Labour Ministry offers IoT courses to boost skills of country’s workforce

By The Nation

 

 

The Labour Ministry is planning to have up to 5,000 workers armed with high-tech skills for the internet of things (IoT) industry by next year.

 

Tawat Benchatikul, director general of the ministry’s Department of Skill Development, said Deputy Labour Surachai Trakulthong visited Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) labour management centre and the human resource development institute in Chonburi to formulate a concrete action plan for the country’s workforce, including labour procurement, skill development, labour welfare, occupational safety and social security.

 

Surachai instructed the department to work on upgrading workers’ skills, especially by adopting the latest technology and innovation to boost productivity and create more opportunities for EEC’s 10 target industries to build the confidence investors. 

 

Tawat said this year, his department has been working under a workforce development plan designed to boost the skills of 6,400 workers this year and 5,440 in 2021. 

 

Five courses lasting 30 hours each are up for grabs in October and November, namely two related to three-dimensional measuring tools, one on SolidWorks software, one on the GxWork3 software designed by Mitsubishi and one on handling and controlling robotics. 

 

Meanwhile, the Office of Skill Development in Chachoengsao is offering courses on IoT, automation, robotics and mechatronics, which are open to the general public, new graduates, formal workers and unemployed people with basic skills. Trainees will be given theory and practical lessons to prepare them for employment. 

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30396278

 

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A 30 hour apprenticeship. Really?

looks like it is maybe only for top company managers and such to decide on which workers may be put up for the training.  Although the article says it is also for the general public, new graduates, formal workers and unemployed people with basic skills.   Does not appear to be for your low level foreign worker wanting to get ahead.

Edited October 16, 20205 yr by ThailandRyan

The 'Low Level' skills i often see from Thai men are:-

 

1...Sitting on their haunches smoking whilst the Mrs is working hard at the local Market to earn more money for more Fags.

 

2...Sitting on their haunches drinking beer whilst the Mrs is working hard at the local Market for more Beer.

 

3...Swinging in their Hammocks whilst the Mrs is working hard at the local Market for money for Food.

 

4... Riding noisy Motorbikes until the early hours of the morning disturbing local residents.

 

I could go on but i don't think any of this bunch of plonkers will be signing up !

If they taught skills instead of focusing on indoctrination...

30 hours?  Yeah, that should do it.  Are they getting foreigners to teach for free?  

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The Labour Ministry is planning to have up to 5,000 workers armed with high-tech skills for the internet of things (IoT)

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I can see this being a resounding success 

3 hours ago, pegman said:

A 30 hour apprenticeship. Really?

Took me 5 Bloody long and hard years to become a Craftsman.

30 Hrs - what nonsense

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Five courses lasting 30 hours each are up for grabs in October and November,

My internship lasted 5 years [16-21] made up of intense training, with monthly phase tests that if you failed it was goodbye.... 30 hours & highly skilled my back-side.

Hotchilli

I also done all those Phase Tests to become a Toolmaker.

17 hours ago, webfact said:

The Labour Ministry is planning to have up to 5,000 workers armed with high-tech skills for the internet of things (IoT) industry by next year

A 30-hour 4 day course [early finish last day] to make highly skilled workers?

 

Its  not the  skills  that need  boosting its the mindset.

The  30  hours  could be spent reading a clock face to learn that an appointment at 5 pm doesnt mean "sometime" to maybe never.

13 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

Hotchilli

I also done all those Phase Tests to become a Toolmaker.

Aircraft engineer British Aerospace [formerly B.A.C]

first 18 months was in a dedicated training school, tool-making was one of the 8 skills required/taught.

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Aircraft engineer British Aerospace [formerly B.A.C]

first 18 months was in a dedicated training school, tool-making was one of the 8 skills required/taught.

A friend always talked about having to make a smooth sided 1" cube of steel, from rough cut, using only a selection of files and a very-near ( vernier ) guage.

Edited October 17, 20205 yr by overherebc

1 hour ago, overherebc said:

A friend always talked about having to make a smooth sided 1" cube of steel, from rough cut, using only a selection of files and a very-near ( vernier ) guage.

A skill that I had to learn, and yes, I had to make that sodding Block also.

It was a basic Skill required of the then City and Guilds Institute of London, for all Mechanical Engineering Apprentices to undertake.

The skill of using Tools for hand crafting is a very essential Skill for Mould Tools and Bench fitting Etc.

I too was " off the Job Training School " for 15 Months, then let loose in the Factory Toolroom ( with Training School Day Release ), and those monthly Phase Tests ( Mill , Turn, Fitting, EDM Etc )  to make Pressure Die Cast Mould Tools, Press Tools, Jigs , Fixtures Gauges Special Purpose Machines Etc.

Allways rewarding to make something that had a purpose.

49 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

A skill that I had to learn, and yes, I had to make that sodding Block also.

It was a basic Skill required of the then City and Guilds Institute of London, for all Mechanical Engineering Apprentices to undertake.

The skill of using Tools for hand crafting is a very essential Skill for Mould Tools and Bench fitting Etc.

I too was " off the Job Training School " for 15 Months, then let loose in the Factory Toolroom ( with Training School Day Release ), and those monthly Phase Tests ( Mill , Turn, Fitting, EDM Etc )  to make Pressure Die Cast Mould Tools, Press Tools, Jigs , Fixtures Gauges Special Purpose Machines Etc.

Allways rewarding to make something that had a purpose.

My mate had a special name for that block. Can't post it here, the words won't get through. ????????????. He always kept it.

1 hour ago, Cake Monster said:

A skill that I had to learn, and yes, I had to make that sodding Block also.

It was a basic Skill required of the then City and Guilds Institute of London, for all Mechanical Engineering Apprentices to undertake.

The skill of using Tools for hand crafting is a very essential Skill for Mould Tools and Bench fitting Etc.

I too was " off the Job Training School " for 15 Months, then let loose in the Factory Toolroom ( with Training School Day Release ), and those monthly Phase Tests ( Mill , Turn, Fitting, EDM Etc )  to make Pressure Die Cast Mould Tools, Press Tools, Jigs , Fixtures Gauges Special Purpose Machines Etc.

Allways rewarding to make something that had a purpose.

Sounds familiar, however during my 1st year it wasn't a 1" cube it was a double headed planishing hammer made from S96 and hand tools only, everything we made went into the tool box for use later.

18-mths in the training school then out into the factory, 3-mth stints with different fitters learning the skills, that went on until the end of the 5th year and final phase test.

University was day release for the same 5 years.

Our year 1976 started with 30 new faces this decreased over the years to 8 passing the finals.

My certificate was well earned and I felt proud to have received it.

On 10/17/2020 at 12:29 PM, hotchilli said:

Sounds familiar, however during my 1st year it wasn't a 1" cube it was a double headed planishing hammer made from S96 and hand tools only, everything we made went into the tool box for use later.

18-mths in the training school then out into the factory, 3-mth stints with different fitters learning the skills, that went on until the end of the 5th year and final phase test.

University was day release for the same 5 years.

Our year 1976 started with 30 new faces this decreased over the years to 8 passing the finals.

My certificate was well earned and I felt proud to have received it.

And a proud man you should be.

I think every Apprentice had a Pet name for that 1 " Block. I too cannot repeat its name that I gave it on this Forum.

I am proud of my Toolmaking acheivements, that set me up for other things more technical such as Advanced CNC Offline Part Programming, Robotics / Automation, and running my own successful Machining Business for 10 Years.

My years Apprenticeship intake started with 15 Lads, and 3 were outed as U.S. , and 6 went to various Toolrooms within the Factory, while the others that were not very good machining went to the Laboratory or Drawing Office.

I think we earned the right to be called " Craftsmen "