Education Ministry spends Bt10m to study labour market

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Education Ministry spends Bt10m to study labour market

By The Nation

 

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THE government has decided to spend Bt10 million on a study to pinpoint the labour market’s needs, boost employment and find a way to help youngsters choose a suitable career path.

 

Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin said this week that he had held discussions with the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) about conducting a survey on labour market demand, which the ministry will sponsor with Bt10 million via the Office for Educational Technology Development Fund (EdTech Fund).

 

“The survey will look into the employment sector, what positions are in demand, what skills each job requires so educational institutes – especially those under the Office of Basic Education Commission [Obec] – can adapt their training accordingly,” Teerakiat said.

 

Passing on knowledge

 

TDRI has already conducted an initial study, which Teerakiat said he would hand over to related agencies such as Obec, OHEC and the Office of the Vocational Education Commission for analysis and development, so they can later pass on to students.

 

“Students will be better equipped to plan their future careers and teachers will be able to prepare related lessons,” he added. 

 

Obec chief Boonrak Yodphetch said his agency will benefit the most from this TDRI study, as secondary students will know what jobs are high in demand and what skills are needed for the jobs they want to pursue. 

 

Knowledge gleaned from this study will be passed on to educational service area offices, school directors as well as to vocational guidance and classroom teachers, he said. 

 

“From the TDRI findings so far, [we know that] one fourth of jobs up for grabs no longer asked about educational background, but require job experience and skills,” Boonrak said.

 

He added that the ministry has also assigned Obec to see if any skill-boosting short-term training courses can be provided to secondary students, so as to help them better choose part-time jobs during school vacations and better land on their feet after graduation.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30368313

 

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[Lupatria]

Here's your chance: for 5 million I will hand you a name card with a solution, hand written on the back.

[LazySlipper]

Don't think they can actually pinpoint the needs and then fill them. A while ago the hot jobs were in computer tech, but now a walk around Pantip reveals a bleak picture of this job niche.

 

If construction were a respected trade then maybe kids would train in this area and then the standards in this trade would improve. Alas costruction, contrary to the West, is a low paying and disrespected trade. Too bad considering the amount of work I see going on everywhere.

[gunderhill]

9.99   million for  a Mercedes and .01 for   studying the problem which was for the biscuits and tea at the meeting which no one attended.

[Sonhia]

Good idea, but the mind set is not there. 

 

Thai are Thai. 

[Srikcir]

3 hours ago, Lupatria said:

Here's your chance: for 5 million I will hand you a name card with a solution, hand written on the back.

This study is a year old so I will only charge Bt2.5 million.

http://www.nso.go.th/sites/2014en/Survey/social/labour/LaborForce/2018/May_2018.pdf

But as a bonus I'll throw in the Bank of Thailand 2019 Labor Force Survey.

http://www2.bot.or.th/statistics/BOTWEBSTAT.aspx?reportID=638&language=eng

[Lupatria]

1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

This study is a year old so I will only charge Bt2.5 million.

http://www.nso.go.th/sites/2014en/Survey/social/labour/LaborForce/2018/May_2018.pdf

But as a bonus I'll throw in the Bank of Thailand 2019 Labor Force Survey.

http://www2.bot.or.th/statistics/BOTWEBSTAT.aspx?reportID=638&language=eng

Bt2.5 million plus bonus??? I hate "inflationistas"!!! ????????