Phnom Penh (FN), May 23 – On 21 January 2022, Department of Vocational Orientation (DVO), Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cambodia Team for Education Program Organization (CTEP) which is an NGO registered in Cambodia. In accordance with the MoU, CTEP collaborates with DVO to promote Coding Education in Cambodia’s General and Technical High Schools (GTHS).
The first GTHS that CTEP assists is Bavet General and Technical High School in Svay Rieng province. CTEP has provided 50 computers, teaching materials and teachers training, etc. Since January 2022, more than 440 students in 15 classes have been studying Scratch programming in the school. (see the pictures below)
In the National Education Forum held by MoEYS in January 2022. CTEP Director made presentation on Coding Curriculum and proposed to promote Coding education in all 13 GTHS in Cambodia. (see picture on the right)
Hun Sen Chumpuvorn General and Technical High School in Phnom Penh will start its coding courses in June 2022. Coding teachers are currently being trained by CTEP at the school. (see picture right).
WHAT IS CODING?
Coding, sometimes called computer programming, is how we communicate with computers. Code tells a computer what actions to take, and writing code is like creating a set of instructions. By learning to write code, one can tell computers what to do or how to behave in a much faster way. Coding is now taught in primary schools in USA, Europe, etc.
WHY CODING EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT?
Coding education enables students gain a secure understanding of coding concepts, develop critical computational thinking skills and create their own apps, websites, games and more. It also helps students find better jobs. Companies looks for employees that know coding because coders can do a lot to improve employee communication, customers’ satisfaction and business efficiency. Coding may narrow the digital divide between Cambodia and other ASEAN countries, and is essential to Cambodia’s industrialization.
ABOUT CTEP
Cambodia Team for Education Program Organization (CTEP), an NGO registered in Cambodia, is affiliated with TEP Culture and Education Association (TEP) which is an NGO from Taiwan dedicated to youth education, employment promotion and agriculture cooperation in Southeast Asia. TEP/CTEP started its Education Program in 2011 and has since established 26 Rural Learning Centers and assisted 10 public schools to provide free education in computer, English and Chinese. To date, a total of 81,000 students have been enrolled and 35,580 students graduated.
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