旅游部举办青年官员软技能培训 强调高效办公思维

H.E. Minister HUOT Hak: “Our youth must learn to look at problems through wisdom and analytical thinking, and be able to identify methods that are simpler, faster, more effective, highly productive, and most beneficial, rather than relying solely on physical effort, wasting time, missing objectives, and achieving low productivity, in line with the philosophy: WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER.” H.E. HUOT Hak, Minister of Tourism, presided over the closing ceremony of the training course on “The Universal Law of Success: Work Smarter, Not Harder.” The training program was organized with the objective of providing new knowledge and strengthening the capacity of officials of the Ministry of Tourism, with a primary focus on the development of soft skills, which serve as a fundamental basis for enhancing intelligence, mindset, and professional capability in carrying out duties in line with the Strategic Plan for Youth in Service of the Nation 2023–2028 and the Roadmap of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC) 2.0 toward 2028. This important ceremony was attended by H.E. Ny Phaly, Secretary of State and President of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia Working Group in the Tourism Sector; Mr. Christopher LEE, Founder of HEDC International and Human Resource Development Specialist; Ms. Chhon Khema, Director of HEDC International; Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen who are leaders of the UYFC in the tourism sector; as well as trainees and members of the UYFC in the tourism sector, with a total participation of approximately 150 attendees. In his remarks, H.E. the Minister expressed his profound gratitude to HEDC International for collaborating in organizing this training course for UYFC youth in the tourism sector. In particular, he extended sincere appreciation to the distinguished speaker of the day, Mr. Christopher LEE, Founder of HEDC International and Human Resource Development Specialist, for dedicating his valuable time, physical effort, moral support, wisdom, and expertise to deliver lectures and share valuable knowledge and experiences with the trainees of this program. At the same time, H.E. the Minister emphasized that human resource development has long been a key priority of the Royal Government during previous mandates under the leadership of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, former Prime Minister and current Acting Head of State of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and has been integrated into the core of all four phases of the Rectangular Strategy. Entering the 7th Legislature of the National Assembly, under the wise, capable, energetic, and pragmatic leadership of Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei HUN MANET, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Royal Government has identified human capital development as an indispensable condition for promoting economic diversification, inclusive growth, and resilience, and has placed it under the first Pentagonal of the Pentagonal Strategy – Phase I. In this regard, H.E. the Minister further stressed that strengthening institutional capacity and human resources has become increasingly necessary and urgent in the process of deep reforms, particularly in contributing to the implementation of the Royal Government’s key measures aimed at improving work quality with discipline, ethics, professionalism, effectiveness, and efficiency. Furthermore, H.E. the Minister underscored that, as Cambodian citizens, especially youth, we must remember our four obligations: Toward the nation: to commit ourselves to protecting it at all costs; Toward the people: to dedicate ourselves to serving the people with sincerity; Toward the law: to firmly uphold and respect it; and Toward our duties and responsibilities: to strive to fulfill and implement them with the highest sense of accountability. Phnom Penh, May 15, 2026