Presentation for PRC MEETING for TDF II November 16, 2016 Garment Skills Development Centre Presentation for PRC MEETING for TDF II November 16, 2016

Contents of Presentation Background Key Achievements Oct/15 – Sep/16 Highlights activities Challenges Ways forward

Background The first skills development center under direct supervision of the industry associations was established with full support from TDF I Important vehicle for addressing lack of managerial and skilled labor force of the industry Primary target: line supervisors and sewing operators Aims to become financially self-sufficient skills development center

Number of participants Key Achievements Trainings delivered during Oct/15 – Sep/16 Target Number of trainings Number of participants Female participants General public 10 90 89 Development projects 16 255 225 Total 26 345 314

Highlights activities Conducted GSDC supervisory board Approved on Work plan for 2016-2017 (activities & budget) Agreed on GSDC financial manual

Highlights activities Delivered service to TVET Teacher Education Program (TTEP) Conducted TOT training for TVET teachers Conducted Pre and Post-Training assessment Delivered findings report to TTEP project

Highlights activities Delivered consultation service to Vocational Education in Laos (VELA project) Develop competency standards for up to five job profiles for GARMENT Industry sewing operator Fabric cutter Quality control in-line Quality control end-line Garment Technology (tailor) Sewing machine mechanic Develop comprehensive curricula packages (draft) for these occupational fields (consist of basic, comment and core modules)

Highlights activities Deliver training service to Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project (STVETP) Delivered training courses on Industrial Sewing Machine Operator, Pattern Making of Female Clothes and Enhancing Entrepreneurship competency 13 training courses 195 participants (193 female)

Highlights activities – Skills competition Two GSDC graduates won a national prize competition in May 2016, and reached the Medallion for Excellence level from ASEAN Skills Competition in Sep 2016.

Challenges To support factories against dramatically lack of labor force /Serious labor shortage To overcome the fear of factory management – “Others will steel my people” Build relationship with Lao factory management – time and less trust issues Important structural changes in the Lao garment industry (from CMT to FOB/Fashion wear to work wear Incentives for investing in skill development reduced Trainer’s low academic qualifications and low business management knowledge To find high quality Lao garment experts to become GSDC trainers Limited strategic planning and budget to increase capabilities and capacities ALGI Reliability, consistency, continuous responsibility to strongly support the Centre

Ways forward Apparel Industry SMEs , Self employment & Other Industry Development Projects Monthly trainings for SO/PM (60 participants, More than 85% female) Cooperate with B2.1 component to conduct workshop for HR and compliance managers Finalize training courses and submit report to STVET project Conducte Supervisory board to evaluate/discuss the internal and external situation of GSDC and prepare for the end of TDF II Cooperate with MOES to complete competency standard and curriculum package for up to five job profiles of apparel manufacturing Cooperate with VELA to implement Dual-Cooperative Vocational Training Model or DCT project

Garment Skills Development Centre Thank You