Thai engineers face two important challenges in coming AEC: lack of communication
skills and lack of knowledge regarding engineering regulations. Even though English is the
universal language of business, many Thai people are not fluent in English, which may lead
problems for Thai engineers interested in working abroad, especially in communicating with
foreigner coworkers. Moreover, the future labor market will require higher skills in English
and knowledge of laws and regulations in each country. Thus, our engineers need to
understand the regulations of each country in order to be competitive with other people in
ASEAN (AEC News Alters, 2012).