Higher English language skills required for impending Asean free labor market
Posted By Webmaster on October 20, 2010
Higher English language skills required for impending Asean free labor market
Recent newspaper reports have highlighted the need for Thai professionals to enhance their English language communication skills in advance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) pilot free labor market plan that will allow specialists and professionals in seven areas to work anywhere they choose in the region commencing 2015.
English language proficiency will be vital for those wanting to take advantage of the deregulated Asean labor market in 2015
The particular fields are:
• Medicine
• Dentistry
• Nursing
• Engineering
• Architecture
• Natural resources and geographical exploration
• Accounting
English Click can provide specialist English language training courses in each of these sectors to assist professionals who wish to work in another Asean member country with our range of English language training courses for specific industry sectors.
Some government officials predict that the free labor market will eventually expand to cover all fields and levels of jobs. However, although Thai workers will have more opportunities to work abroad, they will face strong competition from professionals from other countries who possess a high level of English language proficiency, notably those from Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Mr. Santi Bamrungkunakorn, Director of the Office Skill Standards and Testing Development, said, “Thai workers would need better English skills” if they are to compete.
In particular, according to Mr. Somsak Lohlekha, Medical Council president, Thai doctors in state hospitals could be very interested in working in other Southeast Asian countries because pay rates in Thailand are low compared with elsewhere in the region.
English language vocabulary
impending (adjective): coming soon
enhance (verb): improve
pilot (noun-adjective): test
predict (verb): forecast
eventually (adverb): in the end
opportunities (noun): chances
proficiency (noun): ability
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