Minister builds training links with Brunei, Hunan
MINISTER of Labour and Vocational Training Heng Sour has conducted several high-level meetings to improve the Kingdom’s vocational training sector.
One such meeting was with Brunei ambassador to Cambodia Pengiran Kasmirhan Pengiran Tahir, who has agreed to strengthen human resource cooperation between the two nations.
The cooperation will take the form of scholarships for Cambodian students, as well as mutual exchange programmes between the vocational training institutions of both ASEAN nations.
During the January 23 meeting, both sides also agreed to promote and support each other in the field of labour cooperation, at both bilateral and ASEAN levels.
At a separate same-day meeting with a delegation from Chineseowned Hunan Construction Investment Group, Sour urged the company to support the strengthening of the Kingdom’s technical and vocational training, said the ministry’s January 24 press release.
According to the ministry, Sour told the Chinese delegation that – in line with the government’s plans to offer vocational training to 1.5 million young people from poor and vulnerable households ¬– it is necessary to improve the technical training sector.
“In order for this programme to be effective, the ministry needs the participation of several partners. We need to develop our curricula, as well as train instructors,” he said.
He added that the ministry is prepared to support the company in any way it can, should Hunan decide to invest in the Kingdom.
Hunan Construction managing director Cai Dianwei underscored the importance of vocational training for the development of any country.
He also noted Cambodia’s rapid growth, particularly in infrastructure, saying this will attract more foreign investments.
Tan Monivann, president of the Cambodia Automotive Industry Federation (CAIF), described the training of human resources as crucial to the promotion of economic growth. He says vocational training cooperation with foreign partners will accelerate the Kingdom’s development.
“Personally, as long as it benefits Cambodia, I don’t mind which countries we work with. As a developing country, we definitely need human resources that will contribute to our socio-economic growth,” he said.