Skills Development Programme

Life-changing Skills for Disadvantaged Youth from Kratie Province

SDP has supported disadvantaged youth in five target provinces, namely Preah Vihear, Stung Treng, Kratie, Mondulkiri, and Ratanakiri, to build up technical skills, soft skills, and entrepreneurial skills. Among those, Chhan Ratana and Doeuk Dane were successful graduates in coffee-making and refrigeration at the National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (NIEI). The two young men and women from Kratie province have acquired specific skills and jobs with increased income.

Cambodia SDP's Back to School

After a long period of school closure, the in-house trainee for wiring returned to the training center in Stung Treng province. The Ministry Of Health’s standard operating procedure is being applied to ensure safety during the training. Find out what going back to school feels like!  

Improving Hospitality Industry in Cambodia Through HoKa

Developed under the Skills Development Programme (SDP) in Cambodia, HoKa is the 1st in-house hospitality training program targeted at the existing low-skilled workers of hotels and restaurants, who can apply the theoretic and technical skills in their workplace. It has been enhanced in Mekong Inclusive Growth and Innovation Programme (MIGIP) for tourism sector in Cambodia.

Better Skills for Better Lives for Young Cambodians

Find out about the inspirational life changing experiences of our graduates from Cambodia through this video. The Dual Vocational Training (DVT), an intervention of the Skills Development Programme (SDP), provides vocational skills training in the training centre and on-the-job practice in enterprises for disadvantaged young women and men from Kratie, Preah Vihear, and Stung Treng. Having skills transformed the lives of the graduates by helping them gaining more self-confidence, a job and a better income.

Cambodia TVET History: Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Taking Shape

Cambodia sets out its vision to become an upper-income economy in the next ten years. To achieve this, the shift from labour intensive jobs to skilled workforce among employed population is required in addition to economic diversification. With a focus placed on developing a skilled workforce in Cambodia, national policies such as the National TVET Policy 2017 – 2025 and the Strategic Plan for Tourism Human Resources Development 2017 – 2025 promote the implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Explore the stages of the Hospitality Kampuchea training programme

Hospitality Kampuchea (HoKa) is an industrial-based training model offering high-quality hospitality skills for low-skilled workers such as front office, housekeeping, food and beverage services, cooking, barista skills, and community tour guide. The training is divided into 2 main components. First: Dissemination workshop to assess the need for training and training of trainers. Second: Recruitment process of low-skilled workers to enroll in HoKa training programme. 

Greening Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Cambodia

A green economy, green technologies, green education and green training are key aspects of attaining sustainable and inclusive development, including in developing and emerging countries Through the Skills Development Programme of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Swisscontact supports the Cambodian government in efforts to make vocational education more environmentally friendly.