Boost in workers’ skills necessary to propel nation forward: Thai minister

[webfact]

Boost in workers’ skills necessary to propel nation forward: minister

By The Nation

 

 

THE GOVERNMENT is focusing on technological enhancement to drive development, Labour Minister Pol General Adul Saengsingkaew said at the opening ceremony of the 2nd TVET (technical and vocational education and training) Forum in Bangkok yesterday.
 

The development strategy encompasses the “fourth industrial reform”, development of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and the Thailand 4.0 initiative to pull the country out of the middle-income trap, he told the “Skills and the Future of Work: Strategies for Inclusive Growth in Asia and the Pacific” forum.

 

The meet aimed to serve as a platform for experts, speakers from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), academics, as well as members of employer and employee organisations to discuss and exchange experiences and recommendations. 

 

Adul said the government sees human resources as the main force to propel the country forward, and aims to boost the country’s capacity to compete in 10 target industries. 

 

The target industries are the First S-curve – next-generation automotive; smart electronics; affluent, medical and wellness tourism; agriculture and biotechnology; and future-oriented foods and the New S-curve – robotics; aviation and logistics; biofuels and biochemicals; digital; and “the medical hub”. 

 

‘Ready for the future’

 

Adul pointed out that Thailand was also ready for constructive cooperation and will serve as part of the Asia-Pacific region to develop human resources for meaningful work.

 

Meanwhile, with the ILO marking its 100th anniversary next year, seven initiatives will be implemented with the aim of helping the agency meet its social-justice mandate. They are: 

 

Future of Work: Initiating and cultivating a global dialogue on the future of work, building the ILO’s ability to guide governments, workers and employers to better meet work challenges of the next century;

 

End to Poverty: Promoting a multidimensional response through work, labour markets, and social and employment protection to eradicate global poverty;

 

Women at work: Reviewing the place and condition of women in the world of work and engaging workers, employers and governments in concrete action to realise equality of opportunity and treatment; 

 

The Green: Scaling up knowledge, policy advice and tools for managing a just transition to a low carbon, sustainable future; 

 

The Standards: Enhancing the relevance of international labour standards through a review mechanism and consolidating tripartite consensus on an authoritative supervisory system;

 

The Enterprises: Establishing a platform for the ILO to engage with enterprises that will contribute to their sustainability and ILO’s goals; and 

Governance: Reforming the ILO’s governance structures, assessing the impact of the 2008 Declaration as set out in its final provisions, and acting on its findings.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30358876

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-11-20

[YetAnother]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Labour Minister Pol General Adul Saengsingkaew said

has to be the easiest high-paying job in the world, labor minister of a third world country; all they have to do is copy all the countries ahead of them

[fruitman]

Just inject the skills in the workforce...why would you go the hard way? That's not thai style..

 

Everything the thai make is already broken or broken within 3 years...it's time to work on that!

[mok199]

May I suggest improve ''English language'' skills first..then try enforcing laws ..

Edited November 19, 2018 by mok199

[Brunolem]

Well, good luck with that!

 

Since education starts at school, a complete reform of the system would need to be implemented, which would take years, even decades!

 

A school reform would mean a teachers' reform, starting with replacing almost all the actual ones with competent ones, who would come from???

 

Reforming is one of the most difficult things to achieve (just ask the Europeans) because the bad habits have become almost genetically implanted in the population (corruption anyone?).

 

Finally, there is always the contradiction between what the government says it wants: Thais becoming South Koreans, and what the elites behind the government really want: Thais becoming North Koreans!

 

 

 

[marcusarelus]

35 minutes ago, fruitman said:

Just inject the skills in the workforce...why would you go the hard way? That's not thai style..

 

Everything the thai make is already broken or broken within 3 years...it's time to work on that!

They make more cars than the British so something must be working.  Toyota, Isuzu, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, BMW, Ford, MG, and Volvo.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Thailand#Volvo

[RotBenz8888]

4 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

They make more cars than the British so something must be working.  Toyota, Isuzu, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, BMW, Ford, MG, and Volvo.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Thailand#Volvo

And more watches. Rolex, Omega, Breitling Tag Heuer, you name it,

[marcusarelus]

13 minutes ago, Brunolem said:

Well, good luck with that!

 

Since education starts at school, a complete reform of the system would need to be implemented, which would take years, even decades!

 

A school reform would mean a teachers' reform, starting with replacing almost all the actual ones with competent ones, who would come from???

 

Reforming is one of the most difficult things to achieve (just ask the Europeans) because the bad habits have become almost genetically implanted in the population (corruption anyone?).

 

Finally, there is always the contradiction between what the government says it wants: Thais becoming South Koreans, and what the elites behind the government really want: Thais becoming North Koreans!

Didn't read the article eh?  Your post has nothing to do with what the minister said.  Thailand is doing fine in vocational and technical education as most of it's done in the factory and not in the school. 

[Fex Bluse]

22 minutes ago, Brunolem said:

Finally, there is always the contradiction between what the government says it wants: Thais becoming South Koreans, and what the elites behind the government really want: Thais becoming North Koreans!

I've been saying for decades that this is the real issue. The fake Thai elite don't actually want an educated population and a strong middle class because Thai culture would collapse. 

 

With millions of educated Thais

 

How would they figure out who has to Wai whom and how high? 

 

Who would make the grilled pork and sticky rice for cheap? 

 

How would the fake elites continue to convince the working class that in order to be a good Thai, they need to accept their lot in life without question?

 

Thai culture relies on the active dumbing down of 99% of the population, and it's very impressive how well the fake elites have carried out this objective. Brilliant, actually. They have developed what is effectively a self fulfilling caste system and convinced Thais they are lucky to be in it. 

Edited November 20, 2018 by Fex Bluse

[Fex Bluse]

1 hour ago, YetAnother said:

has to be the easiest high-paying job in the world, labor minister of a third world country; all they have to do is copy all the countries ahead of them

And especially easy when the country's leaders actually are happy to not progress at all. Then, the labor minister job is just that a PowerPoint Presentation Specialist 

[anon537687643]

It’s laughable ! Thailand talking about “ skills for the future “ when actually “ the future “ is now. The 21st century started some 19 years ago .


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[anon537687643]

I've been saying for decades that this is the real issue. The fake Thai elite don't actually want an educated population and a strong middle class because Thai culture would collapse. 
 
With millions of educated Thais
 
How would they figure out who has to Wai whom and how high? 
 
Who would make the grilled pork and sticky rice for cheap? 
 
How would the fake elites continue to convince the working class that in order to be a good Thai, they need to accept their lot in life without question?
 
Thai culture relies on the active dumbing down of 99% of the population, and it's very impressive how well the fake elites have carried out this objective. Brilliant, actually. They have developed what is effectively a self fulfilling caste system and convinced Thais they are lucky to be in it. 

Couldn’t have summed it better ! Nothing will ever change


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[Lupatria]

A typical monday morning at the production center for skilled worker:

[grumbleweed]

Quote

Boost in workers’ skills necessary to propel nation forward

BOOST???

As in "a boost in the unicorn population?"

[TumblinDice]

A no brainer idea from a no brainer junta

[akampa]

1 hour ago, marcusarelus said:

They make more cars than the British so something must be working.  Toyota, Isuzu, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, BMW, Ford, MG, and Volvo

O.K But they get the knowledge the know how from...………………...

[KKr]

it is working already ! 
when shopping yesterday, I got my change without Khun Kaai using a telephone or calculator.
;-)

 

[Lupatria]

I think some of the posts here are unfair. They do all that is humanly possible and some even risk their life to prove their skills.

[Brunolem]

3 hours ago, marcusarelus said:

Didn't read the article eh?  Your post has nothing to do with what the minister said.  Thailand is doing fine in vocational and technical education as most of it's done in the factory and not in the school. 

Doing fine?

When was the last time you had a Thai electrician or painter come working in your home?

 

Vocational school starts after high school, either after M3 (15 year old) or after M6 (18 year old), with the latter more recommended.

 

A child who has 15 or 18 years of bad habits behind him is unlikely to morph into a skilled and dedicated technician just because he enters another kind of school.

 

It's a bit like training someone who has only eaten burgers and fries during his youth to become a Michelin chef!

 

Edited November 20, 2018 by Brunolem

[Brunolem]

1 hour ago, akampa said:

O.K But they get the knowledge the know how from...………………...

And don't forget the supervision from...

 

I remember being told that BMW had to bring expats from a quite low level (way below executive) in order to make sure that its factory was running smoothly...

 

[fruitman]

3 hours ago, marcusarelus said:

Toyota, Isuzu, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, BMW, Ford, MG, and Volvo.  

Yup i agree, those are ALL Thai companies where Thai engineers develop the cars...

[kannot]

They could increase  output substantially if they banned mobile phones at work, sick of the buggers always gawking at them every 2  seconds, ping, another message, ping another stoopid  emoji, ping ferkwit of the day award goes to this bunch. Surprised they dont supply couches for most of the workforce to snooze on.

[kannot]

57 minutes ago, Lupatria said:

I think some of the posts here are unfair. They do all that is humanly possible and some even risk their life to prove their skills.

Wife's brother used to climb up electric  poles for his work, not sure what it was but it wasnt for the electric co.

Came as no surprise when she announced he'd been fried to death a couple of years back..............we  still have the photos as a momento of him hanging on the cable............hey it is Thailand after all...........wonder  if they saved at the funeral on the cremation as he was "part  done"

[simtemple]

"Looming advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation threaten to make many jobs obsoleteover the next few decades. In worst-case scenarios, 800 million jobs could be lost globally"

Relying as it does, to a large degree, on manufacturing jobs, Thailand's long term economic future doesn't look very optimistic. Mass unemployment, coupled with a culture of rising expectations, may establish fertile conditions for a violent revolution.

[Brunolem]

15 minutes ago, simtemple said:

"Looming advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation threaten to make many jobs obsoleteover the next few decades. In worst-case scenarios, 800 million jobs could be lost globally"

 

Looming advances in geopolitics, intelligence agencies, and (nuclear) detonations threaten to make many humans obsolete over the next few years, in worst case scenario, 6 billion lives could be lost globally.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, YetAnother said:

has to be the easiest high-paying job in the world, labor minister of a third world country; all they have to do is copy all the countries ahead of them

Or import the labour rather than educate the natives !

[marcusarelus]

6 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

I've been saying for decades that this is the real issue. The fake Thai elite don't actually want an educated population and a strong middle class because Thai culture would collapse. 

 

With millions of educated Thais

 

How would they figure out who has to Wai whom and how high? 

 

Who would make the grilled pork and sticky rice for cheap? 

 

How would the fake elites continue to convince the working class that in order to be a good Thai, they need to accept their lot in life without question?

 

Thai culture relies on the active dumbing down of 99% of the population, and it's very impressive how well the fake elites have carried out this objective. Brilliant, actually. They have developed what is effectively a self fulfilling caste system and convinced Thais they are lucky to be in it. 

There are 170 institutions of higher education in Thailand, both public and private, offering 4,100 curricula. There are at least 1,000 PhD programs offered at 33 Thai universities.  So how many Thai students are in college?  You should as you are talking like an authority.   3 million?  Check it out.

http://www.headfoundation.org/featuredresearch/Final - Thailand PB.pdf

 

It appears that you are totally wrong. 

 

[marcusarelus]

3 hours ago, Brunolem said:

And don't forget the supervision from...

 

I remember being told that BMW had to bring expats from a quite low level (way below executive) in order to make sure that its factory was running smoothly...

You are clueless.  Maybe you should ask  Yukontorn “Vickie” Wisadkosin she is president, Ford Asean.  Yukontorn joined Ford as vice president for marketing, sales and service, Ford Thailand, in September 2012, and was elevated to the role of managing director in February 2013. I know a lot of people in the auto biz in Thailand and they are all Thai. 

Khun Jatupon Puttaviboon, General Manager Dealer Development, BMW Group Thailand

Khun Krisda Utamote, Director Corporate Communications, BMW Group Thailand

Khun Preecha Ninatkiattikul, General Manager MINI Thailand

Khun Prapatsara Aramvongsamut, General Manager Sales, BMW Thailand

Mr. César Badilla, Director Aftersales, BMW Group Thailand

 

You have let your anti Thai bias distort reality.  Go take a look at the Detroit of Asia and you will find Thai people running the place. 

Edited November 20, 2018 by marcusarelus

[marcusarelus]

3 hours ago, Brunolem said:

Doing fine?

When was the last time you had a Thai electrician or painter come working in your home?

 

Vocational school starts after high school, either after M3 (15 year old) or after M6 (18 year old), with the latter more recommended.

 

A child who has 15 or 18 years of bad habits behind him is unlikely to morph into a skilled and dedicated technician just because he enters another kind of school.

 

It's a bit like training someone who has only eaten burgers and fries during his youth to become a Michelin chef!

 

Thailand graduates about 3000 doctors per year and more dentists and so on.  You clearly don't have a clue.

https://www.umin.ac.jp/vod/files/20100212/file01.pdf

 

I built our home here a few years ago with local labor and it is fine no problems.  

Edited November 20, 2018 by marcusarelus

[Brunolem]

7 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

You are clueless.  Maybe you should ask  Yukontorn “Vickie” Wisadkosin she is president, Ford Asean.  Yukontorn joined Ford as vice president for marketing, sales and service, Ford Thailand, in September 2012, and was elevated to the role of managing director in February 2013. I know a lot of people in the auto biz in Thailand and they are all Thai. 

Khun Jatupon Puttaviboon, General Manager Dealer Development, BMW Group Thailand

Khun Krisda Utamote, Director Corporate Communications, BMW Group Thailand

Khun Preecha Ninatkiattikul, General Manager MINI Thailand

Khun Prapatsara Aramvongsamut, General Manager Sales, BMW Thailand

Mr. César Badilla, Director Aftersales, BMW Group Thailand

 

You have let your anti Thai bias distort reality.  Go take a look at the Detroit of Asia and you will find Thai people running the place. 

Try to keep it cool and focus on the subject: technicians!

We are not talking about sales managers here!

We are talking about electricians, welders and the likes...

 

Top executives are not educated in the vocational system!