The challenge of employment, especially of productive employment in the formal segments of the economy, remains formidable. Employment depends both on demand for labour and supply of it. Creation of employment opportunities Is not satisfactory despite experiencing satisfactory growth rate. The Newly industrializing economies or the so called East Asian Tigers have left many impressive and innovative experiences for us. We need to understand their policies carefully to find better solutions for our employment challenges. The programme aims at what can we learn from them and how could we go about it.