1. From School to Work: A Comparative Labour Capacity Preparation between Thailand and Vietnam Phasina Tangchuang, Ph.D. Scientific Manager for JEAI CELS Faculty of Education Chiang Mai University THAILAND phasina@yahoo.com

3. Objective of Research and this presentation To make understanding how Thailand and Vietnam prepare their citizen as labour force

4. Methodologies Quantitative: Official statistics Qualitative: - Interview - Site visit

5. Quantitative Vietnam Development Report 2001 UNESCO World Bank Indicators of Development Statistical Year Book 2004

6. Qualitative Qualitative interview

8. Qualitative Qualitative site visit

11. Findings

12. Education system in Thailand and Vietnam

13. Source: UNESCO Enrolment

14. Graduation classified by fields of study Source: Vietnam, UNESCO, year 2005; Thailand: Statistical Year Book 2004, applies to year 2001

15. Source: Statistical Year Book 2004Source: UNESCO, 2005

16. Labour force preparation Yearly growth Total Labour Force, Past, Present and Projections, 1980-2020

17. Labour force preparation Dependency Rate

18. HDI in Southeast Asian countries 1993-2004

19. Country Year 1999200020012002200320042005 200 6 Cambodi a 52257 5 49827 1 40074 0 26096 0 27967 8 29181 7 37309 5... China... 37450 3 39205 3 36673 4 35282 7... Hong Kong4563472847754484415440113974... Indonesi a... 17691 72 15372 36 10957 69 84166 2 13346 36... Lao 17318 2 16422 7 16421 4 17056 4 17315 6 17590 6 17087 3... Macao2942355431812920298023682272... Myanma r81112253303340933049340632719316186... Philippin es 23655 8... 25110 0 29008 9 26803 1 27974 6 29174 7... S. Korea------26876 Thaila nd 21315 8... Vietna m 38521 2 33543 7 28092 7 22364 7 21176 8...78235... Afghanis tan... 70236 8... Banglad esh 11447 26 11470 59 11207 91 10972 94 12195 71 12635 48... India 44529 30 47368 73 41956 15 42038 06 45109 88 43457 87 47567 33... Nepal 82123 6 93925 8 86947 3 83230 9 85191 7 87295 3 93097 0 9260 45 Pakistan... 52855 4... Number of repeatedly study in class Q uality of education

20. To re-introduce selection between levels of education and allow for students to repeat classes. To stress the need to contain households’ expenditures for education and educational costs. To expand scientific education at universities, including mid - level technologies. the required policy measures are the following The comparison with Thailand and Vietnam

21. The comparison with Thailand and Vietnam To campaign in favour of technical and scientific education through different media. To put an emphasis on research in academic curricula and academic careers. To Differentiate between high-tech training for middle managers and vocational training for manual workers. To develop links with enterprises. the required policy measures are the following

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