Education and training

Minister of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) Hang Chuon Naron on Monday urged parents to bring their kids to participate in reading events, read more at home rather than playing games as the National Reading Day approaches. ...

Japan has signed an agreement to provide over $300,000 in grants for the construction of primary school buildings and the procurement of prosthetic limbs and physiotherapy equipment in Oddar Meanchey, Kratie and Phnom Penh. ...

Cambodia’s economic success depends on having skilled technicians to meet investors’ demands and labor market needs – and a shortage of human resources could impede the country’s ability to attract the investment it needs. ...

China’s ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian said China and Cambodia will push for closer cooperation in the education sector as the two countries observe the “China-Cambodia Friendship Year” in 2023. ...

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) is finalising strategies to develop human capital, promote better work conditions, and enhance the livelihood of about 1.5 million poor and vulnerable families. ...

Growing collaboration between Cambodia and Thailand in education has strengthened the sector in the Kingdom, according to Hangchuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports. ...

The South Korean International Development Agency (KOICA) has agreed to provide more than $1.4 million in assistance to ChildFund Cambodia over the next three years to strengthen the education system for 17 rural primary schools in Chhlong district of Kratie province. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that the government will provide vocational training to 1.5 million poor youth as part of its policy for the upcoming seventh mandate. ...

Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol asked Thai experts to share knowledge with Cambodian engineers regarding ports, railways and even subways constructions. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has once again reminded the public to pay attention to vocational skills. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) cooperated with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to increase ICT capacity for lower secondary education teachers in Kandal. ...

Hun Manet, a future prime ministerial candidate for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), requested that the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport cooperate with international private educational institutions to strengthen their Khmer language curriculums, along with increasing instruction in Cambodian ethics and traditions. ...

With an eye on the future, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) has organised a special training seminar in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by school administrators and teachers of multilingual education at the primary level. ...

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina advised students studying economics at CamEd Institute to keep an open mind about what to study and which expertise to acquire, encouraging them to consider agribusiness. ...

The Ministry of Health has sped up the vaccination for students in educational institutions across the country by urging parents to bring their children for jabs against Covid-19 because all vaccines have been approved by the World Health Organization. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided not to collect taxes from private educational institutions for another five years, from 2024 to 2028. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has thanked all higher education institutions for their active participation in human resource training, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak. ...

Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has appealed to all universities, both public and private, to do their best to improve the quality of education to suit with the graduates’ abilities and degrees. ...

The government has announced its intention to establish a nationwide digital network, known as Educational Broadcasting Cambodia (EBC). ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said last week that education and health sectors would be given the highest priority in the national budget as the government needs to invest in human development and the protection of human lives, while other sectors such as national defence and ...

The government has announced a new project to provide free technical and vocational training to about 1.5 million poor students a year.​ ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that up to 1.5 million young people, who could not afford higher education, will be able to receive free vocational training with an additional stipend as the government seeks to produce more labor skills. ...

The private education sector is thriving in Cambodia because there is an increase in talented human resources, a senior official said. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that some people had studied under leaky school roofs in Cambodia, but they underestimated the quality of education here. ...