Ingenieur Vol 61 January-March 2015 | Page 26

INGENIEUR AEC 1.Thailand Land of Smile ASEAN Economic Community 2.Myanmar Happiness and Prosperity by Unity 3.Laos 4 2 Vientiane Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity Independence, Freedom and Happiness Hanoi 3 Naypyidaw 4.Vietnam Praesent nonummy mi in odio. Phasellus blandit leo ut odio. Vestibulum turpis sem, aliquet eget, lobortis pellentesque, rutrum eu, nisl. Aliquam lobortis. Nam adipiscing. Vivamus euismod mauris. Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Nunc nulla. In turpis. Etiam sit amet orci eget eros. 1 Manila Bangkok 9 5 Phnom Penh 5.Cambodia Nation, Religion, King 6.Malaysia 7 Unity is Strength 6 7.Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Kuala Lumpur Always in service with God's guidance 8.Singapore 8 10 Onward Singapore 9.Philippines Jakarta For God, People, Nature and Country ‟ 10.Indonesia Unity in Diversity For seamless cross border trade to take place in a Common Market and coupled with Borderless Production Base that in sum defines AEC, there should be inclusiveness and non-discrimination which means the ASEAN MRA on Engineering Services CPC 511 to 518 – Construction and Engineering (trade-based) Services. To deliver these engineering cum construction services, we need, besides Engineers (who are benchmarked to WA for entry level only); other grades of ESPs such as Engineering Technologists (benchmarked to SA), and Technicians (benchmarked to DA). Besides Engineering, Science, Technology & Innovation (ESTI) type projects delivery via Services as identified by CPC 8672, 8673, and 511 to 518; ESPs are also expected to be employed in other WTO defined services sectors/sub sectors, for example: Energy generation and transportation ~ ●● e.g. power generation, transmission and distribution, ●● 6 24 VOL 61 JANUARY – MARCH 2015 VOL 55 JUNE 2013 Telecommunication Services, and Treatment plants of various kinds (e.g. Environmental Services related); etc. These types of plants and facilities could be the result of cross border investment(s). The ESPs from the AMS that provided the investment (representing the investors) would have to cross the border to “man” the plants and facilities, i.e. to manage, operate & maintain (O&M) them ●● ●● A way forward with a complete Engineering Team to deliver ESTI Services For the reasons advanced earlier, it is logical to revisit the 1-G ASEAN MRA on Engineering Services and to expand its scope; Firstly, to include CPC 8673 – Integrated