Skills Standards Formation Skills Standards Formation on Construction Sector: on Construction Sector: Experience of Lao PDRExperience of Lao PDR

Presented by Mr. Phouvanh CHANTHAVONGDirector General

Department of Skills Development and EmploymentMinistry of Labour and Social Welfare, Lao PDR

25 May 2010

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CONTENTSCONTENTSI.I. Legal InstrumentsLegal InstrumentsII.II. Education and Vocational System in LaosEducation and Vocational System in LaosIII.III.Skills Standard DevelopmentSkills Standard Development1.1. Targets of Skills DevelopmentTargets of Skills Development2.2. Levels of Skills Standard DevelopmentLevels of Skills Standard Development3.3. Type of skills Standard DevelopmentType of skills Standard Development4.4. BackgroundBackground5.5. About the ProjectAbout the Project6.6. Objectives of the ProjectObjectives of the Project7.7. Priority of Skill Trades for National Skills Priority of Skill Trades for National Skills

Standard Formation in Construction Standard Formation in Construction IndustryIndustry

IV.IV. Procedure of Formation on Skill Standard Procedure of Formation on Skill Standard in Construction Industry in Lao PDRin Construction Industry in Lao PDR

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I. Legal InstrumentsI. Legal Instruments Referring to Decree on Skills Formation and Development No.036/PM

dated 22 January 2010 stipulated functions and responsibilities between Ministry of Education and Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare as following:

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Article 19: Responsible Organization of Vocational and

Vocational EducationTraining

(TVET)

Article 36: Responsible Organization of National

Skills Standard Development and Skills

Testing Certification

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare

II. Education and Vocational System in LaosII. Education and Vocational System in Laos

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Intermidiate TechnicianIntermidiate Technician

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Vocational Vocational TrainingTraining

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Entrance Entrance ExaminationExamination

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III. Skills Standard DevelopmentIII. Skills Standard Development1. Targets of Skills Development1. Targets of Skills Development

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• Develop skills in accordance with socio-economic structure and regional development for balancing labourforce between urban and rural areas, and regional integration;• Focus on making Lao workers acquiring knowledge, skills, attitude by upgrading training an skills testing and certification to whom basic vocational knowledge, working workers get higher level skills and skills experienced on practice, and others disadvantage persons;• Develop skills in accordance with three types of skill standards in order to develop Lao labor skills moving closer to ASEAN and International skills standard;

2. Levels of Skills Standard Development2. Levels of Skills Standard Development

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• Level 1: Semi-Skilled Worker;• Level 2: Skilled Worker;• Level 3: Tradesman;• Level 4: Supervisor;

3. Types of Skills Standard Development3. Types of Skills Standard Development

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• National Skills Standard;• Local/Labor Unit Skills Standard;• Occupational Associations/Groups Skills Standard;

4.4. BackgroundBackground

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• Lao construction industries sector is one important activity in the process of socio-economic development in Lao PDR and it is in an urgent demand in current market economy development involving regional integration under rapidly changing information technology;• Increased competition among business also leads to an increased demand in a

skilled labourforce;• Domestic and foreign investment projects particularly those in infrastructure development such as roads, hydropower and housing have been steadily increasing every year;• Skills development of the employers in conducted very independently, so the resulting trained work force find it not match with the regional skills development;• Trained skills are not sufficiently consistent with market need; there are no skills

standard specifications for each employment type making the Lao labour quality unacceptable by employers. Therefore there are large wage gaps between Lao and foreign workers.

5.5. ABOUT the project ABOUT the project

Project on Lao national skill standard in construction industry sector is supported by ILO/Korea Partnership Programme since 2009-2011

Implementing agency: The Department of Skills Development and Employment ( DSDE), The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Lao PDR

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6.6. Objectives of the ProjectObjectives of the Project

Development objective: The project will contribute to the development of the Lao national skill standards and skill certification and testing system which will be institutionalized;

Immediate objective: By the end of the project a skill standards and testing and certification system for the construction sector will have been developed.

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With Cooperation of ILO that organized the workshop on National Skills Standard, which was held on December 2007 in Vangvieng district , Vientiane province. The construction industry was selected and defined as priority to be developed as skills standard for 10 skill trades as following:

1. Reinforced concrete 2. Plastering and Brick laying3. Cast Plaster and Faced Cornice 4. Plumbing5. Welding6. Electric installation7. Wood furniture8. Floor and wall tiling9. Aluminum 10.Painting

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7.7. Priority of Skill Trades for National Priority of Skill Trades for National Skills Standard Formation in Skills Standard Formation in Construction IndustryConstruction Industry

V. Procedure of Formation on Skill V. Procedure of Formation on Skill Standard in Construction Industry Standard in Construction Industry

in Lao PDRin Lao PDR

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Interviewedstakeholders for collecting information

Analyzed and reported the output of data collection

Set up technical taskforce for working with Korean experts

Consultative meeting with construction skill standard committee

Developed the reinforced concrete skill standard (steel bar, concrete & form work)

Summary meeting with construction skill standard

Reported the output to Labour Minister

Draft format of reinforced concrete finalized in both Lao and English version

Meeting of approval format by stakeholders

Conduct pilot testing module in three skill standard

Feedback of pilot testing by stakeholders

Appointed construction skill standardcommittee by Labour Minister

Sent four members of the committee to be trained in Korea

Validate the skill standard

Enforcement of reinforced concrete and finalised 10 priorities skills standard

Thank you for your attention

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