Think Tank Urges Private Sector to Provide More Internships for Construction-related Jobs

• 7 August 2018
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Experts in different government and private institutions have called for more internships and training programmes for students and workers, especially for construction-related jobs.

This campaign was called for during a half-day seminar held under the theme of “Partnership for Work-based Learning: Experiences and Possibilities” organised bythe Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) at the Phnom Penh Hotel and which was attended by more than 100 people from government institutions, private companies, technical training institutes and universities.

Mr Mob Sinuon, director of the Ministry of Labour’s National Polytechnic Institute for Angkor (NPIA) said that his institute has been providing numerous technical trainings for construction-related jobs while also urging private companies to collaborate more in providing training for their employees as well as providing internships.

Indeed, the government had recently established the “Sector Skills Councils” which aim to reduce skills gap and to focus on priority sectors comprising of construction, auto mechanics, electricity and light manufacturing.

Mr Sann Phanith, training and development supervisor for Cambodia’s leading company in real estate and construction Mega Asset Management Co., Ltd, highlighted the important of internship.

“Internships provide an opportunity for students or workers to have work-based knowledge before starting their actual careers,” he said.

In addition, during the discussion session, Mr Sann Phanith, said that Mega Asset Management Co., Ltd, has been one of the companies that provide many internship vacancies for the construction industry in areas such as engineering, technicians and other positions.

“If we want a good workforce we need to have a good partnership between the government and private sector”, said Dr Chhem Rethy, executive director of CDRI.

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