Bangkok--24 Dec--GIZ
GIZ Project “Effective In-Company Vocational Training in the Mekong Region” recently organized the 3rd workshop to develop Regional In-Company-Trainer Standard in Munich, Germany. Unlike the first two workshops, which explicitly aims for the development of the standard, the 3rd workshop combines it with a study trip, offering participants a more thorough view in the German in-company-training system. During the workshop, participants visited companies, i.e. ALPMA GmbH, the world’s leading machinery producer for dairy and food industry, Schattdecor AG, producer of innovative Decor Paper, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Munich and Upper Bavaria, which represents the interests of their member companies and play an important role in building up the young people according to the need of private sector.
The workshop belongs to a 4-workshop series, in which participants from 6 countries, namely Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are invited to participate. In the workshops participants are continuously encouraged to contribute in giving in ideas and comments to consensually develop standard, curriculum and quality assurance system for the In-Company-Trainer in the region, which is to be completed in early February 2015 and applied to participating countries at the end of 2015.
Mrs. Pattama Weerawanit, Director of Bureau of Personnel Competency Development, Office of Vocational Education Commission, stated “The study trip has been an eye-opener. German stakeholders, namely state, chambers of commerce and industry, and, most importantly, the companies, are strongly committed to developing their young people and a better community, while waiting to receive their benefits from competent workforce at a later stage. It did not only offer us a perfect illustration how the system is supposed to work, but also showcase that the continuous cooperation between vocational schools and companies in organizing vocational education for young people is very important. We could now see that In-Company-Trainers really play a significant role in the system. Additionally, it also made us see the value of our job, of what we are trying to achieve and of the standard we all are trying hard to develop in the workshops. Having a regional standard for in-company-trainers means more than standardizing trainers. It would improve the whole education system and we could actually see the result through the students.”
Mr. Christian Stüer, Regional Project Director said “The idea of attaching the study trip with the 3rd development workshop was to offer participants an overview of how the German Dual System and In-Company-Training works in an actual scenario, while making them see the importance of the standard they are developing. Once they see that the system is really working, the standard becomes more practical, and they are more likely to adopt it to their own country.”
The project “Effective In-Company Vocational Training in the Mekong Region” aims to resolve skilled labour deprivation by enhancing effectiveness of private sector intervention in demand-oriented workforce development. Funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the project is implemented by GIZ (German International Cooperation) in cooperation with the Office of Vocational Education Commission.