Siam Piwat becomes Thailand’s first retail developer to sign an MOU with LinkedIn to enhance learning skills for employees through the online platform LinkedIn Learning, reinforcing its position as a well-growing platform

CORPORATE - 08 NOVEMBER 2023


Siam Piwat – a leading retail and real estate developer the owner and operator of Siam Paragon, Siam Center, and Siam Discovery, and a joint venture partner of ICONSIAM and Siam Premium Outlets Bangkok – has signed a memorandum of understanding with LinkedIn Learning, a popular world-class online learning platform, to elevate and support the upskilling and reskilling of its employees. Siam Piwat is Thailand’s first company in retail business to do so, reinforcing the group’s commitment to the creation of a well-growing platform. Launched with the concept “Elevate, Educate, Empower: Siam Piwat X LinkedIn Learning Collaboration,” the objective of the partnership is to foster employee engagement, create a tech-driven learning culture, and ensure that Siam Piwat is a future-ready organization.

Ms. Amporn Chotruchsakul, President of Business Support Group, Siam Piwat Co., Ltd., said “Siam Piwat is firmly committed to people development through learning and skill enhancement that will drive the organization transformation and ultimately help strengthen Thailand’s business sector and economy. With this partnership, Siam Piwat’s employees will gain access to LinkedIn Learning Hub, a highly intelligent online learning platform with over 21,000 courses for employee self-learning and professional development. Most in-demand skills for today’s work are available in business, technology, and creative categories, with about 60 new courses every week. In addition, Siam Piwat also plans to link employees’ learning achievements with professional growth opportunities for their career advancement within the organization.”

“Opportunities for learning, growth and career advancement are among professionals’ top workplace priorities now when considering which employers to work for. Skills are the new currency in the world of work, and forward-looking organizations that invest in their people can better attract and retain top talent, as well as build an engaged and agile workforce. This can help the organization better achieve its business goals and remain competitive in the future. As the world’s largest professional network, we are constantly looking at ways to use our unique data, insights, and AI-powered technologies to help companies and professionals grow. We are committed to be a valuable partner to Siam Piwat as it navigates this fast-changing business environment,” said Atul Harkisanka, Head of Growth Markets, LinkedIn.

“This collaboration aligns with Siam Piwat’s goal of becoming a well-growing platform and underscores our organization’s internationally recognized excellence in human resource management and commitment to fostering employee engagement, creating a tech-driven learning culture, and equipped our personnel for working in a future-ready organization such as Siam Piwat,” concluded Amporn.