Department:         Vocational Orientation Department

1.       Objectives

The objective of this sub-program is to offer Technical Vocational Education (TVE) in the medium and short term, to expand the Vocational Orientation Service, and to strengthen the Life Skills program and EVEP operation in schools at all levels. It is also to ensure that students are able to consult vocational orientation services, equipped with basic knowledge and skills for them to work in the labor market or pursue further education.

2.    Responding to ESP Strategies and Policies

Policy 1: Ensuring Equitable Access to Education Services

¯  Provide technical vocational education (TVE) services, life skills program (LSP) and vocational orientation (VO) services in primary schools and secondary schools.

Policy action:

• Vocational orientation policy for secondary school developed by 2011.
• Directives on additional TVE subjects and EVEP in upper secondary school developed by 2011.
• TVE development plan developed by 2011.
• Regulations and criteria developed by 2012 to broaden upper secondary schools to become TVE upper secondary schools.
• Guidelines on TVE developed by 2012.
• Guidelines on training in skill-subjects in lycees by initiating the ICT subject in the curriculum from 2011 onward.
• Life skills policy improved in 2011.

Policy 2: Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Education Services

¯  Improve the quality and efficiency of technical and vocational training, life skills training and vocational orientation

Policy action:

• Additional guidelines on life skills developed by 2011
• A TVE quality framework developed by 2012
• Plan for facility development and train people in the field of technical and vocational education by 2010.
• Procedure of budget package for elective vocational education program operation prepared by 2010.

Policy 3: Institutional and Capacity Development for Educational Staff for Decentralization

¯  Formulate the managerial structure of TVE and develop the capacity of TVE providers at all levels.

Policy action:

• Regulations on the roles and responsibilities for carrying out TVE management prepared by 2011.
• Capacity development plan for TVE officials developed by 2012

3. Indicators and target

• About 5% of upper secondary schools in urban and rural areas will implement TVE programs or EVEP from SY 2011/12.
• 5 upper secondary schools will be expanded to become TVE-high schools in SY 2013-2014.
• 2000 students in upper secondary school will be provided with TVE services in SY 2012/13.
• 20% of general schools will implement the LSP as per the guidelines in SY 2012/13.

4. Main program and Activities

4.1)    Recurrent program (Program Based Budgeting)

• Collect the necessary documentation and prepare a policy and strategic plan of VO.
• Organize consultations on TVE strategy and policy at provincial level
• Develop a decentralized management structure for TVE.
• Conduct the capacity building of TVE officials including provincial department officials, school directors and life skills teachers.
• Prepare the quality framework documents for TVE services.
• Compile and disseminate a VO guidebook and provide VO consultation to students in upper secondary schools.
• Provide operational budgets to support TVE services in general secondary schools.
• Monitor and evaluate TVE programs, LSP and VO implementation.

4.2)    Capital program

Investment

• Prepare and equip classes to expand general upper secondary schools into TVE high schools.

Technical Cooperation

• Conduct study visits and exchanges on VO to countries in the region and developed countries.
• Prepare and equip classes to support the TVE or EVEP implementation in urban and rural high schools.
• Build capacity of TVE staff, principals and TVE teachers on VO.
• Organize vocational orientation exhibition to gain the interest of students in upper secondary schools and communities.

5.       Program management and monitoring

TVE Program operation will be carried out in cooperation with various stakeholders such as: relevant departments, sub-national officials, relevant ministries, communities, national and international organizations, and development partners.

The managerial structure of this program will be created at national and sub-national levels to manage the information and budget. The Department of Vocational Orientation will report on the progress and impact of this program based on sub-national reports.

6.       Financing plan (million Riels)