1. Presentation for PRC MEETING for TDF II November 16, 2016
Garment Skills Development Centre
Presentation for PRC MEETING for TDF II November 16, 2016

2. Contents of Presentation
Background
Key Achievements Oct/15 – Sep/16
Highlights activities
Challenges
Ways forward

3. Background
The first skills development center under direct supervision of the industry associations was established with full support from TDF I
Important vehicle for addressing lack of managerial and skilled labor force of the industry
Primary target: line supervisors and sewing operators
Aims to become financially self-sufficient skills development center

4. Number of participants
Key Achievements
Trainings delivered during Oct/15 – Sep/16
Target
Number of trainings
Number of participants
Female participants
General public 10 90 89
Development projects 16
255
225
Total 26
345
314

5. Highlights activities
Conducted GSDC supervisory board
Approved on Work plan for (activities & budget)
Agreed on GSDC financial manual

6. Highlights activities
Delivered service to TVET Teacher Education Program (TTEP)
Conducted TOT training for TVET teachers
Conducted Pre and Post-Training assessment
Delivered findings report to TTEP project

7. Highlights activities
Delivered consultation service to Vocational Education in Laos (VELA project)
Develop competency standards for up to five job profiles for GARMENT
Industry sewing operator
Fabric cutter
Quality control in-line
Quality control end-line
Garment Technology (tailor)
Sewing machine mechanic
Develop comprehensive curricula packages (draft) for these occupational fields
(consist of basic, comment and core modules)

8. Highlights activities
Deliver training service to Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project (STVETP)
Delivered training courses on Industrial Sewing Machine Operator, Pattern Making of Female Clothes and Enhancing Entrepreneurship competency
13 training courses
195 participants (193 female)

9. Highlights activities – Skills competition
Two GSDC graduates won a national prize competition in May 2016, and reached the Medallion for Excellence level from ASEAN Skills Competition in Sep 2016.

10. Challenges
To support factories against dramatically lack of labor force /Serious labor shortage
To overcome the fear of factory management – “Others will steel my people”
Build relationship with Lao factory management – time and less trust issues
Important structural changes in the Lao garment industry (from CMT to FOB/Fashion wear to work wear
Incentives for investing in skill development reduced
Trainer’s low academic qualifications and low business management knowledge
To find high quality Lao garment experts to become GSDC trainers
Limited strategic planning and budget to increase capabilities and capacities
ALGI Reliability, consistency, continuous responsibility to strongly support the Centre

11. Ways forward
Apparel Industry
SMEs , Self employment & Other Industry
Development Projects
Monthly trainings for SO/PM (60 participants, More than 85% female)
Cooperate with B2.1 component to conduct workshop for HR and compliance managers
Finalize training courses and submit report to STVET project
Conducte Supervisory board to evaluate/discuss the internal and external situation of GSDC and prepare for the end of TDF II
Cooperate with MOES to complete competency standard and curriculum package for up to five job profiles of apparel manufacturing
Cooperate with VELA to implement Dual-Cooperative Vocational Training Model or DCT project

12. Garment Skills Development Centre
Thank You