The presentation provides updates from ASEAN countries on notifications for the Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals. It also discusses the development of a toolbox for training trainers and assessors, and the ASEAN Tourism Professional Registration System. Key points include: - Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Thailand have all notified the MRA - The toolbox will be included in a project to train ASEAN master trainers and assessors for front office, food/beverage, and food production - The ATPRS will register certified tourism professionals, facilitate job matching, and support MRA implementation through an online portal

1. ASEAN Secretariat’s Presentation
9th ATPMC Meeting, 22 September 2013, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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2. Diplomatic Note on the
Establishment of TPCB and NTPB
Agenda Item 3.2
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3. Status of Notification on MRA on Tourism
Professionals
 Indonesia – 18 April 2013
 Malaysia – 28 June 2013
 Myanmar – 8 April 2013
 Philippines – 24 July 2013
 Thailand - 23 May 2013

4. Development of Toolbox for Training
for Trainer and Training for Assessor
Agenda Item 4.1
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5. Toolbox for Training for Trainer and
Training for Assessor
 Toolbox for Training for Trainer and Training for
Assessor will be included in the project on Training
of ASEAN Master Trainers and Master Assessor for
Front Office, Food and Beverage Services and Food
Production

6. Develop the ATPRS including ASEAN
Qualifications Equivalent Matrix (AQEM)
Agenda Item 4.2.2
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7. Presentation Structure
 ASEAN Tourism Professionals Registration System
 Capacity Building for MRA Adoption by
Government, Education Institution, and Private
Sector (to be reported in next ATPMC), and
 Symposium on the Implementation of ASEAN MRA
on Tourism Professionals (to be reported in next
ATPMC)

8. ATPRS
 Based on MRA, the ASEAN Tourism Professional
Registration System is a web-based facility to
disseminate details regarding the list of ATP duly
certified in accordance with NTPB and TPCB
 It is envisioned to be a portal
 It is a tool to enable mobility of ATP among AMS by
‘invitation’. Through this system, ATP may only move to
other AMS if there is any demand or invitation from the
industry. ATPRS plays a central role in implementation of
MRA, as indicated in below chart.

9. Function of ATPRS
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Registration of ATP registered by Tourism Professional Certification
Board (TPCB) of AMS particularly on profiles and qualifications;
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Maintain record and information on ATP including those hired by the
industry (employer);
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A platform of matchmaking between ATP and Industry (potential
employer);
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Registration of ASEAN certified Master Trainers and Master Assessors;
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Registration of education/training institutions based on MRA; and
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Pool of information on the implementation of MRA with a wide range of
online resources, e-learning modules with distance learning facility and
communication tools

10. Mechanism of MRA on Tourism
Professional
ATPMC
ASEAN Secretariat
NTPB A
NTPB B
Regional Secretariat
ATPRS
Country A
Assessment
Certification
TPCB/NTPB
Job Seeker
Registration
Job
Opportunities
Verification through the ASEAN
Tourism Qualifications Equivalence
Matrix (ATQEM)
Job Interview
Work Permit
Country B
TPCB/NTPB

11. ATPRS Administrator
 Regional Secretariat will be the administrator of
this system. The system will also be used a source
of revenue generation for the Secretariat,
especially since the ATPRS has following functions,
among others:
 Registration of ATP registered by TPCB; and
 A platform of matchmaking between ATP and
Industry (potential employer).

12. Goal and Purpose of ATPRS
 Goal:
 to enable facilitation of mobility of Tourism
Professionals within the Region.
 Purpose:
 A platform to enable smooth registration of ATP and
all other necessary components of MRA is
established that would lead to facilitation of ATP’s
mobility within the region.

13. ATPRS Project Output
 Report of the Scoping Study of the ATPRS.
 The ATPRS as a web-based facility to register and
disseminate details on certified ATP and all
necessary components of MRA as identified in the
Scoping Study.
 A Guideline of ATPRS

14. Activities 1
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Scoping study of ATPRS
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The scoping study would identify the scope information and contents to be
included in the ATPRS :
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Inclusion of ATP information required, mechanism of matchmaking process and
registration mechanism (direct or through TPCB);
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Assess the inclusion of other MRA components and its mechanism, among others:
registration of trainers and assessors, registration of training/school providers,
certification institutions, e-learning platform for some key requirements of
toolboxes, and source of references on MRA;
Identify the suitable business model to run the ATPRS as one of source revenue for
the Regional Secretariat to maintain its activities to support implementation of
MRA;
Identify data/information security mechanism of the Website based on business
model identified;
Identify possible traffic of ATPRS and ensure the system to be developed is
reliable; and
Concept development of the ATPRS.

15. Activities 2
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Establishment of ASEAN Tourism Professional Registration System
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Based on result/recommendation of scoping study, the development of a web-based system for
ATP including setting-up necessary system to support its operations and its one-year
maintenance will be undertaken. This stage cover following activities:
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Content development and database compilation;
ATPRS (Website) development:
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Purchase domain and web hosting services (two years)
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Website programming
Website population
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Technical review;
Website presentation to ATPMC;
Website finalisation and launch;
Website further development or fine-tuning ( 3 months trial period);
Training to Ad-Hoc Team or ASEAN Secretariat;
Maintenance Stage (1 year).
ATPRS Guideline would be produced

16. Project Reporting
 Report inception to ATPMC meeting
 A Regional Workshop for all AMS to present the
draft scoping study of ATPRS which would include
mechanism of matchmaking process, registration
mechanism, and the proposed suitable business
model to run the ATPRS as one of source revenue
for the Regional Secretariat; and
 A final Regional Workshop for endorsement of
ATPRS and its Guideline.

17. Project Management
 The project will be managed by the Infrastructure Division of
the ASEAN Economic Community Department at the ASEAN
Secretariat in coordination with the ATPMC. The consultant is
responsible for organising and conducting the scheduled
workshops in collaboration with the host countries and the
ASEAN Secretariat.
 The to-be-established Regional Secretariat of ATP will manage
and maintain the System. In setting-up the Secretariat, an Adhoc team will be established by Indonesia, as the host of the
Regional Secretariat, in 2014 to assist transition of all
necessary activities together with the ASEAN Secretariat. The
Ad-hoc will be involved in this project once it is established.

18. Toolbox Development for Tourism Labour Divisions: Front
Office, Food and Beverage Services, and Food Production
Agenda Item: 4.2.3
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19. Toolbox Development FO, FB and FP
 National workshops are being carried out by the
Project Team and respective ASEAN Member States
 Regional workshop will be held in November 2013
in Cambodia in conjunction with 10th ATPMC
meeting.

20. MRA Work Plan for 2012-2013
Agenda Item 4.4
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21. MRA Work Plan for 2012-2013

22. MRA Work Plan for 2012-2013

23. MRA Work Plan for 2012-2013

24. MRA Work Plan for 2012-2013