Mismatch leads to auto worker shortage
- Published: 25 Sep 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Business
The automotive sector remains the most popular field of study at vocational schools, but the automobile industry remains short of workers as most vacancies are in welding and automation, says the Office of the Vocational Education Commission (Ovec).
Surat Chanyeam, director of Ovec's Bureau of Cooperation, said the top five fields of study chosen by vocational students are automotive, electrical and electronics, automation, welding and construction.
Automotive students consist of almost 20% of the industrial field. The industrial field represents up to 60% of vocational students.
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