by Kaisar | Feb 8, 2015 | Projects, Services
To oversee the implementation of MRA on Tourism Professionals, an ASEAN Tourism Professionals Monitoring Committee (ATPMC) was established in 2010. To support the ATPMC, a regional secretariat needs to be established. The regional secretariat will be responsible for managing the ASEAN Tourism Professional Registration System (ATPRS), including the ASEAN Qualifications Equivalent Matrix. This project aims to clearly define roles and responsibilities of the regional secretariat, identify linkages and processes, and formulate funding schemes that ensure the secretariat’s sustainability once established. This project has been completed in 2013 ...
by Kaisar | Feb 8, 2015 | Projects, Services
Once the toolbox for housekeeping is completed, support will be required for the training of master trainers and master assessors for the housekeeping division to assist them on the use of the toolbox. The master trainers will then provide training in their respective countries, while the master assessors will take part in the national certification process and provide training as necessary. Training of ASEAN Master Trainers and Master Assessors for the Housekeeping division had been conducted in Bali, Indonesia, in the month of November and December 2012. 27 Master Trainers and 30 Master Assessors are now available to provide training, in the effort establish a pool of trainers and assessors in the ASEAN Member States. ...
by Kaisar | Feb 8, 2015 | Projects, Services
This project aims to develop the second set of training toolboxes comprising of the three competencies in front office, food & beverage services and food production divisions. The toolboxes contain resources/manuals that will be directly used by tourism training and education institutions in ASEAN Member States in delivering standardised competency-based training under the MRA on Tourism Professionals. This project has been completed. The toolboxes can be obtained through the ASEAN Secretariat Tourism and Transport Division, or downloaded through the ASEAN website. ...
by Kaisar | Feb 8, 2015 | Projects, Services
This project, completed in November 2010, was an initial effort to assess the situation regarding the free flow of skilled labour, a key element of the single market and production base component of the AEC Blueprint. The Study focused on skilled professional labour and produced a number of practical recommendations for possible follow-up activities to support further liberalisation. A series of preliminary observations were prepared for the ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting in August 2010. An important element of the study was that with CCS coordination it brought together officials from additional sectoral bodies dealing with immigration, labour and education whose activities will be essential to the achievement of the Blueprint goals regarding the free flow of skilled labour. A number of recommendations dealt with issues outside of the parameters of the AEC and therefore will not be supported under this program. However, they may be followed up with funding from other sources. Reports can be downloaded here: Executive Summary Final Report ...
by Kaisar | Feb 8, 2015 | Projects, Services
Early efforts to support Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRA) in the tourism sector were supported by AADCP I with the development of: 1) the ASEAN Common Competency Standards for Tourism Professionals (ACCSTP), 2) the Common ASEAN Tourism Curriculum (CATC), and 3) Regional Qualifications Framework and Skills Recognition System (RQFSRS). The 13th ASEAN Tourism Ministers (ATM) Meeting in January 2010 endorsed “MRA Follow-Up Implementation Requirements” which included capacity development for members. As a first activity, AMS agreed to develop training toolboxes to build competencies in the tourism sector. The earlier work identified specific competencies for each of the six labour divisions within the tourism sector: housekeeping, food production, food and beverages services, front office, tour operation and travel agencies. It also identified a set of common competencies applicable to all of the divisions. The housekeeping division has been identified as a priority due to significant employment opportunities in the region. This project will develop training toolboxes for common competencies for all of the identified labour divisions and additional toolboxes for the specific house keeping division’s competencies. It will: 1) create a template for training toolboxes for all six labour divisions; 2) develop toolboxes for the common competencies; and 3) develop toolboxes for the housekeeping division’s specific competencies. Toolboxes will be reviewed by ASEAN Member States and endorsed by tourism officials. To support the implementation of the toolboxes to be produced during this project, a follow-on project will likely be proposed following the successful completion of this project. The second project will: 1) develop a pool of ASEAN master assessors and trainers; 2) provide Training of Trainers (ToT); and 3) support limited...
