1. Country’s Profile
Country name : Kingdom of Cambodia.
Location : Southeastern Asia, bordering the
Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam
and Laos.
Area : 181,035 sq km.
Population : 14,805,358 (2011 Estimate).
Capital: Phnom Penh.
Climate : Tropical monsoon with rainy
Season Jun-Oct. and dry season Nov-May.
Religions : Most of population about 90% Buddhism, which is the state religion.
Hinduism, Islam and Christianity are present in Cambodia.
Language : Khmer (Official), English and French.
2. Education in Cambodia
 Cambodia’s education and training sectors are governed
under two separate ministries of government.
 The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports (MoEYS) is
responsible for establishing and developing human
resources of the highest quality and ethics in order to
develop a knowledge-based society within Cambodia
(Academic Stream).
 The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MoLVT) is
responsible for contributing to poverty reduction as stated
in the political platform of the Royal Government through
the Labour field and TVET sector (TVET Stream).
3. Structure of DTVETM
Director
Deputy Director
National
Training Fund
Office
Micro-Credit
Office
Deputy Director
Special Needs
& Gender
Office
Deputy Director
Relation
Office
TVET Institute
Management
Office
Deputy Director
Planning & Statistics
Office
3.1 TVET System in Cambodia
3.2 TVET Training Programs
 TVET Training Programs is divided into 2 parts:
-Formal TVET Programs (Long Courses).
-Non Formal TVET Programs (Short Courses).
3.3 Statistics of Student Graduated Year 2000-2010
3.4 Financial Sources
Government
Private
Sector
Donors/
Donors
Agencies
TVET
NGOs/IOs
Others
Student Fee
3.5 Development Partners
The following are the major partners, who are involved in the
TVET sector:
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ADB
UNESCO
ILO
KOICA
JICA
ITE Education Service, Singapore
SEAMEO VOCTECH
AOTS Association
Connected Schools
Polytechnic University of Japan
3.5 Development Partners (Cont…)
 Currently MoLVT had processed two projects.
 first project named “JFPR” is grant from Japan through
ADB.
 second project named “STVET” is grant from ADB.
 JFPR focus on three main points
 Post-Harvest Technology and Food Processing.
 Skills Bridging.
 STVET focus on
 Voucher Skills Training Program
 Skills Standard
 Civil Work
 ICT
Capacity Building
4. ICT for teaching and learning in TVET
 Connected Schools is the NGO signed MOU with MoLVT and
several local partners.
 Don Bosco
 Smart Mobile
 CIST
 Train Teachers of five regional training centers.
 Teachers will train the students in five regional training centers.
 Provide internet meeting once a week between teachers in
rural area and the teachers in capital.
4. ICT in education for TVET (Cont…)
G.O.A.L:
Internet
CIST
Don Bosco
Wide Area
Education
Network
Phnom Penh
Connected
Schools
Other MoLVT
Content creators:
PPI, NPIC, NTTI
Regional Vocational
Training Centre
Takeo
Regional Vocational
Training Centre
Kampot
Regional Vocational
Training Centre
Regional Vocational
Training Centre
Battambang
Siem Reap &
Svay Rieng
4. ICT in education for TVET (Cont…)
• Conferencing with good
teachers: audio & videos
& screen sharing
• Downloading and
projection of good quality
local language training
content from our
multimedia library
• Internet access: discover
the world & and learn!
• Distant tutoring , Forum
and Email with other
students and teachers
5. Major Issues, Challenges, and Future Direction
The information and communication technology still limited to
some TVET Institutions, especially those in remote provinces.
Below are some issues and challenges some TVET institutions
are facing:
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Lack of building for training.
Not enough computers for teaching and learning.
ICT integrated into curriculum is still limited.
Lack of ICT Human Resource.
Power supply is insufficient.
Internet fee is high.
5. Major Issues, Challenges, and Future Direction
(Cont…)
Future Direction as follow:
 TVET management information system is being developed
to provide TVET management valuable information.
 Business and ICT, skill standard, curriculum and testing
package are being developed.
 ICT Capacity will be improved.
 More ICT equipments will be delivered to all TVET
institutions.
 Budget will be allocated for internet connection fee for all
TVET institutions.
6. References
-http://www.nis.gov.kh/
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia
-http://connectedschools.org
-http://www.adb.org
-Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Management
-MoU between MoLVT and Connected Schools
-ICT in Education in Cambodia, MoEYS/UNESCO (2004)