Vietnam and Laos Collaborate to Enhance Education Management Skills

Vientiane: A training course on 'Self-assessment of primary school quality' aimed at education managers and teachers from Laos has commenced in Vientiane. The initiative, which started on October 9, is a collaborative effort to boost education quality in Laos. According to Lao News Agency, the hybrid event gathered officials, staff, and educators from both Vietnam and Laos, marking a significant step in bilateral educational cooperation. Huynh Van Chuong, Director of the Education Quality Management Agency under Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, emphasized that the training is part of a broader plan to enhance the capacity of Laos's education quality management from 2021 to 2030. The primary goals include improving the skills of Lao officials and teachers in self-assessing primary school education quality and supporting them to fulfill the national primary education curriculum requirements of Laos. The training aims to equip approximately 150 Lao participants with the expertise needed to conduct self-assessments and implement quality improvements based on primary education standards in Laos. The program also focuses on effectively applying new teaching methods, tools, and criteria in school management. Practical training and professional exchanges will be held concurrently in both Vietnam and Laos, targeting three main areas: sharing Vietnam's experience in establishing and operating education quality assurance systems, developing a core team of Lao educators capable of independently performing self-assessments and quality improvements at the school level, and enhancing the exchange of learning resources, digital tools, and quality management systems. This course exemplifies the spirit of 'cooperation - sharing - mutual development' between the Vietnamese and Lao education sectors. The longstanding friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries are celebrated, with educational collaboration being a particularly successful area of partnership.