Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered that three working groups have been set up to oversee the development of vocational education in preparation for Bt2 - trillion of government and its Bt35 billion mega project .Chaipreuk Sereerak , Director of the Office of Vocational Education Commission , said that after the meeting on 27 September Yingluck said these workshops was an urgent need to provide vocational training staff , come up with funding and reforming vocational vocational - education system .
The National Economic and Social Development Board will act as the secretary of the first two reform groups under the National Education Council.
Chaipreuk said that since the government was waiting for the kick off mega - projects for transportation and flood control, there was an urgent need for the commission to produce a workforce that meets the requirements.
It is estimated that the project needs about 100,000 employees with professional and high - professional certifications in the field of construction in the next three years. However, all vocational colleges composed only produce 6000 people a year.
To meet that goal, the commission is required to produce up to 50,000 professionals with knowledge construction in the next two years.
" The Commission has to create specific programs and courses in response to demand, particularly in road and rail construction, " Chaipreuk said.
"In addition to strengthening student enrollments each year , the commission will also increase the supply through retraining and upgrading skills. For example, students studying in other sectors such as agriculture will be encouraged to learn construction , and technical staff will be offered training courses to upgrade skills its . "
In terms of funding, said Chaipreuk commission planned to propose that subsidies be included in the terms of reference for bids for transportation - infrastructure and water - management of mega projects .
The private sector will also be asked to help produce the workforce by supporting on-the -job training for students. The government will also be asked to assign a central budget to increase the capacity in terms of teacher training and learning tools.
"I think the obvious career path and high motivation will attract more students to study the construction programs, " said Chaipreuk .
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