Assistant to the Labour Minister launches the Re-skill and Up-Skill Project, accelerating the creation of labour skills for occupation with the Department of Skill Development aiming to provide workers with additional occupations and sustainable income.
On December 23, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong to chair the Re-skill and Up-Skill Project launch to build workers’ skills in an occupation. The development of skilled labour and potential aligns with the 20-year national strategy on human resource development and capacity building. It drives increased competitiveness and preparedness for quality workers to enter the labour market. Advisor to the Labour Minister Dr. Chamlong Chuayrod and the Ministry of Labour’s senior executives joined the occasion at the foyer on the 10th floor, Department of Skill Development, Ministry of Labour.
Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong said that the government under the administration of Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha and Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, who oversees the Ministry of Labour, gives importance to the development of the workforce’s skills following the 20-year national strategy on human resource development and capacity building. It drives increased competitiveness and preparedness for quality workers to enter the labour market. Additionally, Thailand and the world faced the Covid-19 situation causing workers to be severely affected. Therefore, the government has the policy to expedite remedial assistance by focusing on re-skilling to support more diverse work and enhance the knowledge and expertise (Up-Skil) of skilled workers affected by the COVID-19 virus. The effort is especially focused on the service sector and tourism to promote self-reliance and supplementary careers to increase income for themselves and their families. The Labour Minister assigned the Department of Skill Development to implement the project.
For this project, the Bangkok Skill Development Institute 13 is driving Re-Skill and Up-Skill Project to build skilled workers for careers. It conducts training and assesses labour skill standards in home and small commercial air conditioning maintenance. The training is provided to 21 public taxi drivers or motorcycle taxis between December 22 to 26, 2021. There is also training on nutrition and food management onboard, provided to workers in the services and tourism sectors. There are two batches with 39 people. The first batch will have training from December 20 to 25, 2021, and the second batch will have training from December 23 to 28, 2021. There is training for Thai massage staff at the level 1 capacity for ten workers in the tourism sector. The assessment will be conducted on December 23, 2021. This operation is only a pilot from the Institute of Skill Development and the Offices of Skill Development nationwide to organize training and testing for workers to further Re-Skill and Up-Skill.
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Division of Public Relations
23 December 2021
