Between April 26-28, 2016, the Technical Vocational and Education Department (TVED) and the Ministry of Education and Sport (MoES) of Lao PDR, in cooperation with the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) and GIZ, organized a meeting to review project proposals and plan activities under the Lao-Thai-German Trilateral Cooperation in relation to the development and strengthening of vocational education in Lao PDR. Thirty representatives from both the public and private sectors participated in the meeting, which was held at Prince Anuwongse Auditorium in Vientiane.

Activities designed under the framework of this cooperation will enable a close collaboration between educational institutions and enterprises through improving curricula to meet the needs of the industry, building up Vocational Master Trainers in two disciplines, as well as building the capacity of vocational teachers and in-company trainers (In-CT) in their pedagogical knowledge and skills. This is to ensure that students who graduate from pilot vocational schools in Lao PDR are ready for a job and in demand by the labour market in the future.

The project will have a duration of two years. Currently, the project proposal has been submitted to the executive management of the three parties for consideration, going through a formal procedure for approval. The project is expected to start its first activity in August 2016.