Union Training “Foundation of Economics and Statistics” May 07-11, 2018, Siem Riep, Cambodia
The course on “Foundations of Economics and Statistics” intends to feed the needs of unions to gain further knowledge on economic theories and basic data analysis. It is expected that the course would help them to better understand technical documents such as garment statistical bulletins and other relevant publication pertaining to the sector’s development and wage negotiation. The course is also designed to provide hands-on exposure to basic data management and analysis that would allow them to perform their own analysis after attending the course.
The training was attended by 36 participants (9 women) from unionsmembers of LAC and tri-partite working group, and unions representatives from garment and other sectors. Almost all of them reported to class regularly.
The training is structured into two sections: 1) Foundations of Economics, and 2) Basic Statistics. The morning session cover the economics courses followed by statistics modules in the afternoon. Two instructors were commissioned to deliver the courses; Prof. Keo Kuyly from National Institute of Management facilitated economics course, and Prof. Samreth Sovannroeun from Graduate School of Humanities and Social Science, Saitama University facilitated Statistics courses. Two supplement sessions on access to online data and comparison of financial statement and national account approaches were also demonstrated to the union participant by the ILO officers.
Courses were delivered in Khmer with all supporting materials in English and Khmer.
On overall participants were actively engaged in the class, and demonstrate impressive progress on their statistics concepts, data skills and data implication over the 5 day course.
Participants expressed great interest the economic modules especially on macro-economics, cost and international trade for its help to broaden their understanding of the concept behind minimum wage fixing criteria at large, and the understanding of how individual firms operate under cost constraints.
The training is structured into two sections: 1) Foundations of Economics, and 2) Basic Statistics. The morning session cover the economics courses followed by statistics modules in the afternoon. Two instructors were commissioned to deliver the courses; Prof. Keo Kuyly from National Institute of Management facilitated economics course, and Prof. Samreth Sovannroeun from Graduate School of Humanities and Social Science, Saitama University facilitated Statistics courses. Two supplement sessions on access to online data and comparison of financial statement and national account approaches were also demonstrated to the union participant by the ILO officers.
Courses were delivered in Khmer with all supporting materials in English and Khmer.
On overall participants were actively engaged in the class, and demonstrate impressive progress on their statistics concepts, data skills and data implication over the 5 day course.
Participants expressed great interest the economic modules especially on macro-economics, cost and international trade for its help to broaden their understanding of the concept behind minimum wage fixing criteria at large, and the understanding of how individual firms operate under cost constraints.