ASEAN is an Association of South East Asia Nations. It is made up of 11 countries namely, (1) Brunei ๐ง๐ณ , (2) Cambodia ๐ฐ๐ญ , (3) Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ , (4) Laos ๐ฑ๐ฆ , (5) Malaysia ๐ฒ๐พ , (6) Myanmar ๐ฒ๐ฒ , (7) Philippines ๐ต๐ญ , (8) Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ , (9) Thailand ๐น๐ญ , (10) Timor-Leste ๐น๐ฑ , and (11) Vietnam ๐ป๐ณ . Most of the times, these countries are regarded as the Third Countries or better known as Developing Countries.
These countries strive hard to move forward towards building developed nations. One of their most important agenda include improving the area of human capital development. Skillful workforce is one of their priorities towards ensuring the nations to achieve better future for the next generations.
For that matter, each ASEAN country has her own qualification framework as a pivot point for their human capital development. This is especially for preparing the people with the latest technology and temporary social progress.
Hence, the following tables and figures are illustrating on the summary of the qualification contents for each of the ASEAN countries.
1) Brunei ๐ง๐ณ
Table 1. Brunei Darussalam Qualifications Framework (BDQF).
2) Cambodia ๐ฐ๐ญ
Table 2. The Cambodia Qualification Framework (CQF).
Figure 1. The Indonesian Qualification Framework (IQF).
4) Laos ๐ฑ๐ฆ
Table 3. Asian Development Bank Support to Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project in Laos.
Figure 2. Sector-wise breakdown of the Malaysia Qualification Framework (MQF).
6) Myanmar ๐ฒ๐ฒ
Table 4. Descriptors for certificate levels under the Myanmar National Qualification Framework.
Figure 3. The Philippines Qualification Framework.
8) Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ
Figure 4. The Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Framework.
9) Thailand ๐น๐ญ
Table 5. Levels within the National Qualification Framework of Thailand.
Table 6. Breakdown of Vietnam National Occupation Skills Levels.
(Credit to ASEAN Triangle Project. Report was prepared by Mr. David Lythe and ILO team. The document is downloadable at http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—asia/—ro-bangkok/—sro-bangkok/documents/publication/wcms_310231.pdf )
Other reference:
ANSSR: Enhancing the Quality and Relevance of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for Current and Future Industry Needs-Phase 1 at http://publications.apec.org/publication-detail.php?pub_id=1543
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