, and censuses are all important resources for understanding the extent and nature of existing inequities and biases. When individuals, households, and peoples (pueblos) are properly identified based on their ethnicity, race, disability status, sexual orientation, migration status, gender identity, or other characteristics, gaps in socioeconomic indicators across these groups can be quantified. This enables policymakers to focus efforts and resources towards the most disadvantaged and promote equity.