ASEAN HR Conference
Melia Hotel, Hanoi
25 May 2010
Towards harmonized ASEAN
Competency Standards
Ray Grannall
Regional Senior Specialist
for Skills Development
Decent Work for All
ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015
Overview
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Main purposes of Competency Standards
ILO Support for Skills Development
Typical Development Pathway
Some examples of harmonisation
Future Directions
Main Purposes of
Competency Standards
• Clearly define workplace skill requirements
• Improve dialogue between employers,
workers and training organizations
– Reduce mismatch
– Improve workplace learning
– Improve Skills Migration
– Define training options for disabled and
disadvantaged groups
ILO Long Involvement in
Supporting Competency Standards
• APSDEP Model Occupational Skills
Standards (MOSS)
• Regional Model Competency Standards
(RMCS)
– Simple format
– Available for Agriculture, Construction,
Manufacturing, Automotive repair etc.
– Future – health services, business finance etc
National Skills Development
Follows Typical Steps
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National Skills/HR Strategy
National coordinating body
Qualifications Framework
Systems for Quality, statistical information,
industry consultation etc
• Competency standards
• Curriculum development
Benefits of RMCS
• Speed up development process
• Provide basic standards for industry
groups to modify
• Potential for future shared development of
resources for:
– Teaching
– Learning
– Assessment
What does harmonisation
mean?
• It does not mean each country using the
same set of standards.
• Competency standards can be used to
compare systems (similar to EQF)
• Advanced countries can assist developing
countries
• GMS countries can work together –
develop full sets earlier than if they work
alone
ASEAN Examples of
Harmonisation
• ASEAN Tourism Competency Standards
• Current ADB Project for GMS Countries
reviewing skills recognition based on ILO
RMCS
• 2005-2008 project for ASEAN Labour
Ministers to review skills recognition
systems (AADCP)
Thank you
Asia Pacific Skills and
Employability Program (SKILLS-AP)
ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific