Education and training

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). ...

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. ...

Cambodia and the European Union (EU) held discussions on further cooperation to promote the education sector in Cambodia. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

Nearly 300 youth from poor and vulnerable families will be trained in technical skills for free in Pursat province. ...

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. ...

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 ...

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. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the Osaka Christian College (OCC) of Japan have committed to continue strengthening and expanding cooperation in the field of education in Cambodia to produce human resources with quality, efficiency and potential. ...

As part of its reformist Pentagonal Strategy, the Government of Prime Minister Hun Manet is focusing on education to meet the needs of the 4th Industrial Revolution. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has set December 1 for the opening of the academic year along with the introduction of the “model school” and the “model school award” at selected public schools. ...

In a concerted effort to combat dropout rates and bridge language barriers among ethnic minority students in Cambodia, the “Digital Educational Resources in Indigenous Languages for Primary School Students” initiative has brought about transformative change. ...

Education advocates in Cambodia see that most young people who have just graduated from high school do not have clear goals. Difficulty choosing the right subject at university leaves them in doubt about their best skills. ...

The two-day national examination of Grade 12 high school students will begin on Nov. 6 nationwide with a total of 137,412 candidates. ...

The vocational and technical training for 1.5 million young people from poor and vulnerable households across the country at state institutions, without tuition fee charges will have skilled labourers to feed the production chain of investment. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport plans to introduce doctoral and faculty training courses at the National Institute of Education and other higher education institutions. ...

 The number of students who passed the lower secondary exam this year was 94.78%, said the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. ...