VIET%20NAM%20AND%20ESD:%20REALITY%20AND%20PROSPECTS

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VIET NAM AND ESDREALITY AND PROSPECTS

• BY LE THI HOANG CUC
• VIET NAM NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNESCO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• I. GENERAL INFORMATION
• II.STRUCTURE OF EDUCATION SYSTEM
• III.VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENTS POLICIES ON EDUCATION
• IV.VIET NAM AND ESD
• V.ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT

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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

• Official name The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
• Capital Ha Noi
• Population 80 million or so
• 75 are in rural areas
• 14 are ethnic minorities
• Per capita income US 400 (2001)
• Literacy rate 90.3 (97 for 17-35 years old)

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II. STRUCTURE OF EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIET NAM

• THE NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIET NAM
  INCLUDES
• PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION (FOR CHILDREN FROM
  THREE-MONTH TO SEVENTY-TWO MONTH)
• GENERAL EDUCATION (12 YEARS) WITH TWO LEVELS
• - PRIMARY EDUCATION (5 YEARS)

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EDUCATION SYSTEM (Continued)

• -SECONDARY EDUCATION, WHICH CONSISTS OF TWO
  SUB-LEVELS
• . LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION (4 YEARS)
• . UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION (3 YEARS)

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EDUCATION SYSTEM (Continued)

• 3. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
• - PROFESSIONAL SECONDARY EDUCATION ( 3 TO 4
  YEARS)
• - VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ( 3 TO 12 MONTHS OR
  1 TO 2 YEARS)

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EDUCTION SYSTEM (Continued)

• 4. UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION WITH TWO DEGREES
• - COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY (4-6 years)
• - POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION WITH TWO DEGREES OF
  MASTER AND DOCTOR

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EDUCATION SYSTEM (Continued)

• 5. NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
• LITERACY AND POST LITERACY PROGRAMMES
• NFE PRIMARY AND LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION.
• LIFE-SKILLS PROGRAMMES

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III. GOVERNMENTS POLICIES ON EDUCTION

• THE CONSTITUTION OF S.R OF VIET NAM (1992)
• LAW OF EDUCATION (1998)
• LAW OF UNIVERSAL OF PRIMARY ED
• EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2001-2010
• NATIONAL EFA ACTION PLAN 2003-2015 APPROVED BY
  THE PRIME MINISTER IN JULY 2003

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VISION

• EDUCATION AND TRAINING IS THE FIRST PRIORITY OF
  NATIONAL POLICY.
• EDUCATION IS THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL
  DEVELOPMENT, AND FOR RAPID AND SUSTAINABLE
  ECONOMIC GROWTH
• SYSTEMATIC AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL
  INNOVATION SERVES THE COUNTRYS SUSTAINABLE
  DEVELOPMENT.
• INVESTMENT FOR EDUCATION IS INVESTMENT FOR
  DEVELOPMENT

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IV. VIET NAM AND ESD

• ESD IS QUITE NEW CONCEPT IN VIET NAM
• HOWEVER, ESD-RELATED CONTENTS HAVE BEEN TAUGHT.
• IN GENERAL SCHOOLS
• IN NON-FORMAL EDUCATION

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ESD-RELATED CONTENTS

• POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
• ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
• AIDS/HIV PREVENTION
• CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION
• BIODIVERSITY AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY PRESERVATION
• FAMILY PLANNING
• HEALTH PROMOTION
• POVERTY ALLEVIATION
• LIFE-SKILLS

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V. ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT

• RAISING AWARENESS ON ESD AND DESD.
• SETTING UP A NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF COORDINATION
  OF THE DESD.
• DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING POLICIES AND
  STRATEGIC PLANS FOR ESD
• TRAINING PERSONNEL FOR ESD
• CURRICULA INNOVATION FOR ESD

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RECOMMENDATION

• SUB-REGIONAL/REGIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING WORKSHOP
  BE ORGANISED
• INTERNATIONAL/UNESCO ASSISTANCE, TECHNICALLY AND
  FINANCIALLY, FOR CARRYING OUT ESD ACTIVITIES
• INTEGRATE ESD INTO EFA AND UNLD ACTIVITIES

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THANK YOU!