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Over 154,000 Cambodians Increase Income through Voucher Skills Training
As part of Education Sector Development Program II, TVET (ADB Loan 2022 Cambodia), 210 poorest Communes in 7 Provinces of Cambodia (Battambang, Kampot, Siem Reap, Kampong Chhnang, Takeo, Svey Reng and Stueng Treng) were selected by the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MOLVT) to receive training vouchers with a value of up to $5000 per year for 3 years. The Directorate of Technical and Vocational Education (DGTVET) used the World Food Program poverty index the 40 percent poorest Communes in each of the 7 Provinces.
Before the training, the baseline average family income was Riel 95,850 ($24.7) per month. Three months after the training, the average family income increased to Riel 151,192 ($37.80) per month or 53% increase over the baseline income. The survey conducted six months after the training indicated a further increase of 30% to Riel 151,192 ($37.80) over the income three months after training. Compared with the baseline income, the VSTP resulted in about 98% improvement in family income of its graduates six months after the training.
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ADB Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction Supports Post Harvest Technology and Skills Bridging Program in Cambodia The ADB Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) Project in Cambodia on Post Harvest Technology and Skills Bridging hosted an inception workshop at the National Technical Training Institute (NTTI) in Phnom Penh. The workshop was attended by 44 officials from the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MOLVT) and Technical Training institutions involved in the project. Featured speakers are His Excellency Pich Sophoan, Secretary General at MOLVT and Sophea Mar, the ADB Project Manager in charge of this project.
The workshop confirmed the directions the project is to take in implementing the project. The group discussions proved very productive in ensuring that the implementers and decision makers in the project have a common vision of how to proceed. As well, issues and concerns were discussed and addressed and suggestions were noted.
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Linkage between Sri Lanka and Maldives to Accelerate TVET Development
The DHET-TVET of Maldives has forged a long term alliance with Sri Lanka TVET. An MOU based on mutual sharing of process and materials is now in place with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training and its National Institute of Technical Education of Sri Lanka (NITE). Several visits of DHET-TVET staff to Sri Lanka (September, 2006 and June, 2007) led to agreements to share competencies and materials. The first benefit from this is the provision to Maldives of the competency standards development process and the supply of competency standards in 40 skills clusters as well as the support materials for the Maldives National Qualifications Framework (MNQF).
The second outcome of this agreement is the beginning in August 2007 of staff training programs for DHET-TVET and MAB staff provided by Sri Lankan NITE trainers. This continuing training protocol ensures the expanded competence of DHET-TVET staff as they are hired and the continued development of competencies in the various competency based training system specialties such as standards writing and workplace assessment. |
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Strategies for Local Employment Recovery and Skills Development in Asia
The ILO and the OECD are convening a joint expert meeting on 1-3 December in Malang (Java), Indonesia as a follow up to the Global Jobs Pact and as part of the joint initiative on employment and skills strategies in Southeast Asia.
Participants from Cambodia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam and China are asked to present effective strategies, tools and practices used locally for employment recovery and skills development and engage themselves in a process of mutual learning.
The overall aim of the meeting is to strengthen the capacity of constituents, policy makers and practitioners at the local level to undertake employment recovery and skills strategies in response to the financial and economic crisis. The meeting hopes to contribute to i) increased understanding of the employment and skills impact in relation to the crisis; and ii) improved capacity for the design of effective local employment and skills strategies to support existing national responses to the crisis.
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