Thailand offers skill training for personnel from GMS

The Ministry of Labor has offered skill training to develop human resources from the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) to enhance their potential and promote relations between Thailand and neighboring countries.

Labor Minister General General Sirichai Distakul said that the Ministry had established the Chiang Saen International Institute for Skill Development in Chiang Rai province to provide skill training, under the GMS Economic Cooperation Program.

GMS comprises six countries, namely Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and southern China (Yunnan province). The six countries are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which recently established the ASEAN Community.

In 2016, the Ministry of Labor has set a target to offer skill training for 2,000 personnel from GMS, especially those from CLMV countries, comprising Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

In 2017, it will increase the number from 2,000 to 2,350 and expand cooperation with the CLMV countries to cover all areas, especially technical, skill development, employment cooperation.

The Labor Minister recently presided over the presentation of certificates to 25 personnel from Cambodia and Lao PRD, who attended a skill training course in "Presentation and Meeting Skills” at the Chiang Saen International Institute for Skill Development.

This institute was set up in 2003 and is now operated by the Department of Skill Development, under the Ministry of Labor. It has received support from the Asian Development Bank. Thailand realizes that the promotion of skill development is crucial as ASEAN is moving toward its vision for a free flow of skilled labor within the region.
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