STRENGTHENING IMPLEMENTATION OF ASEAN
MUTUAL RECOGNITION ARRANGEMENT ON TOURISM
PROFESSIONAL (MRA-TP)SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOURISM GASTRONOMY AND
TOURIST DESTINATION
8-9 MARCH 2018
ASEAN TRAVEL & TOURISM SECTOR
1. GDP contribution: USD 300 billion
2. 11.8% share of total GDP
3. 30 million jobs
4. 1/10 employment ratio
5. 6% pa growth over the next ten years
Source: WTTC, 2016
ASEAN TRAVEL & TOURISM SECTOR 2016 PERFORMANCE
Source: WTTC, 2016
COUNTRY GDP (%) TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (%)
Brunei Darussalam 7.2 8.6
Cambodia 28.3 25.9
Indonesia 6.2 5.6
Lao PDR 14.2 12.4
Malaysia 13.7 12
Myanmar 6.6 5.7
Philippines 19.7 18.1
Singapore 9.9 8.6
Thailand 20.6 15.1
Viet Nam 9.1 7.3
ASEAN 11.8 9.7
ASEAN TRAVEL & TOURISM FORECAST 2017-2027
1. 5.7% average GDP growth per annum
2. 3.0% employment growth per annum
Source: WTTC, 2016
KEY ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF MRA-TP
• Supporting regulatory framework
• Quality assurance
• Awareness
• Robust regional infrastructure
LINKING ASEAN INITIATIVES
MRA-TP
ASEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY (AEC)
ASEAN QUALIFICATION
REFERENCE FRAMEWORK
(AQRF)
ASEAN TOURISM AGREEMENT
(ATA)
MRA-TP
MRA-TP
AEC
ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
Transform ASEAN into a region with free movement of:
1. Goods
2. Services
3. Investment
4. Skilled labour
5. Freer flow of capital
AEC(SERVICES LIBERALISATION)
AEC
ASEAN FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON SERVICES
MOVEMENT OF NATURAL
PERSONMRA-TP
ASEAN FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON SERVICES (ARTICLE 5)
• Each Member State may recognise the education or experience obtained, requirements met, or licenses or certifications granted in another Member State, for the purpose of licensing or certification of service suppliers. Such recognition may be based upon an agreement or arrangement with the Member State concerned or may be accorded autonomously
MOVEMENT OF NATURAL PERSON AGREEMENT
• Apply to measures affecting the temporary entry or temporary stay of natural persons
• business visitors
• intra-corporate transferees
• contractual service suppliers
• other categories as may be specified in the Schedules of Commitments
• Recognition should be based on multilaterally agreed criteria
SCHEDULE OF COMMITMENTS OF INDONESIA (SAMPLE) - MNP
• For 3, 4 and 5 star hotel services, international hotel operators and meal-serving services with full restaurant services, temporary stay is limited to
1. Natural persons who are at the top management level- specifically general managers, *food and beverage managers, resident managers, comptrollers and marketing directors in a hotel and
2. Highly skilled professionals who will supply *executive chef, *sous chef, and speciality cooks
*job-title under MRA-TP
MRA-TP
ATA
ASEAN TOURISM AGREEMENT (ARTICLE 8)
Formulating non-restrictive arrangements
Intensifying the sharing of
resources
Mutual recognition of
skills and qualifications
MRA-TP
FORMULATING NON-RESTRICTIVE ARRANGEMENTS
• Formulating non-restrictive arrangements to enable ASEAN Member States to make use of professional tourism experts and skilled workers available within the region on the basis of bilateral arrangements
INTENSIFYING SHARING OF RESOURCES
• Intensifying the sharing of resources and facilities for tourism education and trainingprogrammes
MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Upgrading tourism education curricula and skills and formulating competency standards and certification procedures, thus eventually leading to mutual recognition of skills and qualifications in the ASEAN region
MRA-TP
AQRF
ASEAN QUALIFICATION REFERENCE FRAMEWORK
• A common reference framework that enables comparisons of education qualifications
• Aims to have a neutral influence on national qualifications frameworks (NQF) of participating Member States
• Referencing to AQRF: a process that establishes the relationship between the eight-level AQRF and NQF (National)
AQRF (ASEAN)8 level
NQF (Member States)8-9 Level
CATC & RQFSRS – DESIGN PRINCIPLES
• Structured but flexible
• With clearly defined levels of qualifications: 5 levels across 6 labour divisions
• Curriculum and Qualifications are mapped with job functions and levels.
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Line Staff
Supervisors
Advanced Diploma
Diploma
Certificate II
Certificate IV
Certificate III
Managers & Senior Managers
Advanced Diploma
Diploma
Other higher
Education
Qualifications
Certificate II Certificate II
Certificate IV
Certificate III
Certificate IV
Certificate III
Certificate II
AQRF (ASEAN)8 level
MRA-TPRegional Qualification Framework and Skills Recognition System
MRA-TP AND AQRF???
NEW CHALLENGES
• 4th Industrial Revolution:
• Booking
• Virtual Reality
• Millennials
• Food tourism
• Responsible tourism
• Adventure tourism, e.g. trekking, diving
OBJECTIVES OF MRA-TP
• To facilitate mobility of Tourism Professionals; and
• To exchange information on best practices in competency-based education and training for Tourism Professionals and to provide opportunities for cooperation and capacity building across ASEAN Member States
RECOGNITION AND ELIGIBILITY OF FOREIGN TOURISM PROFESSIONALS
• The qualification of a Foreign Tourism Professional may be recognised by other ASEAN Member States, and if such qualification is recognised, he/she may be eligible to work in a host country provided that he/she possesses a valid tourism competency certificate in a specific tourism job title as specified in the ACCSTP, issued by the 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.
MECHANISM OF MRA -TP
CountryA
Assessment Certification
TPCB/NTPB
ATPMC
NTPBA NTPBB
RegionalSecretariat
ATPRS
JobSeekerRegistration
JobOpportunities
VerificationthroughtheASEANTourismQualificationsEquivalence
Matrix(ATQEM)
CountryB
TPCB/NTPB
JobInterview
WorkPermit
Regional References
Member States
Member States
Member States
Member States
Member States
REGIONAL REFERENCES
• ASEAN Common Competency Standards for Tourism Professional (ACCSTP)
• Common ASEAN Tourism Curriculum
• Regional Qualification Framework and Recognition System
• Toolboxes
• ASEAN Tourism Qualification Equivalent Matrix*
HOTEL SERVICES (ACCSTP)
• Front Office
1. Front Office Manager
2. Front Office Supervisor
3. Receptionist
4. Telephone Operator
5. Bell Boy
• House Keeping
1. Executive Housekeeper
2. Laundry Manager
3. Floor Supervisor
4. Laundry Attendant
5. Room Attendant
6. Public Area Cleaner
• Food Production
1. Executive Chef
2. Demi Chef
3. Commis Chef
4. Chef de Partie
5. Commis Pastry
6. Baker
7. Butcher
• Food and Beverage Service
1. F&B Director
2. F&B Outlet Manager
3. Head Waiter
4. Bartender
5. Waiter
TRAVEL SERVICES (ACCSTP)
– Travel Agencies
1. General Manger
2. Assistant General Manager
3. Senior Travel Consultant
4. Travel Consultant
– Tour Operation
1. Product Manager
2. Sales and Marketing Manager
3. Credit Manager
4. Ticketing Manager
5. Tour Manager
INTERNAL COMPONENTS (MRA-TP): STRENGTHEN AND UPGRADE
ACCSTP
CATC
RQFSRS
Toolbox ATPRS
ATPMC
Regional Secretariat
ASEAN Secretariat
TPCB
NTPB
Trainers and Assessor
Tourism Stakeholders
Industry
Training Institutions
EXTERNAL COMPONENTS (MRA-TP)ESTABLISH LINKAGES AND ALIGNMENT FOR BETTER
RECOGNITION AT REGIONAL LEVEL
Trade/Commerce
Education
LaborNon-ASEAN
Member States
ADB
World Bank ILO
SEAMEO
Job Platforms
STRENGTHENING LINKAGES AMONG RELATED INSTITUTIONS WITHIN EACH MEMBER STATE
ATPMC
Training Institutions
Governments Industries
NTO NTPB TPCB
THANK [email protected]
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