30 September 2007By San Suwith
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
During the ceremony marking the start of the new school year on 01 October, and the upcoming celebration of the Teacher Day on 05 October, prime minister Hun Sen was mum on the plan to improve the living condition of teachers.
He recognized that the lack of schools and teachers prevent children from being able to attend schools.
Regarding human resources which must necessarily be as of good quality as those in other countries, since the membership of Cambodia to the ASEAN group and to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Hun Sen stated that school institutions must guarantee the quality of their diplomas.
Hun Sen said: “For this, all school institutions, both public and private, are required to guarantee their diplomas, so that they bear true quality which are recognized and can be used in the job market inside the country or in the region, This is no different from good-producing factories, if the quality of the products is good, then they can find a market for them.”
In addition, Hun Sen also called on all countries to help Cambodia support schools and develop its education system, in particular, he called on these countries to provide help to provinces and municipalities which are facing shortage of schools and teachers.
Hun Sen added: “With this, we must recognize that in order to raise the quality of education, we must improve the various necessary conditions pertaining to teaching and learning. In order to expand the extent of education, we must have schools, and we must add teachers who should have a decent living condition and on par with the yearly increase of school-aged children. This is an unending task, which must be maintained from one generation to another.
Hun Sen also welcomed the Teacher Day which will occur on 05 October. Hun Sen claimed that he was the one who set aside this day for the celebration of this event.
He recognized that the lack of schools and teachers prevent children from being able to attend schools.
Regarding human resources which must necessarily be as of good quality as those in other countries, since the membership of Cambodia to the ASEAN group and to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Hun Sen stated that school institutions must guarantee the quality of their diplomas.
Hun Sen said: “For this, all school institutions, both public and private, are required to guarantee their diplomas, so that they bear true quality which are recognized and can be used in the job market inside the country or in the region, This is no different from good-producing factories, if the quality of the products is good, then they can find a market for them.”
In addition, Hun Sen also called on all countries to help Cambodia support schools and develop its education system, in particular, he called on these countries to provide help to provinces and municipalities which are facing shortage of schools and teachers.
Hun Sen added: “With this, we must recognize that in order to raise the quality of education, we must improve the various necessary conditions pertaining to teaching and learning. In order to expand the extent of education, we must have schools, and we must add teachers who should have a decent living condition and on par with the yearly increase of school-aged children. This is an unending task, which must be maintained from one generation to another.
Hun Sen also welcomed the Teacher Day which will occur on 05 October. Hun Sen claimed that he was the one who set aside this day for the celebration of this event.
