Language Skills Training for Thai Overseas Job Seekers

Date Shared:

Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 12:00

Countries and areas:

Thailand

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Goal 4: Quality education

Targets that contribute to employment or employment creation

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 18: Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences

Contributors:

Member States

Chairmanship:

Sweden 2013-2014

Geographical Relevance:

National

Tags:

Recognition of Skills and Qualifications, Skilled Migration, Migration and Education

Summary:

As well as providing vocational training for Thai workforce, the Department of Skills Development of the Thai Ministry of Labour (DSD) also provides foreign language and cultural training courses for Thai overseas job seekers who register with employment services centers and the Department of Employment.

In addition, the DSD also provides special language training such as for the EPS programme in cooperation with Korean Government and IM Japan programme in cooperation with the Japanese government.

Link:

https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@asia/@ro-bangkok/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_120566.pdf

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2013-2014 - RT 2.1 Background Paper 'Enhancing the development impacts of labour migration and circular mobility through more systematic labour market and skills matching'