Programme

Bangkok, 15-16 December 2009

Monday 14 December

Arrival of delegates – Check in at the AMARI BOULEVARD HOTEL,

BANGKOK

18:30-21:30 WELCOME DINNER

Tuesday 15 December

Chair: Mr. Sandod Themsawanglert
Senior expert in skills development
Department of Skill Development

Co-Chair: Mr. Raymond Grannall
Regional Senior Adviser on Skills Development
ILO Regional office for Asia and the Pacific

8:30 - 9:00 Registration

9:00 - 9:30 Session 1: Opening Session
Report Statement by Deputy Director General, Department of Skill Development

Brief Statement from Mr. Raymond Grannall, Regional Senior Advisor on Skills
Development, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Welcome and Opening Address by
Director General , Department of Skill Development

9:30 - 9:40 Photo Session

9:40-10:00 COFFEE BREAK

10:00-10:15 Introduction of Participants

10:15-11:00 Session 2: Overview of PPP’s in Skills development - ILO’s perspective
Mr. Raymond Grannall, Regional Senior Adviser on Skills Development

11:00-12:00 Session 3: Case Study Presentations from five ASEAN Countries

• Brunei Darussalam
• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Lao PDR
• Malaysia

12:00-12:30 Open Discussion

12:30-13:30 LUNCH

13:30-16:30 Session 4: Study Visit
TOYOTA Automotive Technology School Chachengsao Province

18:30 DINNER

Wednesday 16 December

Chair: Mr. Sandod Themsawanglert
Senior expert in skills development
Department of Skill Development

Co-Chair: Ms. Carmela Torres
Senior Skills and Employability Specialist
ILO Sub-regional Office for East Asia

9:00 - 9:30 Session 5: Efforts in strengthening the promotion of PPP in TVET
Ms. Carmela Torres, Senior Skills and Employability Specialist
ILO Sub-regional Office for East Asia

9:30-10:00 Session 6: PPP’s for Skills Development
Employers’ perspective (An ASEAN Country to be selected)

10:00-10:30 Session 7: PPP’s for Skills Development
Workers’ perspective (An ASEAN Country to be selected)

10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK

11:00-12:00 Session 8: Case Study Presentations from ASEAN Countries

• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Thailand
• Vietnam

12:00-12:30 Open discussion

12:30-13:30 LUNCH

13:30-14:00 Session 9: PPP’s for Skills Development -Training Organization Perspective
Mr. Tanat Srina, Director of Samutprakarn Institute for Skill Development

14:00-15:30 Session 10: Three Working Groups
(Government, Workers’, Employers’ organization))

15:30-16:00 COFFEE BREAK

16:00-16:30 Session 11: Presentation of Group Strategies

• Governments (10 minutes)
• Workers (10 minutes)
• Employers (10 minutes)

16:30-16:45 Session 12: Wrap Up

Conclusion of Key Issues by Ms. Carmela Torres,
Senior Skills and Employability Specialist
ILO Sub-regional Office for East Asia

16:45-17:30 Closing Session
Statement by Participant representatives

Closing Speech
by Mr. Nakorn Silpa-Archa, Director General, Department of Skill Development

18:30 DINNER

Thursday 17 December

Departure of delegates