Government official, winners of SCG contractor competition 2019 call on young people to consider skills training

• 30 November 2019
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Phnom Penh, Nov 28, 2019 – Expert official and award-winning local builders from the annual SCG contractor competition 2019 have encouraged young people to pursue technical and vocational training for skills currently on high demand in the job market, including in construction sector.

Mr. Hing Sideth, director general of TVET general department of the ministry of labor and vocational training, called on parents, communities and all stakeholders to send children to TVET schools so that they could equip themselves with specific skills.

“When you have the right skill, you can earn reasonable income, you can support families and the society,” said Mr. Hing Sideth.

The labor ministry official made the appeal in his remarks at the closing ceremony of the 2^nd annual SCG contractor competition 2019 on November 28 during which 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place winners for three different construction skills – cement plastering, roofing and smartboard installation – were announced.

According to Mr. Hing Sideth, Cambodia, currently, has 38 TVET schools across the country and 20 of the schools are ISO certified for their management.

Speaking to journalists at the competition venue in the compound of the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia (NPIC), SCG’s partner for its Contractors Academy Program, one of the first-place winners, Mr. Khat Thuch, from Siem Reap province called on the young people to consider skills training to equip themselves with at least one skill each.

“You must have a skill whatever it is. You must be good at that skill. I have lived on my construction skill for over 17 years,” says contractor Khat Thuch, who won the first-place award for roofing skill.

On average, Khat Thuch, added, he earned between $500 and $700, and in some busiest months, the monthly income could reach $1,000 or $1,200.

The annual SCG contractor competition is part of the SCG Contractor Academy Program, which aims to help improve Cambodia’s construction sector in the long-run.

SCG has collaborated with the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training through its National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia, to organize this annual SCG contractor competition since 2018. As of late 2019, over 400 Cambodian contractors from all over the country have been trained by SCG and some 80 outstanding contractors have attended the SCG contractor competition.

Mr. Wirot Phanitphotchamarn, SCG general manager for sales and marketing, said the SCG Contractor Academy program has contributed to improving Cambodia’s construction sector as the country reportedly needed more skilled labor in the fast-growing construction sector.

“SCG hope that this program will be a part of sustainable development of Cambodia not only in terms of construction industry, but also living quality of homeowners and Cambodia citizens,” said Mr. Wirot.

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