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Global skills deficiency: perspectives of skill mobility in Southeast Asian countries

Global skills deficiency: perspectives of skill mobility in Southeast Asian countries The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, it intends to engage in skill gain–lose debate in the contemporary global skill mobility context; and second, it looks into whether Southeast Asia (SEA) is losing by experiencing skill deficiency due to over outflow of talents.Design/methodology/approachPrimary data were collected through interviews with policy makers, stakeholder and migrant professionals from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.FindingsThe paper comes up with the brain drain dynamics to better understand the trajectory of skill mobility in and from SEA. Within the skill mobility discourse, it is undoubtedly difficult to conclude who are the losers and the gainers in the long run.Originality/valueThis research is based on relatively small sample. However, this offers a fresh insight into the skill deficiency dynamics in Southeast Asia. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Education and Development Studies Emerald Publishing

Global skills deficiency: perspectives of skill mobility in Southeast Asian countries

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The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, it intends to engage in skill gain–lose debate in the contemporary global skill mobility context; and second, it looks into whether Southeast Asia (SEA) is losing by experiencing skill deficiency due to over outflow of talents.Design/methodology/approachPrimary data were collected through interviews with policy makers, stakeholder and migrant professionals from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.FindingsThe paper comes up with the brain drain dynamics to better understand the trajectory of skill mobility in and from SEA. Within the skill mobility discourse, it is undoubtedly difficult to conclude who are the losers and the gainers in the long run.Originality/valueThis research is based on relatively small sample. However, this offers a fresh insight into the skill deficiency dynamics in Southeast Asia.

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Asian Education and Development Studies – Emerald Publishing

Published: Sep 18, 2019

Keywords: Migration; Southeast Asia; Skill; Skill gap; Skill dynamics

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