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Govt integrates vocational skills with general education

Govt integrates vocational skills with general education

MGR Online•Politics•22m ago

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The Thai government is collaborating with multiple agencies to integrate vocational training into general education and bring out-of-school youth back into the learning system by the 2027 academic year.

  • •The Ministry of Education is partnering with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Office of the Vocational Education Commission to create flexible learning paths.
  • •Students in grades 10-12 (M.4-M.6) will be able to study vocational skills alongside the general stream and accumulate credits in a Credit Bank.
  • •Out-of-school youth up to age 25 can access flexible learning options, such as weekend classes, to allow them to work and study simultaneously.
  • •The Thailand Zero Dropout Plus initiative aims to locate and return individual out-of-school children to the education system.

Overview

  • •The Ministry of Education is working with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Office of the Vocational Education Commission (OVEC) to allow youth who left the system or are in the general stream to gain vocational skills.
  • •A joint working group will be established to define curriculum details, study locations, and credit transfer methods before starting classes in the 2027 academic year.
  • •The Office of the Vocational Education Commission (OVEC) will integrate Vocational Certificate (Por Wor Chor) curricula and vocational skills into BMA schools and community vocational training centers.
  • •Students in grades 10-12 can earn both a high school diploma and a Vocational Certificate under the OVEC dual education project via a Credit Bank system.
  • •The Ministry of Education allows out-of-school youth under age 25 who finished grade 9 (M.3) to enter flexible learning programs, including Saturday-Sunday classes.
  • •The Ministry of Education is implementing Thailand Zero Dropout Plus to identify out-of-school children individually and provide appropriate educational support.
  • •Captain Phatdarasam Thongsaluaykon stated that the goal is to provide options for children with financial constraints or those unable to study in the regular system.
  • •The government plans to promote the Thailand Zero Dropout approach at the ASEAN Education Ministers meeting and the Global Education Meeting with UNESCO under the principle of All for Education.

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Key Entities

Person

Captain Phatdarasam Thongsaluaykon(ร้อยเอกหญิงภัทร์ดารัสมิ์ ทองสลวยกร)
Deputy Government Spokesperson for the Office of the Prime Minister.

Organization

Ministry of Education(กระทรวงศึกษาธิการ)ℹ️
The government ministry leading the effort to bring children back to education and integrate vocational skills.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration(กรุงเทพมหานคร)ℹ️
The city administration cooperating with the Ministry of Education to provide schools and community vocational training centers.
Office of the Vocational Education Commission(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการการอาชีวศึกษา)
The agency providing vocational curricula and the dual education project (OVEC).
UNESCOℹ️
The international organization collaborating with the government for the Global Education Meeting.

Policy

Thailand Zero Dropout Plus
An initiative to locate out-of-school children and return them to learning.
Thailand Zero Dropout
A government approach to prevent children from dropping out of education, to be presented at ASEAN and Global meetings.