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worker positions. On the supply side, Siem Reap province has a very low educated base which is a major
impediment. Existing studies recognize that although tourism has been significant for economic growth, its
impacts on the local communities and poverty reduction have been very limited. 3. Those studies show that
benefits from tourism accrue to the communities living in the vicinity of Siem Reap temple sites while the
best benefit for the poor is nothing more than low-paid employment as they do not usually have capital,
social networks, required skills or education for better paid employment.
Against this background, UNDP has agreed with the Governor of Siem Reap to explore ways for transforming
the tourism sector into a more inclusive one and to improve employment opportunities and access to jobs
for the local population, especially youth and women, by improving the match of skill-sets with market
demands through targeted training and higher engagement with private sector.
3) Scope of Work
To tackle these issues including labour/skill shortage and skill mismatch, the continuing migration dynamic
of the Siem Reap workforce to neighbouring countries and the inadequate employability of youth and
women, UNDP started the Siem Reap Initiative (Inclusive Tourism and Employability of Youth and Women for
poverty reduction) in 2012 which primarily focuses on three objectives:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Supporting local authorities to establish a Human Capital and Skill Development Strategic Plan
(HCSDSP) to support the implementation of the 2011-2015 Provincial Development Plan and the 3
year public investment rolling plan.
Improving access to quality training to help youth and women form poor communities to get the
right skills and knowledge and maximize their potential for employability.
Improving access to information in order to assist youth and women (including from poor
communities) in decision making regarding employment selection and on training/education
choices.
In the effort to achieve those target objectives, the scope of work of the consultant is to provide technical
assistance to produce three years HCSDSP for Siem Reap in order to support the implementation of the
2011-2015 Provincial Development Plan and the 3 year public investment rolling plan.
The scope of the assignment will cover:
Review and analyze relevant and existing literature and conduct consultation to generate
necessary information;
Indicate available evidence and data gaps;
Based on the literature and consultations with relevant stakeholder, analyse the overall
development pattern and the dynamic of the labour market for the province. This includes
identifying who are the main employees in Tourism industry; local residents or migrants from
other provinces, and analyse the characteristics and skills level of the current labour force;
Engage with stakeholder to further develop HCSDSP for the province in a participatory manner
with emphasis on strong ownership from government counterpart, Siem Reap authority. The
methodology should include:
o The rational for HCSDSP;
o The process to develop HCSDSP;
o The proposed management structure/arrangement to facilitate the development of
HCSDSP (ex. A working group), the proposed composition and the role and
responsibility of the related parties;
Develop a clearly articulated draft of HCSDSP for the province to promote equitable access to
education and skill development opportunity and that includes:
o The target sectors that will generate employment for the province in the future;
o Alignment with national framework related to human capital and skills development. For
example, Qualification Framework of Ministry of Tourism for TVET in tourism sector.
o What are the skills needed;
o How to address those skill gaps through formal education, training, informal education,
etc.;
o Funding mechanism/modality and related financing sources for public expenditure on
HCSDSP, whether it should be built from existing one or from outside;
3 Ballard 2005; World Bank 2006; Hing and Tout 2007