Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – To ensure equal access to education for disadvantaged groups and to support national human resource development and economic transformation, Cambodia's Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports recently announced a comprehensive expansion of non-formal education services. The focus will be on extending educational resources to special settings such as factories, prisons, and reformatories, fully promoting a society focused on lifelong learning for all.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Hun Chuon Naron, stated that the Ministry will continue to deepen its core non-formal education program, specifically encompassing eight major areas: literacy education, post-literacy education, reintegration education, primary school equivalent education, secondary school equivalent education, income-generating education, vocational training, and online basic education equivalent education (BEP), comprehensively meeting the learning needs of diverse groups.
Minister Hun Chuon Naron emphasized that educational inclusiveness is a top priority for the government. Currently, the Ministry of Education is making every effort to extend non-formal education services to special settings. By introducing educational resources into factories, prisons, and reformatories, it ensures that citizens in these special circumstances can also enjoy equal opportunities for self-improvement, truly achieving the educational goal of "leaving no one behind."
Furthermore, with the support of development partners, the Ministry of Education has simultaneously launched four supplementary education programs, including: optimizing supplementary teaching in general education schools, upgrading resources in special education schools, promoting the construction of inclusive education classes, and promoting multilingual education in ethnic minority areas, forming a comprehensive education support system of "core programs + supplementary measures."
As an important supplement to the formal education system, non-formal education, with its flexibility and targeted approach, has become a key support for Cambodia to achieve its vision of "lifelong learning for all." To this end, the Ministry of Education has identified two strategic priorities: first, upholding the principles of fairness and inclusion to broaden the coverage of educational services; and second, improving governance efficiency to ensure the precise allocation of educational resources. Cambodia's Ministry of Education's move to expand non-formal education signifies a step towards a more open, diverse, and inclusive national education system. This will solidify the talent base for Cambodia's national development vision for 2030 and 2050, and inject lasting momentum into sustainable socio-economic development.
