Phnom Penh: Mr. Chea Kosal, Secretary of State, representing His Excellency Mr. Heng Sour, Minister of Labor and Vocational Training, received a courtesy call and discussed work with Mr. Tommy Christensen, Chairman of the Board and CEO of SCAN Industrial Services (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. and presided over the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Partnership in Vocational Training and Workforce Development between the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training and Scan Industrial Services (Cambodia) Co., Ltd (SIS) on the afternoon of July 8, 2026, at the Ministry’s office. This important meeting was also organized to agree on the plans and next steps for the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding towards strengthening cooperation on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), skills development and workforce development in line with the policies of the Royal Government of Cambodia.
On that occasion, on behalf of the Minister, the Secretary of State warmly welcomed Mr. Tommy Christiansen and his colleagues also highly appreciated the achievement of this proud achievement, which resulted from good communication, the efforts of the technical team, and mutual trust. The signing ceremony goes beyond the formalization of the agreement between the two parties, and is a significant event in strengthening international cooperation in TVET, skills development, and preparing Cambodia’s workforce to international standards.
He highlighted the importance of TVET institutions as Cambodia’s strategic foundation for transforming its workforce by enabling reskilling, upskilling, and To equip young people with skills that are relevant to industry needs, especially in improving professional standards and developing modern workforce capabilities. At the same time, the Royal Government of Cambodia, led by the Ministry of Labor, has always paid close attention to the development of the TVET sector, and the project signed on this occasion will contribute to raising the excellence of the Industrial Technical Institute (ITI) of the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training to a new level. This achievement is something that the Minister and the Ministry’s leadership have been wanting to achieve for a long time.
On behalf of Mr. Heng Sour, the Secretary of State expressed his full support for this project and looked forward with great confidence to the progress of the successful implementation of the project, contributing not only to the development of quality human resources but also to the development of the country’s economy. But it will also contribute to enhancing the prestige of the TVET sector as a whole, in line with the spirit and implementation plan of this Memorandum of Understanding for the greater good of the national society and the youth of Cambodia.
In response, Mr. Tommy expressed his deep gratitude and great joy to the ministry and the companies that have reached this signing, which will become the framework and a platform for cooperation between the two parties. He strongly hopes that through this collaboration, the two parties will be able to achieve concrete and successful results in achieving the planned goals, which will contribute to the development of the TVET sector in Cambodia.
Please note that the purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding is to establish a legal framework for promoting TVET programs and workforce development in Cambodia. The collaboration will leverage the expertise of the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training in the Welding and Machinery program to upgrade the Metal Engineering and Sheet Metal Welding Department of ITI to international standards and support the implementation of the Pentagon Strategy, the Cambodia Skills Development Roadmap 2023-2035, as well as the TVET policy of the Royal Government of Cambodia.
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