Skills

Indonesia Must Get Future-Ready

Indonesia has a big problem in facing the challenges of the 4th Industrial Revolution. The quickly evolving landscape and potential requirements on the country’s skilled workforce is becoming a major concern. Indonesia, ASEAN’s largest economy, could be running out of time to equip its people with the necessary skills, attitudes and knowledge to stay competitive. The country has already highlighted a talent shortage of more than 50 percent as its biggest concern.

8 December 2019
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Upgrading Thai skills

Thailand’s Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan has outlined plans to improve the country’s vocational education sector. These plans have come following expressed fears that Thailand’s education system is not on par with international standards. This is especially important if Thailand hopes to see its ambitious Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project become a success.

28 November 2019
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Skills or jobs: Which should Cambodia focus on?

Cambodia boasts one of the lowest unemployment rates in Southeast Asia. According to research platform for investors, Macrotrends, this number stood at 1.05 percent in 2018, putting its unemployment rate only higher than Thailand’s (0.67 percent) and Lao PDR’s (0.61 percent) when compared to other ASEAN countries.The idea that Cambodia has such a low unemployment rate may seem like good news for Cambodians at first glance.

27 November 2019
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Singapore boost for Cambodia’s future 

Leading institutions in Singapore will be helping Cambodia get ready to fully embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It was recently reported that Singapore’s leading institutes are collaborating with the Cambodian government on a three-year programme that is expected to equip local students with the knowledge and skills required to tackle challenges in the 21st century.Singapore’s Ambassador to Cambodia, Michael Tan was quoted as saying that the programme would involve the fellow

26 November 2019
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