Developing an ASEAN Lifelong Learning Agenda (SEAMEO-UNESCO Project) page 1

ANNEX 1: TEMPLATE FOR COUNTRY PLAN

Please complete this form and submit it to SEAMEO CELLL (director@seameocelll.org) by
27 May 2016 to be considered for financial support. If your country does not need financial
support, kindly submit this form by 03 June 2016.
1 Country name: Lao PDR
2 Responsible institution: Ministry of Education and Sports, Department of Non-Formal
Education
3 Contact persons name and E mail address: Vannakone phannolath, email:
nfelao2016@gmail.com
4 Provisional title of report: Developing of Life-Long Learning policy
5 Categories of successful lifelong learning practices (please select up to three major
categories your country would like to share as successful practice.)
PURPOSES OF LIFELONG LEARNING
Gender equality and womens empowerment through lifelong learning
Poverty reduction
Teachers and facilitators continuing professional development
Sustainable development through lifelong learning
SYSTEMS OF LIFELONG LEARNING
Financing for lifelong learning
Measures to address low participation and exclusion in lifelong learning
Linking different sectors (e.g. Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Labour) for lifelong
learning
Collaborations with private and social partners
Multiple and flexible learning pathways for children and adolescents
Recognition, validation and accreditation of nonformal and informal learning
Other approaches linking different forms of learning
Monitoring and evaluating lifelong learning policies and strategies
Research for lifelong learning (e.g. impact assessment)
SITES OF LIFELONG LEARNING
Learning and education practices bridging different sites for lifelong learning (e.g.
schools, higher education, workplaces, libraries, museums, tourist sites)
Community-based learning places and centres
Building learning environments in families, communities, cities and regions
Using distance and ICT-based lifelong learning strategies
Others:
6 Government policies and legislation (please provide a brief description of policy/
legislation which will be covered in the report and describe how national and local legislation
is passed in your country):
The policy covered as below:
1. Pursuant to Law on Government of Lao PDR.
2. Pursuant to the Education Law of Lao PDR.
3. Pursuant to the Education Sector Development.
4. Pursuant to the Higher Education Decree.
5. Pursuant to the Law on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

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7 Levels of education covered in the teaching-learning content of chosen successful

practice(s) (please describe in terms of International Standard Classification of Education
(ISCED)1 or by school education level):
1. Pre-primary education (Level 0)
2. Primary education (Level 1)
3. Lower-Secondary education (Level 2)
4. Upper-Secondary education (Level 3)
5. First stage tertiary education (Level 4)
8 Age group and specific characteristics of learners in the chosen successful
practice(s):
Chidren age between 0-14, adult age between 15-35 and 36 above.
9 Activities planned for writing a national report (desk review, interviews, field visits):
Data collection: Using data collection tools such as forms, interviews and field visits.
10 Budget (if you would like to request financial support from SEAMEO CELLL, please
provide a budget proposal):
Financial support is not required from SEAMEO CELLL
Financial support is requested from SEAMEO CELLL
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1 UNESCO Institute for Statistics .2012. International Standard Classification of Education: ISCED 2011 [online].