This expert meeting of the ESSSA initiative will provide a unique opportunity to share international experience in addressing the issue of skills mismatch as a way to contribute to more inclusive growth and good quality job creation across Southeast Asian countries.

1. Skill Labour Mismatch
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Company
LOGODepartment of Employment
Mrs. Piengpahp Withyachumnarnkul,
Senior Expert on Foreign Workers System Management,

2. Skilled Labour Mismatch
1. Labour Market Structure and Challenges
2. Labour Market Policy
3. Labour Market Reform

3. Current Employment Situation
Working age Population (over 15): 54.9 m.
Labour force 38.7 m. Not in Labour Force: 16.2 m.
Homeworkers
4.8 m.
Students
4.4 m.
Others
7.0 m.
Employed
38.4 m.
Unemployed
0.29 m,
Seasonal-unemployed
0.01 m.
Source: National Statistics Office, by Labour Market Research Division
Department of Employment as of August 2014

4. Labour Force Entrances Estimates 2014-2015
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
Junior
Highschool
New Labour force entrance 547,853
New Labour force entrance637,610
Highschool Vocational
Certificate
High
Vocational
Certificate
Bachelor
64,604
22,936
48,884
74,550
336,879
67,636
25,845
62,334 74,550
407,245
Person
2014
2015
Source: Labour Market Research Division, Department of Employment

5. Unemployment Situation
Unemployment rate sorted by work experience as of
August 2014
Unemployed: 287,xxx (0.7%)
No work
experience
With work
experience
149,xxx
Agricultural Sector
8,xxx
Manufactu
rer Sector
62,xxx
Service and
trade Sector
79,xxx
Source: National Statistics Office, by Labour Market Research Division
Department of Employment as of August 2014

6. Labour Shortage
Industry
 Fishery
 Fishery Byproducts
 Agricultural
 Construction
 Livestock Byproducts,
meatworks
 Recycle Business
 Mining
 Ceramic/ pottery
Production and
Distribution
 Stone Production and
Distribution
 Textile
 Plastic Production and
Distribution
 Paper Production and
Distribution
 Electronics parts
Production and
Distribution m
 Retails
 Car care/ repairs
 Gas Station

7. Labour Market Challenges
Unemployment Rate: mostly bachelor-degree
graduated
Labour Force are mostly less skilled and low-educated
Many Students lack of knowledge in special
interest and/or career path
Higher Education Preference
Skill Mismatch
Skill Labour Shortage
Wage varies with education level, rather than
skill

8. Labour Strategic Master Plan (2012-2019)
Strategy 1: Promote Labour Market
Equilibrium and Sustainable Employment
Strategy 2: Increase Labour Productivity and
Competitiveness
Strategy 3: International Labour Management
Strategy 4: Promote Job security and Better
livelihood
Strategy 5: Improve MOL Management
System

9. Labour Strategic Master Plan (2012-2019
Strategy:1 Promote Labour Market Equilibrium and
Sustainable Employment
Strategic
Plan: 1
Resolve
skills
Mismatch
issue and
Short-term
Labour
Shortage
Strategic
Plan: 2
Labour
Market
Information
Research
Development
Strategic
Plan: 3
Create
System for
Labour
Market
Equilibrium
Strategic Plan: 4
Establish
Comprehensive
Labour Market
Development
Policy
Strategic
Plan: 5
Create
Positive
Environment
for Labour
Market
Equilibrium

10. Labour Market Reformation
Vocational guidance and career
information
Distinct Labour Market Information
Matching Skills and Labour Market Needs
Efficient LabourMarket Mechanism
Wage Structure Reform
Efficient Foreign Worker Management
System
Utilize New and Advanced Technology

11. Labour Market Reformation
Vocational guidance and career
information
 Students’ Career Passport : Continuous
Competency Test and Result Analysis

12. Labour Market Reformation
Distinct Labour market information
 Good Cooperation Notification of Jobs
Vacancies
 Employment Promotion Act. Should be
in placed

13. Labour Market Reformation
Matching Skills and Labour Market Needs
 MOU with education institutes and enterprises
 MOUbetween DSD and enterprises
 Develop curriculum on both theoretical and
practical part
 Public-private partnership in Specialized
Vocational Institution

14. Labour Market Reformation
Utilize New and Advanced Technology
 Improve Production Productivity
 Reduced Labour Market Demand

15. Labour Market Reformation
Efficient Labour Market Mechanism
 Mobile Service
 E-Service job placement
 Local Network Development

16. Labour Market Reformation
Wage Structure Reform
Competency-bases wage structure
 Implement Skill standards in all
occupation

17. Labour Market Reformation
Efficient Foreign Worker Management
System
 Convenience
 Cost-saving
 Efficient Data Collection
 Law enforcement

18. Labour Market Research Division http://lmi.doe.go.th/
WEBSITE job placement
assistant Labour Market
Research Division:
http://lmi.doe.go.th/jobs-doe/