The Department of Skill Development (DSD) and Chinese tech giant Huawei have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a three-year collaboration to strengthen Thailand's digital workforce, aiming to produce 3,000 digital skilled workers through ICT courses.
The department's 120 personnel will also undergo the ICT training.
Under the agreement, Huawei will provide training courses to increase digital skills for people in cooperation with DSD.
Abel Deng, chief executive of Huawei Technologies Thailand, said the two parties will create and facilitate learning opportunities and hands-on training focused on skill development, including reskilling and upskilling to ensure Thailand can match the needs of the labour market, reduce unemployment, raise incomes and improve the standard of living.
"The collaboration is in response to the need to develop a healthy digital ecosystem and rising demand for highly skilled workers, particularly with the arrival of new S-curve industries in line with the government's Thailand 4.0 policy," he said.