Abstract
ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is a regional program which started in 2015, was developed by members of ASEAN countries which have agreed on pillars on mutual collaboration to increase the economic and social growth. The AEC has agreed to carry out four major pillars: (1) single market and production base, (2) competitive economic region, (3) equitable economic development and (4) integration into global economy. The four pillars are divided into 17 core elements, and among the core element, there is one particular core element which focuses on human resources which is the free flow of skilled labours<strong>. </strong>The government of the ASEAN countries have taken actions towards anticipating the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), especially in regards to the free flow of skilled labour. One of actions is improving the quality of education. Some countries have invested high amount of funds in order to increase the quality of graduates. Indonesia has also started to make improvements in the quality of education. One of the improvement was in the form of constructing Indonesian Qualification Framework (IQF) which were then obliged for all education institution to follow. However, related to the vocational education, more beneficial collaborations with the industry should be carried out. Also, other soft skills which are required in workplace still need to be formally included in the assessment process of the education
Highlights
ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is a regional program developed by the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and has already started since 2015
Indonesia is located in the Southeast Asian region and is part of the Association of the South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
The four pillars are divided into 17 core elements, and among the core element, there is one particular core element which focuses on human resources which is the free flow of skilled labours
Summary
ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is a regional program developed by the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and has already started since 2015. In the effort to tighten the relationship between these countries, ASEAN have agreed to develop an ASEAN Economic Community which started in the early 2016 This agreement includes many aspects and one of them is to give easier permit for ASEAN countries human resources from one ASEAN country to work and live in another ASEAN country. Accelerate economic growth, social and cultural development in the South East Asian region through mutual friendship to form strong foundation of regional community peace and welfare; 2. The leaders agreed to develop ASEAN nations to enhance prosperity and become highly competitive nations with emphasize of economic related improvement This includes market, goods, services, capital and even skilled labor. Deep analysis combined these information to give an illustration on the importance of vocational education and the different approaches employed by different ASEAN member countries
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