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The 21 Pacific Rim members of the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) are committed to strengthening human resources development (HRD) to raise the productive contribution of people for work and society. The APEC-Wiki supports the APEC Human Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG), which consists of the Capacity Building Network (CBN), Education Network(EDNET), and Labour and Social Protection Network, (LSPN) in three ways: 

• Sharing Knowledge of HRD policies and practices along with an evidence of their effectiveness;
• Knowledge development to extend the HRD evidence base; and  
• Networking to facilitate knowledge sharing and development through international communities of practice around major HRD topics

Recent Items
The APEC Leaders met on November 23, 2008 in Lima, Peru and released a joint statement. HRDWG's Education Network holds the workshop on Comparability of Qualifications in the Health Sector
The APEC Youth Camp 2008  "Caring for the Sustainable Development of the Asia-Pacific Region" was held in Puno, Peru in October 2008.  See the Youth Camp welcoming video.

APEC Education Network activities focus on the following priority areas:

• Mathematics: standards, assessments, instruction, and teachers (e.g., lesson study)
• Science: standards 
• Career and Technical Education and Training (CTET)
• Learning Each Other's Languages: standards, assessments, curriculum and instruction, policy
• Information Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Systemic Reform: Transnational Education
  

APEC Labour and Social Protection Network activities aim at an employed, productive, and protected worker force through:

• Career and and Technical Education and Training (CTET)
• Sustainable Career Development
• Regional Economic Development

APEC Capacity Building Network activities promote organizational capacity in government/public, private and not-for-profit sectors in:

• Recycling Based Economies