ASEAN Skill Competition (ASC) is an implementation of agreement between the ministers of labor (10^th ASEAN in Singapore in 1994). Where it was agreed that there be a biennial skill competition among ASEAN member countries. ASC is an ASEAN level skill competition, as the pathway to World Skill Competitions (WSC). These two competitions were held once in two years in turns; ASC is held in even years and WSC is held in odd years. The detail about World Skills Competition is explained in World Skills Website www.worldskills.org

Participating Countries are: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Philippines. Lists of ASC:

• 1^st ASC hosted by Malaysia from 12-23 August 1995 - 6 skills areas
• 2^nd ASC hosted by Philippines from 10-17 December 1996 - 10 skills areas
• 3^rd ASC hosted by Thailand from 16-18 March 2001 - 12 skills areas
• 4^th ASC hosted by Indonesia from 1-10 October 2002 - 12 skills areas
• 5^th ASC hosted by Vietnam from 21-30 September 2004 - 14 skills areas
• 6^th ASC hosted by Brunei Darussalam from 3-12 September 2006 - 12 skills areas
• 7^th ASC hasted by Malaysia from 10-19 November 2008 - 19 skills areas
• 8^th ASC hosted by Thailand from 14-24 November 2010 - 22 skills areas
• 9^th ASC hosted by Indonesia from 11-20 November 2012 - 23 skills areas
• 10^th ASC hosted by Vietnam from 19-29 October 2014 - 25 skills areas
• 11^th ASC hosted by Malaysia from 19-29 September 2016 - 24 skills areas
• 12^th ASC hosted by Thailand in 2018 (the next event which is being prepared)

In the last ASC which was held in Malaysia, Indonesia got 13 gold medals, 2 silver medals, 7 bronze medals and 14 medallion for excellence. In 11th ASC which was hosted by Malaysia, there were 24 skills categories. The skill categories are:

Construction and Building Technology

• Cabinet Making
• Electrical Installations
• Plumbing and Heating
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
• Wall and Floor Tiling

Creative Arts and Fashion

• Fashion Technology
• Graphic Design Technology

Information and Communication Technology

• Information Network Cabling
• IT Network Systems Administration
• IT Software Solutions for Business
• Web Design and Development

Manufacturing and Engineering Technology

• Electronics
• Industrial Automation
• Mechanical Engineering Design – CAD
• Mechatronics
• Mobile Robotics
• Welding
• CNC Maintenance

Social and Personal Services

• Beauty Therapy
• Cooking
• Hairdressing
• Restaurant Service

Transportation and Logistics

• Automobile Technology
• Aircraft Maintenance

For the 12^th ASC, the competition fields were determined in Organizing Committee Meeting (OCM) in Thailand by representatives from all member countries in September 2017.

The competitor selection and training process in Indonesia is conducted by The Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia (Kementerian Ketenagakerjaan Republik Indonesia - Kemnaker). During the selection and training center phase, Kemnaker cooperates with several institutions. Kemnaker cooperates with BINUS University for conducting selection and training for competition fields which are related to Information and Communication Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering Technology and Creative Arts and Fashion. BINUS University held BNSC (Bina Nusantara Skills Competition) which covered skills below:

• Information Technology - Software Solutions for Business
• Mechanical Engineering Design - CAD
• Web Design and Development
• Graphic Design Technology
• Information Technology - Network System Administration

The final round of BNSC will be held together with other skills held by Kemenaker on September 5^th - 9^th, 2017 as national selection for ASC Competitor. Competitors in national selection are representatives of provincial selection, Industrial Selection (BNSC) and also LKS (Lomba Kompetensi Siswa Nasional) winners.

For each skill in BNSC there will be preliminary elimination that will be held on August 13^th, 2017. Numbers of competitors from each skill that will be proceed to final round may vary based on skills, quota and number of provincial winner.

In the final round (national selection), each competition field will select 3 winners who must join training center for 6 months. After the training, from those 3 winners there are only 2 winners who will represent Indonesia in the 12^th ASC 2018 in Thailand.