The Cambodian Ministry of Education and Singapore’s National Institute of Education co-organised an online training course on 21st century school leadership and education management for school administrators, inspectors and national trainers beginning on May 4 with sessions running through September 30.

The workshop was held under the theme "21st Century School Management Tasks" and "21st Century School Management Guidelines" for 128 school administrators, inspectors and national trainers.

Education minister Hang Chuon Naron said during the opening ceremony via video conference on May 4 that the workshop was designed to develop the capacity of these target groups to lead schools, compile documents for further training for other school administrations and ensure sustainability within the framework of the education ministry.

“School effectiveness depends on leadership with responsibility, autonomy, evaluation and student’s parents and community involvement, management and leadership of the school management, continuous human resources development, teaching materials, infrastructure and financial resources," he said.

Naron thanked Singapore’s National Institute of Education and the Temasek Foundation for their cooperation in training school management, inspectors and national trainers despite the Covid-19 crisis.

Education ministry spokesman Ros Soveacha said his ministry generally welcomes positive cooperation from ministries, institutions and all stakeholders in promoting digital education in line with the Education Strategic Plan 2019-2023 in response to Cambodia’s digital economy.

He said that in the next phase of 2019-2023 and towards 2030, the education ministry is committed to achieving the fourth sustainable development goal on education based on the principles of quality, equity, inclusiveness and lifelong learning.

“On this basis, the education ministry has set two policies – the first is to ensure quality education with an equity, inclusiveness, and promotion of lifelong learning opportunities for all, and second is to ensure the effectiveness of leadership and management of educational officials at all levels.”