Reaffirming their commitment to enhance Thailand’s digital skills
The Digital Skill Development Academy (DISDA), under the Ministry of Labour’s Department of Skill Development (DSD), in collaboration with Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co. Ltd., today kicked off the “Future Direction of Thailand Digital Workforce” event and launched its second batch of Mobile App Development Foundation Course and the Huawei Developer Day, with the goal to produce much-needed digital workers through upskilling and reskilling. To be held virtually through Huawei’s self-learning platform, the new course aims to train 800 – 1,000 talents to help Thailand strengthen its ICT foundation with intensive digital talent cultivation.
The public and private alliance is part of the 3-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Department of Skill Development (DSD), under the Ministry of Labour, and Huawei Thailand in October 2020. The two parties vowed to create and facilitate learning opportunities in the digital scene. This year’s collaboration has been adapted to ensure more people has access to digital learning. The new batch of the digital course is in line with the goal to produce 3,000 digital workers and 120 government officers, under this cooperation.
Following the tremendous success of the first course organized last June, DISDA and Huawei announced they have been working closely to develop their second course, focusing on teaching participants the basics of application development and how to create the best experience for their users. The second training program will be organized via Huawei’s world class e-learning platform called “HiCLC.” Gathering industry experts and experienced app developers, the intensive 48-hour program will cover an overview of how to develop and release an impressive app on Android and Huawei App Gallery.
The new hands-on program is designed for young IT students and industry professionals as well as the general public with an interest and passion in application development.
As evidence of learning and proof of skills, those who finish the course and pass the exam will receive DSD’s skills certificate as well as Huawei’s Training Course Certificate. They will join the active ICT workforce ecosystem that helps enhance the country’s competitiveness.
Mobile App Development Foundation Course announcement was made during Huawei Developer Day (HDD) 2021 – Future of Thailand Digital Workforce. This year’s local HDD focused on app development and its ecosystem. The Huawei Developer Day (HDD) is a global platform where Huawei provides developers with the latest innovations and services and brings them the latest industry trends of mobile devices. At this year’s event, Huawei announced major updates for its home-grown operating system HarmonyOS 2.0, Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) 6.0, plus latest news on its app ecosystem and useful tools built to support its community of Mobile App Developers. With continuous innovation and collaboration, HMS has become the world’s third largest mobile app ecosystem, thanks to its network of over 2.3 million talented developers. It has unlocked Huawei’s hardware and software capabilities, and enables global developers to pursue groundbreaking innovations.
During his welcome address, Mr. Tawat Benchatikul, Director-General of the Department of Skill Development, explained the importance of highly-skilled workforce that can serve future work landscape, highlighting the government’s “Create – Raise – Promote” policy to support skills enhancement under the Ministry of Labour. “This is the Ministry of Labour’s mission to ensure Thailand has sufficient digital workforce that meets current market demand. Adapting to the new normal, this practical course for application development helps promote new job opportunities in this technology-driven society. We would like to thank Huawei Thailand for its continuous effort to help bring its innovations and expertise to a wider audience. Under this collaboration, we can equip more Thai talents with essential skills that drive sustainable growth for the country in this digital era.”
Mr. Abel Deng, CEO of Huawei Thailand, said “We are pleased to launch the second batch of Mobile App Development Course, with the target to train 800 to 1,000 talents. After completing our foundation course, participants are welcomed to join Huawei’s developer community of over 2.3 million members.” He included that “I would like to express my appreciation towards the Ministry of Labour for our long-term collaboration. As a leading global ICT company which has been operating in Thailand since 1999, Huawei believes that the digital talent ecosystem is the cornerstone that will drive the country towards ASEAN’s digital hub. Under the mission of “Grow in Thailand, Contribute to Thailand”, Huawei looks forward to building a fully-connected, all-scenario intelligent ecosystem with everyone.”
DISDA and Huawei will be exploring more educational projects together, under their 3-year partnership to build a strong foundation for digital talents and tackle the skilled workforce shortage challenge with their combined resources and expertise. Both parties are looking forward to welcoming both students and professionals to the program. For more information on how to register and participate, please call 02-643 6038 or click https://bit.ly/3saLkAW or visit DISDA FB page at https://bit.ly/3gZkQhk.
