The Skills Gap in Cambodia – Over half of the firms feel that vocational education and training programs do not yet meet the needs

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.”

via Lacks of skilled labor, quality human capital major concerns for Cambodia: survey – WORLD – Globaltimes.cn.

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