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Mutual recognition of skills between workers in Thailand and the Philippines makes progress
Collaboration between Thailand and the Philippines will benefit warehouse and forklift operators by mutually recognizing skills in both countries, through the support from ILO/Korea Partnership programme.
BANGKOK, Thailand (ILO News) – Warehouse and forklift operators in Thailand and the Philippines are one step closer towards being able to benefit from the mutual recognition of their skills in both countries.
A new technical assessment report developed by the International Labour Organization’s Mutual Recognition of Skills (MRS) initiative between Thailand and the Philippines highlights the similarities, differences and gaps in the competency standards and assessment procedures for warehouse and forklift operators.
Two workshops in June 2023 assessed the comparability of quality assurance on the assessment and certification procedures of the two countries through live demonstrations of written and practical tests. These workshops were attended by technical experts from the Department of Skill Development in Thailand’s Ministry of Labour, representatives from the Philippines’ Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and other industry experts and partners, including the Employer’s Confederation of Thailand.
Participants discussed current gaps and common ground between the two countries in assessment and certification procedure, which was documented in a Technical Assessment report signed by both countries. The Director of Thailand’s Department of Skill Development emphasized the department’s commitment to developing an additional testing process to fill gaps highlighted by the comparability assessment activity when the need arises for Thai workers in warehousing and forklifting to migrate to the Philippines.
This pilot implementation will contribute toward the MRS Operating Manual and serve as a guideline for best practices and lessons learnt, which will pave the way for other countries and other occupations to achieve MRS. The Mutual Recognition of Skills initiative is funded by the ILO/Korea Partnership Programme.
For further information please contact:
Ms Marie-Helene Thomas Senior Programme Officer Email: [email protected]
Ms Akiko Sakamoto Regional Skills and Employability Specialist Email: [email protected]
