KH/2010/ED/28 Phnom Penh, May 2010 Orginal: English
UNESCO NATIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT STRATEGY
UNESS CAMBODIA 2010 - 2013
UNESCO Phnom Penh Office
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UNESCO NATIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT STRATEGY
UNESS CAMBODIA 2010-2013
TABLE of CONTENTS Page Abbreviations
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Chapter 1
National Development Challenges and Priorities
11
1.1
The Overall Development Context of Cambodia
11
1.2
National Development Priorities
16
Educational Challenges, Priorities and Strategies
19
2.1
Educational Context
19
2.2
Education Sector Performance and Challenges
21
2.2.1
Early Childhood Care and Education
21
2.2.2
Towards Universal Primary Schooling
22
2.2.3
Low Student Participation in Secondary School
23
2.2.4
Literacy and Non-Formal Education (NFE)
24
2.2.5
Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
24
2.2.6
Teacher Education and Training
25
2.2.7
Higher Education
26
2.2.8
Cross-Cutting Themes
27
2.2.9
General Assessment
30
National Education Priorities and Strategies
32
Priorities of Development Partners and Areas of Intervention
35
Chapter 2
2.4 Chapter 3
TABLE of CONTENTS
3.1
Development Partners: Priority Areas of Intervention
35
3.2
Donor Coordination Structure in Education Sector
35
3.3
Interventions of Major Donors in Education Sector
36
Programmatic Thrust of UNESCO
47
4.1
UNESCO’s Past Support for National Education Development
47
4.2
Government’s Expectation Vis-à-vis UNESCO
51
4.3
Programmatic Priorities of UNESCO in the Current Biennium
52 53
5.2
UNESCO Country Education Support Strategy in Cambodia Sustaining Momentum Towards EFA and Promoting Aid Effectiveness Literacy and Non-formal Education
54
5.3
Quality Improvement at All Levels for Sustainable Development
54
5.4
Higher Education and Research Development
57
5.5
Capacity Development of Education Strategic Planners Reorienting Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) System to Equip Youth with Skills
57
Chapter 4
Chapter 5 5.1
5.6
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List of Tables Tables Changes in Key Indicators of Educational Supply, 2000-01 to 2007-08 Development Partners’ Component Budget by Year (Actual and Projected) for 2007-2011 Budget Disbursement (Actual and Projected) by Development Partners Summary of Key Development Partners’ Support by Area of Support in 2008
Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4
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List of Appendixes Appendixes Appendix 1
Progress
