Social development

Education and training

IT Centre at Preah Sihamoniraja Buddhist University set up under Quick Impact Projects (QIP) Scheme of Government of India

Samdech Preah Abhisiri Sugandha MahasangharajahDhipati Kitti Uddessa Pandita BOUR Kry, the Supreme Patriarch of Dhammayuttikanikaya of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Rector of the Preah Sihamoniraja Buddhist University (PSBU), Royal Government of Cambodia and Dr. Devyani Khobragade, Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Cambodia have ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420103/it-centre-at-preah-sihamoniraja-buddhist-university-set-up-under-quick-impact-projects-qip-scheme-of-government-of-india/

Over 20,000 youths signed up for “TVET 1.5M”

As of Jan. 4, at least 20,393 young people, 7,007 of them women, from poor and vulnerable families have registered for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training “TVET 1.5M.” ... ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420759/over-20000-youths-signed-up-for-tvet-1-5m/

Free meal programme to cover over 1,000 schools

This year the government and partner organisations through the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport will continue to provide food to more than 1,000 schools in 10 provinces to improve children’s nutrition. ... ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420458/free-meal-programme-to-cover-over-1000-schools/

PM says Cambodia needs more qualified human resources

Prime Minister Hun Manet said Cambodia needs more qualified human resources that is why the Royal Government has decided to conduct strict education reform since 2014. ... ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420760/pm-says-cambodia-needs-more-qualified-human-resources/

Assembly’s VP urges boost to schools’ infrastructure

Vong Soth, second vice-president of the National Assembly (NA), urged authorities at all levels, Buddhists as well as donors from both home and abroad to support the development of education and school infrastructure. ... ...

Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/na-leader-urges-boost-to-school-infrastructure-

Ministry’s digital learning platform gains about 90,000 users

A digital learning platform established by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) has in less than two months amassed 89,156 users, who are gaining knowledge and learning from the content provided on the platform. ... ...

Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416884/ministrys-digital-learning-platform-gains-about-90000-users/

300,000 students benefit from school feeding program

More than 300,000 Cambodian students in nine provinces have received meals under the School Feeding Program, which aimed to reduce the number of dropouts in 2023. ... ...

Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/300000-students-benefit-from-school-feeding-program

Over 3,000 workers take part in Factory Literacy Programme

With over 3,000 workers, mostly women, successfully completing the Factory Literacy Programme, the initiative is playing a key role in improving the lives of women workers, mainly in the garments industry, according to Unesco. ... ...

Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501412790/over-3000-workers-take-part-in-factory-literacy-programme/

Some 1,300 underprivileged students enroll at NPIC

Since the official launch of the technical and vocational training programme for poor and vulnerable youths last month, some 1,300 young people have enrolled at the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia (NPIC). ... ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501412958/some-1300-underprivileged-students-enroll-at-npic/

Cambodia’s successful school meal program showcased at Global Summit in Paris

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sport of Cambodia, along with representatives from the World Food Programme (WFP), participated in the inaugural Global School Meals Coalition summit held in Paris. ... ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501405468/cambodias-successful-school-meal-program-showcased-at-global-summit-in-paris/

Government urges youth to consider vocational training

Senior officials from the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training are encouraging young Cambodians to study technical skills but choose courses that not only interest them but are also in demand to improve their chances of finding suitable work in the job market. ... ...

Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501403688/government-urges-youth-to-consider-vocational-training/

Ministry offers free vocational training for 67,000 nationwide

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training announced free vocational training for 67,000 people from across the country in keeping with the demands of the labour market. ... ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501403686/ministry-offers-free-vocational-training-for-67000-nationwide/

Raising standards: Govt sets 2 yrs to create up to 1,000 model public schools

Under its Pentagonal Strategy, the Prime Minister Hun Manet–led government has set a two-year goal of transforming between 500 and 1,000 public schools into model ones by improving their quality from the kindergarten up to high school level. ... ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501401291/raising-standards-govt-sets-2-yrs-to-create-up-to-1000-model-public-schools/

Values-added education: PM wants morals included as a core school subject

In conjunction with the opening of the new school year today, Prime Minister Hun Manet has called for a more holistic approach to overall education and not just focusing on academic excellence. ... ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501399983/values-added-education-pm-wants-morals-included-as-a-core-school-subject/

Ministry of Inspection and UNDP discuss new training courses

The Ministry of Inspection announced a meeting between the Minister of Inspection Huot Hak and Alissar Chaker, Country Representative of the United Nations Development Program in Cambodia (UNDP Cambodia) on Wednesday. ... ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501399963/ministry-of-inspection-and-undp-discuss-new-training-courses/

Chinese NGO donates over 2,000 bicycles to underprivileged students in Cambodia

China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) on Friday donated 2,024 bicycles to Cambodian primary schools so that they can distribute them to underprivileged students. ... ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501397704/chinese-ngo-donates-over-2000-bicycles-to-underprivileged-students-in-cambodia/

72% pass national exams, over 1,600 A grade students

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has released the overall results of this year’s grade 12 high school examinations and announced that nearly 100,000 candidates have passed the exam, or about 72 per cent of the total number of candidates. ... ...

Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/72-pass-national-exams-over-1-600-a-grade-students

Financial education for ethnic minorities

For Seoung Lort, understanding financial literacy is crucial, especially among ethnic communities with limited access to education due to their remote, mountainous dwellings, far from public schools. ... ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/financial-education-for-ethnic-minorities

Cambodia to provide training on technical skills for 1.5 million young people

Cambodia’s private sector hopes to provide vocational training on technical skills for approximately 1.5 million young people to supplement the country’s local skilled workforce, enhance capabilities, and reduce production costs shortly. ... ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501395454/cambodia-to-provide-training-on-technical-skills-for-1-5-million-young-people/

Minister of Labour thanks the Japanese company for continuing to train technical schools in Cambodia

Heng Sour, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training, on Nov 20, thanked the Japanese company for continuing to provide human resource training to JVC Technical Institute on vehicle repair and maintenance skills, including a project to train the capacity of Cambodian trainees in Japan through ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501395614/minister-of-labour-thanks-the-japanese-company-for-continuing-to-train-technical-schools-in-cambodia/

MoU strengthens technical and vocational internships

The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, Chamber of Commerce, and employers’ association signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote internship opportunities for vocational and technical training. ... ...

Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/mou-strengthens-technical-and-vocational-internships

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