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FDr. Ar. SITI ROZAIMERIYANTY DSLJ HJ ABD

RAHMANFellow PUJA, Fellow Dr RIS (Arch), RIBA, BAPEQS,

ASEAN Architects

Member of Legislative Council 2016-2021Negara Brunei Darussalam

Director/Principal ArchitectEco Bumi Arkitek

President of PUJA (B) 2018-2019Institution of Surveyors, Engineers and Architects

(Brunei)

ASEAN Business Advisory Council 2015-2021Brunei

ASEAN Future Workforce Council Founding Member

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4CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING TVET

• TVET is second study option, not popular among students and parents

• Low skills, skills mismatches, lack of innovation and

creativity in labor workforce are still big concerns for business and industry

• Lack of qualified resources for TVET development: Teachers,

equipment, information and fund

• No clear joint efforts for TVET development in many countries in

ASEAN

• Businesses paying higher costs on employees, but low

productivity: labor compliance, salary, technology investment, people

development for better work productivities and sustained growth of the company

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SDG 4 – To increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant

skills, including technical and vocational skills, for

employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.

Soft Skills acquisition: Beyond work-specific skills, high-level

cognitive and non-cognitive/transferable skills, such as problem solving,

critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, communication skills

and conflict resolution.

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ASEAN Priority Area on EducationPRIORITY AREA 4

4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

Maximizing

access to

TVET for

employment and

sustainable

development

Strengthening

regional

harmonization for the

advancement of quality TVET

transformation through

networking, partnerships and

mobilization of TVET

personnel and resources

Establishing

regional quality

assurance and

recognition for TVET

and/or non-degree

(diploma or certificates

only) institutions

Reducing the

gaps between

vocational skills

demand and

supply across

ASEAN

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Brunei:

28.9%

Unemployment

Labor Force Survey 2017 ILO (15-24 years old)

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Digital technology rapidly shifting;

From being a driver of marginal efficiency to an enabler of fundamental Innovation & Disruption

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F U T U R E O F J O B S

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Train students for the jobs of tomorrow

as training them for the jobs of today are no longer relevant

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Tripartite

PUBLIC SECTORS

EDUCATIONPRIVATE SECTORS

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

UNDERSTANDING THE BARRIERS TO CHANGE

DEVELOP WORKFORCE STRATEGIES

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• Policy Initiatives – Holistic and

Industry Relevant Education

GOVERNMENT EDUCATION INDUSTRY PLAYERS

• Develop roadmaps that provides

clear pictures of National level

readiness for future jobs and

transition strategies

• Initiate coordinating body together

with stakeholders to discuss long

term strategies for Industry 4.0

• Rethinking education systems

Make education and training a

priority for investment

• Stronger coordinating and

financing role in developing best

practices and provide necessary

funding as a support to upgrading

skills and developing job

descriptions on the basis of

capabilities.

Youth Empowerment – Review

Policies

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• In depth trainings for students in higher

educational levels with collaboration of

academic leaders, industry players and the

government

GOVERNMENT EDUCATION INDUSTRY PLAYERS

• Instil transformation of mindset of both the

academicians and students – teach the

students the right mindset around the right

people and give them the opportunities to

explore

• Provide more hands-on experiences to

students and expose them to the industries to

enhance their problem solving skills, creativity,

critical thinking and innovation

• Offer new academic programmes in

secondary levels for basics and

continuity to higher education level

• Provide broader skill sets/ talents

to meet Industry 4.0 demands –

Demand vs Supply

• Provide other learning platforms

such as incentivizing lifelong

learning, online learning, short

courses and mobile applications

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• Expand educational pathways for all youth to excel

in tertiary education including VTE

GOVERNMENT EDUCATION INDUSTRY PLAYERS

• Diversify knowledge - Integrate elements of computer

engineering into other disciplines such as

computational thinking, decoding and other

engineering disciplines

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Why Business & Industry Cooperation?

• Business and industry know key competencies of workforce they need in the future and can advise to the academia and can help review and propose supporting TVET laws and regulations to the government

• Business and industry can work together to develop new and more effective strategies

• Better understanding and effectiveness in promoting TVET to relevant stakeholders

• All business membership organizations will enjoy greater returns on employees productivity and effectiveness

• Business and Industry can contribute and solicit funds for TVET

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• Provide trainings to upskill and reskill the

existing workforce

GOVERNMENT EDUCATION INDUSTRY PLAYERS

• Reinventing the HR Function and Making Use

of Data Analytics

• Offer internship scheme to help equip the

students with on site knowledge and

experiences

• Cross-industry and public-private

collaboration - Approach the

government and academic institutions

to extend assistance in providing

trainings

• Supporting academic and government

initiatives through any outreach and

roadshow activities

• Help boost job creations

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BUILDING a

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VET

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June 2018, ASEAN Secretariat with support from the German government’s

Regional Cooperation Programme for TVET in ASEAN (RECOTVET) implemented

by GIZ, initiated a regional learning process among ASEAN Member States (AMS)

with the objective to identify challenges and solutions to strengthening

business and industry cooperation in TVET.

Regional working group on “Business and industry cooperation in TVET in

ASEAN” comprised of 20 representatives from chambers of commerce,

business associations, and enterprises from all AMS was launched and

mandated with the development of a “Future ASEAN Agenda for TVET” that

outlines action-oriented policy recommendations for labour-market oriented TVET

reforms in the region.

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the “Future ASEAN Agenda for TVET” report was presented to public policy makers

by the regional working group in June 2019 at the 9th Regional Policy Dialogue on

TVET, which was jointly organised by the ASEAN Secretariat, GIZ and the ASEAN

Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC).

The 9th Regional Policy Dialogue concluded with the formation of the ASEAN Future

Workforce Council (AFWC) as a Joint Business Council under ASEAN-BAC. The

partnership of the newly formed AFWC with ASEAN-BAC is aligned with the

2019 ASEAN-BAC theme of “Empowering ASEAN 4.0” and Thailand’s legacy

project “AHEAD” (ASEAN Human Empowerment and Development).

6 September 2019, Bangkok, ASEAN Business Advisory Councils endorsed

Partnership with AFWC to promote sustainable TVET that aligns 2019 ABAC

Theme of “Empowering ASEAN 4.0” and Thailand’s legacy project “AHEAD”

(ASEAN Human Empowerment and Development” – Presented to ASEAN

Economic Minister

2 1AMS & Lead Federations• Brunei Institution of Surveyors, Engineers and

Architects, PUJA (B)

• ASEAN-Business Advisory Council Brunei

• Cambodian Federation of Employers and

Business Associations (CAMFEBA)

• Young Entrepreneurs Association of

Cambodia

• Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and

Industry

• Dicoding Indonesia

• Lao National Chamber of Commerce and

Industry Association of Lao Garment Industry

• Lao Automotive Industry Association

• Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers

• Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers

of Commerce and Industry

• Myanmar Heating, Ventilation, Air-

conditioning and Refrigeration Association

• Philippine Chamber of Commerce and

Industry – Batangas

• Philippine Chamber of Commerce and

Industry – Tarlac

• Singapore National Employers Federation

• Federation of Thai Industries

• Thai Chamber of Commerce

• BETAGRO PCL

• Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• Vietnam Association of Construction

Contractors

AFWC

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To form Future Workforce Network/Committee in AMS.

To Ensure collaborative partnerships with BMO in AMS for beneficial of Business and Industry.

To disseminate content & 45 recommendations – Future ASEAN Agenda for TVET

To collect, identify, and share best-practices of Business & Industry Cooperation.

To source and publish relevant data and do research on TVET & Future Skills within AMS.

To support TVET & Future Skills in the context of digitalization with the relevant partners.

To support ASEAN Business Award Initiative with specific focus on Skills Development Award.

AFWC

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Enhancing the relevance and quality of TVET regulations and strategies

Establishing public-private models for skill standard development and assessments

Rebranding TVET

Intensifying research on TVET and future skills needs

Deepening the collaboration of TVET schools with business and industry

Mobilizing companies to engage in TVET

Ensuring sufficient funding for TVET

Improving the quality of training delivery

Strengthening the leadership of business membership organisations in TVET

AFWC

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