Southeast Asia Information Port (www.dnyxxg.com) – The Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Management Committee Office (EEC Office) is actively adapting to changing global trends and is committed to cultivating a modern, highly skilled workforce to meet the needs of key industries investing in the Eastern Economic Corridor. The goal is to train 150,000 highly skilled workers over five years in cooperation with local educational institutions.
EC Office Secretary-General Chula revealed that in addition to investment incentives such as land and infrastructure, cultivating skilled workers is a key factor in enhancing investor confidence. This is especially true for Thailand, which is undergoing industrial transformation and upgrading; cultivating a sufficient reserve of highly skilled talent will be crucial for its development plan over the next golden decade.
The EEC focuses on investing in industries that emphasize modernization and adopt new environmentally friendly technologies. Numerous facts have proven that cultivating a workforce capable of meeting the needs of these industries can attract investment, create jobs, and improve the quality of life in communities.
According to the five-year plan to train 150,000 skilled workers, the talent training targets for the digital industry (66,600), service industry (50,600), future automotive industry (20,403), and healthcare industry (10,857) are as follows: Between 2025 and 2029.
Currently, the EEC talent reserve training model is divided into three types: Type A, where enterprises bear 100% of the costs and collaborate with educational institutions to design courses, offering the advantage of free education and guaranteed high-paying job opportunities for graduates; Type B, short-term skills enhancement courses designed to help the workforce acquire new skills to keep pace with technological advancements, funded 50/50 by the government and private sector; and Type C, which rapidly develops the professional skills needed for high-tech industries (such as semiconductors), with government leadership and university-led initiatives.
