Once the ATPRS
has been established, the job seekers (foreign tourism
professionals) will be able to register on the system and
seek job opportunities in other member countries. Job
opportunities will also be listed with the specific requirements of the job so
a match can be made. The job seeker will need to ensure
verification of his/her certificates by the national TPCB
to ensure they match the requirements of the Common ASEAN Tourism Curriculum (CATC). Once the certificates are
validated, and if the job seeker matches the requirements of the job, then an
interview will take place and subject to job offer, a work permit will be
provided by the host country.
Principles for Recognition & Eligibility of
Foreign Tourism Professionals An ASEAN MRA on Tourism Professionals will provide a
mechanism for agreement on the equivalence of tourism certification procedures
and qualifications across ASEAN. Once this is achieved,
ASEAN nations will mutually recognize each other’s
qualifications for tourism. This will encourage a free and
open market for tourism labor across the region and boost the competitiveness
of the tourism sector in each ASEAN nation.
The qualification of a Foreign Tourism Professional
may be recognized by other ASEAN Member States, and if such qualification is recognized,
they may be eligible to work in a host country provided that they possess a
valid tourism competency certificate in a specific tourism job title as
specified in the Common ASEAN Tourism Curriculum (CATC), issued by the Tourism Professional Certification Board (TPCB) in an ASEAN Member State. The eligibility to work in a host country will be subjected to
prevailing domestic laws and regulations of the host country.
The ASEAN-Australia Development Cooperation Program
In preparing for the implementation of MRA on Tourism
Professionals, ASEAN received technical support from the ASEAN-Australia
Development Cooperation Program (AADCP). At
the stage of publishing this Handbook, a number of the MRA components were
completed, including:
•
The
ASEAN Common Competency Standards for Tourism Professionals
•
Common
ASEAN Tourism Curriculum
•
ASEAN
Tourism Professionals Monitoring Committee
•
Training
toolboxes for Housekeeping
•
National
Tourism Professionals Board and Tourism Professionals Certification Board in
respective ASEAN Member States
•
Training
a pool of ASEAN Master Trainers and ASEAN Master Assessors for Housekeeping
Division
•
A
feasibility study to establish the Regional Secretariat.
Several projects to further support the MRA - TP are also being carried out under the guidance of the ATPMC,
such as, the development of toolboxes for all hotel divisions.
Impacts and Challenges
Implementation Issues
Most Member States recognise that the free movement
of labour will impact on local workers, and there is a growing recognition that
there will be a need to protect national interests, especially to ensure local
employment is not affected by a flood of unskilled labour, while at the same
time attracting needed talent to meet local skills shortages. However,
moving from an agreement on mutually recognised qualifications to actually
implementing the MRA – TP and getting approval at the
national level among Ministries of Labour, Education and Tourism, and then at
the regional level, is seen as a process that could take a number of years. There are some areas such as the culinary arts, where mutual
recognition would be a distinct advantage in order to facilitate the movement
of skilled chefs from one country to another.
Implications of MRA
for Institutions
It is also important to recognise that while the MRA
on Tourism Professionals will be active, the application and implementation by
the various tourism educational and training providers in each country will be
voluntary. This is especially true in terms of quality of
instruction, evaluation and standards of curriculum development. However,
should these institutions wish to have the qualifications of their graduates
recognised by other ASEAN Member States, then there will need to be a campaign
of information to the colleges and educational institutes to ensure they
understand the implications of MRA – TP and how they need
to modify or align their curricula to meet the requirements of an Common ASEAN
Tourism Curriculum (CATC).
Providing Support to
Stakeholders
Another area for consideration by NTOs is how to
provide support, information and training for national stakeholders. Will there be central training provided? Will there be a need
for curriculum and assessment materials? How will the implementation of MRA – TP be implemented and funded?
Readiness of Member
States
There
are also questions to be asked about the readiness of Member States, and how
many will be able to set up a comprehensive MRA – TP
system by 2015. In addition there are questions related to
implementation especially given the different regulatory frameworks, labour
laws and structures within each Member State
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