12 March 2014
The shortages of skilled labor and quality human
resources are among the greatest challenges facing the Cambodian economy, a new
survey revealed Wednesday. The survey was done based on the interviews of 355
enterprises nationwide by the International Labor Organization and the
Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations (CAMFEBA).
"In terms of skills, over half of Cambodian firms feel that vocational education and training programs do not yet meet the needs of the business community," said the survey report entitled "Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises in Cambodia." The survey noted that while the quality of education and training providers currently available in the market is good, there are not enough providers.
"It is clear that we need to link the private
sector more closely with technical and vocational education and training
priorities and curriculum development," CAMFEBA's president Van Sou Ieng
said at the report launching. "This needs to be a permanent and
qualitative conservation."
The report gave a number of recommendations for the improvements to the general education system such as incorporating practical training, learning, entrepreneurship and innovation into curriculum design along with measures to improve dialogue, cooperation and information exchange among businesses, unions, educators and policy makers.
Labor Minister Ith Samheng said 32% of the Cambodian population is under 15 years of age, and between 300, 000 and 400,000 young people enter the labor market each year. Prime Minister Hun Sen earlier this month stressed that the country needs to build quality and competent human capital to prepare for competition when the ASEAN Economic Community becomes a reality at the end of 2015.
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