Cabinet extends New Breed Graduate Project to 2031

Thairath•Politics•1d ago

Reader Briefing

The Cabinet approved the extension and plan adjustment of the New Breed Graduate and High Performance Manpower Project until 2031.

•The Cabinet approved the extension of the New Breed Graduate project to run from 2018 to 2031.
•The project aims to produce 81,600 high-performance personnel between 2027 and 2031.
•A remaining budget of 3,100 million baht from the 2018-2026 period will be used for the extension.
•The new phase emphasizes a 'Skills-First Degree Later' approach using non-degree short courses.

Overview

•The Cabinet approved the request from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation to extend the New Breed Graduate and High Performance Manpower Project from the original 2026 end date to 2031.
•The extension will utilize 3,100 million baht of the remaining budget from the original 13,086.38 million baht approved in 2018.
•The project targets the production of 81,600 personnel between 2027 and 2031, consisting of 80,000 certificate students and 1,600 degree students.
•The project focuses on 10 future industry groups, including semiconductors, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Electric Vehicles (EV), high-value medicine and health, and SMEs.
•The new plan implements 'Skills-First Degree Later' via short courses of 3-4 months or 9 credits for Reskilling, Upskilling, and New Skill development.
•From 2018 to 2025, the project produced over 90,035 personnel with an employment rate within one year exceeding 80 percent.
•The project extension is intended to increase national competitiveness, support lifelong learning, and meet future labor market demands.

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Key Entities

Organization

Cabinet(ครม.)

The government body that approved the extension and plan adjustment of the New Breed Graduate project.

Prime Minister's Office(สำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี)

The organization to which the Deputy Spokesperson belongs.

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation(กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม)ℹ️

The ministry that proposed the extension and adjustment of the New Breed Graduate project.

Person

Captain Patdarassam Thongsaluaykorn(ร้อยเอกหญิงภัทร์ดารัสมิ์ ทองสลวยกร)

Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office who announced the Cabinet's resolution.

Policy

New Breed Graduate and High Performance Manpower Project for Production Sector according to Thai Higher Education Reform Policy(โครงการผลิตบัณฑิตพันธุ์ใหม่และกำลังคนที่มีสมรรถนะสูง เพื่อตอบโจทย์ภาคการผลิตตามนโยบายการปฏิรูปอุดมศึกษาไทย)

A project aimed at producing high-performance personnel for future industries, extended to run until 2031.