Skilled Labour: Presenting the national occupational skills certificates

A total of 865 qualified workers from 10 occupations, seven skills assessors and two assessment centres received national occupational skills certificates at a ceremony held at the UMFCCI in Yangon on Wednesday.

Union Minister for Labour U Maung Myint attended the ceremony organized by the National Skills Standards Authority (NSSA).

In his address, the Union Minister said the Ministry of Labour is working to develop a skilled workforce, improve employment opportunities, increase workers’ incomes and strengthen human resources to support national development. He highlighted the importance of vocational training, apprenticeship programmes, in-company training and the Dual Vocational Education and Training (Dual VET) system to meet labour market demands. This was followed by presenting of certificates to the qualified workers.

The National Skills Standards Authority (NSSA) is working with private-sector experts, employers and workers’ organizations to establish occupational skills standards, provide relevant training and conduct skills assessments.

The NSSA is also working to link vocational qualifications with the Myanmar National Qualifications Framework (MNQF) and promote international recognition of Myanmar workers’ skills. Mutual Recognition of Skills (MRS) arrangements have also been initiated with Thailand. From 2014 to October 2026, a total of 33,580 workers in 42 occupations had received national skills certification, including 30,316 at Level 1, 3,239 at Level 2 and 25 at Level 3.