Some 48 Bhutanese graduates will be recruited as English teachers in vocational colleges in Thailand this year. This was discussed recently in a meeting with a 12 member Thai delegation who are in the country.
With the growing unemployment concern, the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources in collaboration with the Office of the vocational Education Commission of Thailand will be providing more jobs to the Bhutanese graduates as teachers in Thailand. The first batch of 18 Bhutanese graduates is currently working as English teachers in vocational colleges in Thailand. The number has increased this year.
The Secretary General of Commission, Chaipreuk Sereerak, also expressed the possibility of an exchange program for the vocational instructors and trainees of the two countries. Some of the delegates said the Bhutanese English teachers have been doing extremely well.
Meanwhile the two secretaries also signed the minutes of the meeting. It says Thailand will also extend support training and attachment of instructors from Technical Training Institutes and Institutes of Zorig Chusum. The delegates are here in the country on a five day visit.
