Asia Education Summit On Flexible Learning
Strategy For Out-of-school Children
24-26 February 2016, Bangkok, Thailand
Flexible Learning Strategy For
Out-of-school Children in Cambodia
Through Non-Formal Education
Primary Equivalency Programme
Mr. Kuoch Kou Lom-A
Director of Department of Non-Formal Education (DNFE),
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS)
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Contents
 Context and mechanism for implementation
The target group
 Prorgramme Flexibility
 Activities and organizations responsible for
implementation
 Programme results and impacts
 Lesson learned
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The context and mechanism for Implementation
• Policy on Non-formal Education
• Policy on NFE Equivalency Programme
• From 2011 to 2013, only development partners
implemented the primary EP
1. NFE
Policy
2. NFE EP
Policy
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The context and mechanism for Implementation
(Cont)
• In 2014, MoEYS started to pilot the EP for PE
using the PB budget.
• Primary EP curriculum is equivalent to regular
curriculum of formal primary education.
• Service delivery mechanism for EP : formal
school buildings, complementary education
schools, Community Learning Centers (CLCs),
factories, etc.
• Learning must be flexible according to the
reality and local needs
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The target group
• The target groups for primary EP:
 Out-of-school children, working children, domestic
working children
 Dropout children
 Literacy completers
 Ethnic minority children
 Children from poor family and disadvantaged groups
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Prorgramme Flexibility
• Primary EP were developed for helping children,
unable to attend formal schooling to have the
opportunity to access education and learning
• Helpful for those children who lack time to
attend six years of formal schooling but want to
continue learning to get a certification without
affecting their time to help their families.
• Two major contents, 70% focusing on general
knowledge plus 30% focus on life skills
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Prorgramme Flexibility(Cont)
Curriculum
Textbook
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Guidebook
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Activities and organizations responsible for
implementation
• The same starting date and ending date as the
date of formal primary school
• Duration: only two years- year 1 and year 2.
• Learners who could enroll in year 1 of the
programme had to complete at least grade 3 of
primary education or those who completed
literacy programme. Also those who completed
grade 4 could enroll in year 2.
• Learning time: 700 to 750 hours equal to 20
months or 76 weeks to complete
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Activities and organizations responsible for
implementation(Cont)
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Activities and organizations responsible for
implementation(Cont)
• Identified and selected the target groups and
teachers.
• Teacher training was conducted
• Curriculum, text-books and guidebook
• Learning assessment was conducted
• Both government and DPs are implementing the
EP.
• 2015 was the second year of implementation of
primary EP managed by the government.
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Programme results and impacts
• The advantages: After learners completed and passed
the test, they were provided the certification which is
equivalent to those of formal system, enabling the
transition between formal and non-formal education.
• Contribute to developing human resource and ensuring
the quality education to achieve the Education for All
(EFA) goals.
• Primary EP responded to learning of learners 'need
• Out-of-school children and child labor or working
children could have the opportunity to both study and
make a living.
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Programme results and impacts(Cont)
• In 2014, operating in 17 provinces and the capital of Phnom Prnh,
with a total of 4,146 learners of whom 2012 were female, enrolled
in both year 1 and year 2. Out of this total number, 2,815 learners
were supported by the MoEYS.
• 546 learners out of the 4,146 were students of year 2.
• Completers of year 2 were considered as completing the primary
EP.
• Result: 370 learners out of 546 EP students successfully completed
the whole programme (year 2); and 182 of them were female
students.
• In 2015, the programme intervention helped 3,247 children (1626
females) to access learning in 15 provinces throughout the country
and in the Capital of Phnom Penh
• Result: A total of 1625 students (831 females) could successfully
completed year 2, and considered as successful completers of
primary EP or grade 6 completers of formal schools.
2,500
2,322
Total
Female
2,000
1,625
1,500
1,148
1,000
500
831
759
421
311
150
370
182
0
2011
2012
2013
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Lesson learned
• The programme has the policy support from the
government.
• Various policy documents, formal standard letters
and regulation, and guidelines were developed to
support the implementation of the programme.
• The management committee of the programme
was also established for clear task allocation at
different level to ensure effective programme
management. Teachers of EP are NFE contracted
teachers who received allowances based on the
sub-degree with the clear specification compared
to the salaries of formal school teachers.
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Lesson learned(Cont)
• The quality of the programme especially the
quality of results or outcomes required the quality
of inputs which include quality human resources,
enough budget support and materials which
encourage the quality of activities or
implementation of the programme leading to the
outcome quality and sustainability.
• The first start was to begin with primary EP and
the secondary EP would be soon implemented
with the use of outputs from the primary EP.
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Thank you for your kind
attention!
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