DECEMBER 27

To make it easier for companies to participate in work-based training, governments need to mandate, fund, and train institutions to provide such services.

Work-based training is more effective in getting young people into jobs than traditional school-based technical and vocation training alone. Many countries in Asia have put in place policies to promote work-based training, yet few companies offer training opportunities that promote the practice.

Our research found that practical challenges in setting up work-based training is the main discouraging factor for companies. This includes a lack of formal cooperation with schools, unresponsive partner schools and a lack of information and knowledge about how work-based training works, students' abilities and how to integrate trainees at the workplace. If companies are to offer work-based training they require support in accessing information and knowledge about it, cooperating with training institutes, and having reliable partners available.

This is exactly where governments can step in and provide support services to remove obstacles for businesses.

A version of this article appears in the print on December 28, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.