Social development

Education and training

Ministry plans to boost primary school education awareness

Ministry of Education plans to increase primary education awareness as the target number of children registering to study in primary school is declining. The registration target of 63.2 percent of children was not reached with only 61.1 percent registering in 2020-2021 and dropping to 59.58 ...

Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501064482/ministry-plans-to-boost-primary-school-education-awareness/

UK envoy joins fundraiser for Battambang art school

Britain’s Ambassador to Cambodia took part in celebrations in Phnom Penh to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne – the longest serving monarch in British history. ...

Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501062906/uk-envoy-joins-fundraiser-for-battambang-art-school/

Education ministry seeks donations for national student contests

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport called for more donations from local and international donors to inventivise outstanding students in Khmer literatures, mathematics and physics, ahead of the national contest in these three subjects scheduled for June.​ ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/education-ministry-seeks-donations-national-student-contests

Information ministry to create e-book on new lexicon

The Ministry of Information will create an e-book on new media-related words already approved by the National Council of Khmer Language (NCKL) at the Royal Academy of Cambodia. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501059164/information-ministry-to-create-e-book-on-new-lexicon/

Education institutions to churn out skilled workforce to meet demand

Cambodia needs a skilled workforce to meet the market demands of today and tomorrow and this is seriously lacking and becoming a major concern, especially when it is much needed to keep pace with the national growth and developments. ...

Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501056226/education-institutions-to-churn-out-skilled-workforce-to-meet-demand/

Ministry announces this year’s high school examination dates

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has set November 14 as the date for this year’s high school exams. Students will be able to submit their applications – through their high schools – for the entirety of the month of May. ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-announces-years-high-school-examination-dates

NACD trains staff for new drug rehabilitation centre

The National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD), along with the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration, began a four-day training seminar for the staff of the province’s new national rehabilitation centre on April 4.   ...

Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nacd-trains-staff-new-drug-rehabilitation-centre

Cambodian children experience extensive “learning loss” during pandemic

Cambodia’s Ministry of Education and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday jointly revealed alarming new findings about learning loss experienced by Cambodian students during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501053580/cambodian-children-experience-extensive-learning-loss-during-pandemic/

Ministry urges on-the-job skill training for journalists

A senior Ministry of Information official urged journalists to take advantage of the information age by continuing to study and improve their skills. In depth, up-to-date knowledge is required to provide comprehensive information to the public, he said. ...

Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-urges-job-skill-training-journalists

650 civil servants get digital tech training

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications’ Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology has announced that it provided digital skills training for 650 civil servants between November and March, offering certificates upon completion that it says will prove their digital competency. ...

Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/650-civil-servants-get-digital-tech-training

Malacca, Malaysia delegation eyes four local sectors for investment

Leaders and businesspeople from the Malaysian state of Malacca have vowed to promote investment among compatriots in four target Cambodian sectors – education and vocational training; real estate; mining; and energy, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/malacca-malaysia-delegation-eyes-four-local-sectors-investment

IELTS available at ACLEDA’s business school

The ACLEDA Institute of Business (AIB) has teamed up with the IELTS Cambodia Official Test Centre at IDP Education to administer the English proficiency exam at the institute, as part of its ambition to gain widespread international recognition. ...

Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ielts-available-acledas-business-school

Education ministry set to host ASEAN socio-cultural community meetings

The Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, which represents the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) this year, will organise three key virtual meetings on March 28-30. ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/education-ministry-set-host-asean-socio-cultural-community-meetings

U.S. Embassy in Cambodia launches $25 million Inclusive Primary Education Activity (IPEA) programme

A new $25 million U.S. government-funded education program that will improve the reading and learning experience for Cambodian primary schoolchildren was launched in Phnom Penh yesterday at an event jointly presided over by Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports; U.S. Ambassador ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501046575/u-s-embassy-in-cambodia-launches-25-million-inclusive-primary-education-activity-ipea-programme/

Cambodia, Czech Republic discuss TVET cooperation

Cambodia and the Czech Republic have discussed to further promote the cooperation on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Cambodia. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501046603/cambodia-czech-republic-discuss-tvet-cooperation/

World Bank talks about economic recovery and investments in education

World Bank Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Manuela V. Ferro appreciated Cambodia’s effective COVID-19 response and encouraged the country to boost investments in education while jump starting economic recovery during her country visit between March 13 and 17. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501046003/world-bank-talks-about-economic-recovery-and-investments-in-education/

New ‘rehab’ centre offers jobs training, life skill help

The government will formally inaugurate a community-based national drug rehabilitation centre on March 22 in Preah Sihanouk province, with the centre focusing on vocational training for addicts to provide them with a clear career path and life skills when reintegrating into society. ...

Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-rehab-centre-offers-jobs-training-life-skill-help

PM to Cambodia, Saudi: Step up cooperation

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for Cambodia and Saudi Arabia to step up cooperation in economic sectors and other areas in the Southeast Asian Kingdom with lucrative prospects. ...

Mom Kunthear and Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-cambodia-saudi-step-cooperation

Ministry of Education signs MoU with Asia Foundation on further enhancing education sector

Minister of Education Hang Chuon Naron yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Asia Foundation president David D. Arnold on “Cooperation in the field of education” at the Ministry of Education. ...

So Cheata
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501044393/ministry-of-education-signs-mou-with-asia-foundation-on-further-enhancing-education-sector/

Cambodia, World Bank discuss education cooperation within COVID-19 context

The Kingdom of Cambodia and the World Bank have discussed the education situation and cooperation in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501042816/cambodia-world-bank-discuss-education-cooperation-within-covid-19-context/

GMAC supplying factories with hands-on fire fighting training

The Garment Manufacturing Association in Cambodia (GMAC) provided training on fire fighting to staff from its member factories and enterprises. ...

Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gmac-supplying-factories-hands-fire-fighting-training

Kampong Cham imposes private tutor ban for state teachers

The Kampong Cham provincial Department of Education, Youth and Sports has prohibited teachers from tutoring extra classes outside regular state hours. ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampong-cham-imposes-private-tutor-ban-state-teachers

Ministry set to launch Japan’s ‘Think! Think!’ at eight public schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports plans to launch Japan’s number one curriculum “Think! Think!” this month at Preah Norodom Primary School in Phnom Penh. ...

Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-set-launch-japans-think-think-eight-public-schools

Ministry plots path to ‘Digital Cambodia’

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications – with technical support from UNESCO – is promoting media and digital literacy in Cambodia through the project “Development of National Media, Information and Digital Literacy (MIDL)”. ...

Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-plots-path-digital-cambodia

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