Presentation by, Ugyen Tenzin, Labour Market Information Division, Department of Employment, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, Bhutan

PRESENTATION OUTLINE  Overview of the organization.  Introduction of the Division  Statistics  Background of the system  Objectives  Input for the System  Expected output from the System  Other Requirements

OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION Research PublicationLabour Statistics

STAGES OF WORLD Knowledge World Information World Industrial World Agricultural World Primitive World Bhutan

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BACKGROUND OF THE SYSTEM  The Department of Employment has developed a system for sharing and disseminating information, and work in close cooperation with other ministries, departments and agencies involved in the collection and compilation of labor and employment information.  The Department is expected to become the nation's recognized and respected focal point for labor and employment information, and serve as the institutional memory of the country's labor administration system.

STRATEGIC GOALS OF THE LMI-SYSTEM  Generate more reliable, timely and internationally comparable LMI  Establish closer collaboration among the following in the production, use & dissemination of LMI: ◦ Policy makers ◦ Employers ◦ Job Seekers ◦ Education & training institutions, and Formulate effective labour, employment and labour market policies

LMI-SYSTEM OVERVIEW LMISDoEDoLDOSDHR MoEA/ BCCI MoERCSCRUBTCBNSB The LMI –System has various stakeholders who will be supplying in data/statistics related to labour market. The following are the important organziations: 1. Department of Employment 2. Department of Labour 3. Department of Occupational Standards 4. Department of Human Resources 5. Ministry of Economic Affairs 6. Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry 7. Ministry of Education 8. Royal Civil Service Commission 9. Royal University of Bhutan 10. Tourism Council of Bhutan 11. National Statistics Burea

INPUT FOR LMI-SYSTEM a. Department of Labour i. Number of foreign workers at any given time: (labournet/data base of foreign workers) 1. Location wise (Dzongkhag, region etc..) 2. Gender wise 3. Occupation wise 4. Employer wise 5. Sending country/state wise etc.. 6. Any other information related to foreign workers ii. Information related to labour administration (nationals/foreign, workers)

b. Department of Employment i. Job seekers ii. Job vacancies iii. Job placement status iv. Number of job referrals v. Information from Establishment censuses/surveys vi. Information from Labour Force Surveys vii. Information from administrative records. INPUT FOR LMI-SYSTEM

c. Department of Human Resources i. Enrollment by trade/occupation, gender, vocational training institutions (public and private) ii. Number of graduates/certificates by trade/occupation, gender, vocational training institutions (public and private) iii. Number of instructors in institutions (nationality wise, educational level wise etc.) iv. Number of drop outs by age, course, institution and gender wise v. Tracer study report on career done by vocational institutes. INPUT FOR LMI-SYSTEM

d. Department of Occupational Standards i. Accrediated training institutions and programmes. ii. List of occupational profiles. iii. List of certified workers by level of skill competencies by gender. iv. List of certified assessors and assessment centers. INPUT FOR LMI-SYSTEM

e. Ministry of Economic Affairs/Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry i. Number of business establishments by economic sector at any given time: 1. Location wise (Dzongkhag, gewog etc.) 2. Size wise (Capital invested) 3. Employee and employer wise (type of jobs, national and foreign workers etc) INPUT FOR LMI-SYSTEM

f. Ministry of Education i. Future enrollment forecast of students by class and field of study. ii. Number of students enrollment at any given time: 1. Dzongkhag wise, gender wise, school wise and class wise, etc. iii. Number of graduates from all schools within and outside the country at any given time: 1. Dzongkhag wise, school wise, gender wise and class wise etc. 2. Field of study iv. Number of schools (location wise). v. Number of teachers in schools (nationality wise, educational level wise etc). vi. Number of dropouts by age, class, school and gender wise. INPUT FOR LMI-SYSTEM

g. Royal University of Bhutan i. Number of students/trainees enrollment at any given time: 1. Gender wise, course wise, institution wise, etc ii. Number of graduates from all institutions under RUB at any given time: 1. Gender wise, course wise, institution wise etc iii. Number of lecturers in institutions (nationality wise, educational level wise etc.) iv. Number of dropouts by age, course, institution and gender wise INPUT FOR LMI-SYSTEM

h. Royal Civil Service Commission i. Civil servants by field of study and gender ii. Job vacancies by occupation iii. Job placement status by gender, field and occupation i. National Statistics Bureau i. Population indicator 1. Gender wise 2. Age wise 3. Area of residence wise INPUT FOR LMI-SYSTEM

j. Tourism Council of Bhutan – Projections for recruitment of guides (trekking, cultural, etc) – Projections for recruitment in the Hotel Management Training Institute. – Other necessary informations: INPUT FOR LMI-SYSTEM

EXPECTED OUTPUT (REPORTS) FROM THE LMI-SYSTEM a. Department of Labour i. Information on wages for national and foreign workers. ii. Number of existing foreign workers workforce with specific skills. iii. Ages of labour force to capture the existence of child labour. iv. Number of workers on contract and number of workers terminated with reasons. v. Demand for foreign workers workforce by occupation and level of skills.

b. Department of Employment i. Number of employed persons by gender, location, education level, type of job and skills ii. Number of unemployed persons by gender, education level and skills iii. Job vacancies by occupation, location, education level and skills. iv. Demand for foreign workers by gender, level of education/skills v. Information on special group. (Physically challenged persons) vi. Future demand of work force by occupation, level of skills, by economic sector and by gender EXPECTED OUTPUT (REPORTS) FROM THE LMI-SYSTEM

c. Department of Human Resources i. Information on training opportunities in-country and abroad. ii. Information on opportunities for higher studies both in country and abroad. iii. Number of VET trainees undergoing training by field of study, institution, level and gender. iv. Number of VET graduates employed and unemployed by occupation and gender EXPECTED OUTPUT (REPORTS) FROM THE LMI-SYSTEM

d. Department of Occupational Standards i. Information on type of occupations in the country by level. ii. Occupations held by foreign workers by level of skill competency. iii. Number and type of qualifications not yet certified. e. Ministry of Economic Affairs/Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry: i. Information on the total number of establishments by location, by capital invested, by economic activity, by number of employee wise. EXPECTED OUTPUT (REPORTS) FROM THE LMI-SYSTEM

f. Ministry of Education: i. Information on the future enrollement forecast of student by class and field of study. ii. Information on the number of students enrollement by location, school wise, gender wise and class wise. iii. Information on total number of schools. iv. Information of total number of teachers in schools by gender, educational level and nationality wise. v. Information on number of dropouts by class, school and gender wise. EXPECTED OUTPUT (REPORTS) FROM THE LMI-SYSTEM

g. Royal University of Bhutan: i. Information on the future enrollement forecast of students/trainees by class and field of study. ii. Information on the number of students/trainees enrollement by location, institution wise, gender wise and class wise. iii. Information on total number of institutions. iv. Information of total number of lecturers in institutes by gender, educational level and nationality wise. v. Information on number of dropouts by class, institute, field of study and gender wise. EXPECTED OUTPUT (REPORTS) FROM THE LMI-SYSTEM

h. Royal Civil Service Commission: i. Information on the total number of civil servants in the country by field od study, qualification, gender and location wise. ii. Information on the job vacancies in the government system by occupation. i.National Statistics Bureau: i. Information on the total number of persons in the country by age, gender, area of residence. EXPECTED OUTPUT (REPORTS) FROM THE LMI-SYSTEM

j.Tourism Council of Bhutan: i. Information on the total number of guides in the country by level of training, qualification and major occupation. ii. Information on the future forecast for requirement of persons to be employed in the Hospitality sector. EXPECTED OUTPUT (REPORTS) FROM THE LMI-SYSTEM

MODE OF DATA COLLECTION AND INCORPORATION OF CHANGES IN THE LMI-SYSTEM  Directly access the web and punch in data.  Supply in the format that is compatible with the system in case of stakeholders.  Integratable with other systems like the labournet system. 1. Requirements definition 1. Designing 1. Programming 1. Testing 1. Evaluation 2. Designing 2. Programming 2. Testing 2. Evaluation 3. Designing 3. Programming 3. Testing 3. Evaluation

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: a. Screen Enquiries a. All information have to be available on screen. b. Users must be able to move quickly betwen the various sets of information, when in a call center situation. b. Reports and Standard Letters i. Standard reports analyzing the supply and demand for labour etc.. in the market have to be generated as and when needed. It has to be flexible enough to sort a variety of criteria, meaning it should be customizable. ii. The system shall include a report writer function/query builder, so that new ad hoc reports can be prepared at any time. iii. All reports shall have headings and columns well defined. iv. Creation of reports using crystal report makes the reports printable in graphic format, which takes long time. In order to make fast print outs, options have to be made available to print any report in both text and graphics format.

c. Consistent Interfaces: i. All the forms have be consistent. The forms will have standard set of command buttons (hotkeys, screen resolutions etc). The functions of all the command buttons have to be similiar in size and shape. Labels and position of the buttons have to be same in all forms. d. On Line Context Help i. Detailed help has to be made available online. In case of complicated procedures the help button has to specify the manual process to assist the user to complete the action. OTHER REQUIREMENTS CONTD..

e. Data Security and Consistency: i. All database validations; consistency checking and security has to be implemented at server side (no-hard coding) f. Keyboard Input: i. Operation of all input forms have to be possible through keyboard with minimum use of mouse. e. Data Security and Consistency: i. All database validations; consistency checking and security has to be implemented at server side (no-hard coding) f. Keyboard Input: i. Operation of all input forms have to be possible through keyboard with minimum use of mouse. OTHER REQUIREMENTS CONTD..