1. National Training Fund in Cambodia
Hand-on Training designing and implementing unemployment benefits integrated with
active labour market policies
Bangkok and Ayutthaya, Thailand
Hay Hunleng

2. Cambodia – a profile Garment factories: >400 Workers: >450,000
Population: 14 M
Workforce : >8 M
Working population by sector (%):
Primary: 72.3
Secondary: 8.5
Tertiary: 19.2
Garment factories: >400
Workers: >450,000

3. Cambodia Demographic Trend

4. Pop. enter LM –

5. There is no UI…! National Social Protection Strategy – NSPS
National Social Security Fund – NSSF
National Training Fund – NTF

6. Background of the National Training Fund
Established with support of ADB (1997 – 2003)
Finance the training from both government and non-government fund: $3.13 million
Medium and long-term training
Provide skill training response to the market demand
NTF including two financing facilities:
The training grant fund
The self-employment generation fund

7. The training grant fund
Trained 13,100 participants in 53 skill areas
Spending in average of $147 per trainee
Beneficiaries
Poorest people
38.1%
School leavers
25.2%
Orphans
15.1%
Widows
9.9%
Disabled soldiers
6.3%
Handicapped
5.5%

8. Self-employment generation fund
Providing micro-credit loan ranging from $
Amount: $1.4 million
Beneficiaries: 5,650 members (1,750 groups)
Micro-enterprise
Seaweed growing
TV & radio repair
Bamboo basket making
Silk weaving
Animal raising
Masonry
Food processing
Stone carving
Hairdressing
Silk worm raising
Motorbike repair
- Business income: $400 – 900 per annum

9. Sustainability of the training fund
Continue to finance by the government: Prime Minister Special Fund
In the last three years trained: 51,320 members (1,971 courses)
Additional support for trainee:
food ($1/day)
Accommodation (10$/month)
National Employment Agency – NEA (2009) (
Employment service
Labour market information

10. Conclusion
National Training Fund directly benefit the poor and vulnerable groups
Providing social safety net, productivity, job creation and employability skills
National Employment Agency – job opportunity, re-enter job market
Thank you!