SCG, Labor Ministry Launch 2nd National Contractor Competition to Upskill Local Builders

Phnom Penh, Nov 27, 2019 – SCG, an ASEAN leading conglomerate, today kicked off the second SCG National Contractor Competition in collaboration with Cambodia’s ministry of labor and vocational training and a number of leading vocational training schools.

Some 40 contractors, selected from among over 200 contractors who took part in provincial rounds of competitions organized by SCG and its partners – joined the two-day competition. They competed for skills in cement plastering, and roofing, all making use of SCG’s innovative products like SmartBoard and SmartWood.

Mr. Wirot Phanitphotchamarn, SCG general manager for sales and marketing, said the competition reflected the company’s passion to provide better opportunity and living quality for its stakeholders in Cambodia.

“Through this program, we want to improve Cambodian contractors’ craftsmanship and quality of construction industry in Cambodia as a whole. Moreover, homeowners and project developers will have higher construction standard, thus improving living quality of the Cambodian people,” said Mr. Wirot.

With improved skills and certification from the program, Mr. Wirot added, local contractors would have better income and career opportunity.

At the opening ceremony, Mr. Lao Him, undersecretary of state of the ministry of labor and vocational training, said the development of the technical and vocational education and training sector required support and participation from the private sector.

“I would like to ask private companies to support all activities that the public sector need cooperation from the private sector such as internship program, research and the implementation of standard training package,” said Mr. Lao Him.

Today’s skills competition, he added, contributed to the achievement of the national policy goals for poverty reduction through skills training, job creation, improved productivity and improved income.

From this competition, three winners from each of the three skill categories would be found. First place winner would get the cash prize of $500 and a trip to Bangkok, Thailand, second place winner would be given cash prize of $300, and the third-place winner gets $200 cash prize.

The SCG National 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.

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