PHOTO: As crowds grow, a vocational group is working with the private sector to address the labour shortage in Phuket. (via Encircle Photos)
Phuket tourism completed a full turnaround from the Covid-19 pandemic days of no customers to so many customers that there aren’t enough workers to take care of them. Now, an agreement has been signed between the Office of Vocational Education Commission (OVEC) and representatives of the business sector in Phuket to address the labour shortage in the province’s tourism and service industries.
Tourism-related businesses in Phuket are desperately seeking about 30,000 skilled workers, according to the OVEC deputy secretary-general. The organisation will help by revising its curriculum to churn out workers who are skilled and ready to dive into the workforce immediately after graduation.
OVEC hopes to make Phuket the model for other…
