Cognizant of the need to expand the provision of FLS in the ASEAN region, UNESCO Bangkok organised a two-day regional planning workshop inviting Ministry of Education representatives. The meeting took place on 11-12 June 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. The focus of the workshop is on the primary education level.
The objective of the workshop was threefold:
- To facilitate a sharing of country experiences in developing, implementing and scaling up FLS;
- To support Ministries of Education in drafting a three-year national FLS action plan, and;
- To identify potential areas requiring UNESCO Bangkok’s and/or other ASEAN countries’ technical support.
The sharing of the country cases as well as the presence of government representatives from countries in the ASEAN region allowed for critical consideration of the applicability and feasibility of FLS in other country contexts. The workshop also provided the participants with the opportunity for peer learning and networking. Most importantly, it allowed for a dialogue on how UNESCO Bangkok and governments of neighbouring ASEAN countries can support them in expanding FLS at the primary level.
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| Day 1 (Thursday, 11 June) | ||
| Time | Session | |
| 9:00 – 9:15 | Welcome Remarks | Mr. Gwang-Jo Kim, Director, UNESCO Bangkok |
| 9:15 – 9:30 | Introduction of Participants, Workshop Objectives and Agenda | Ms. Mary Anne Therese Manuson, Project Officer, APPEAL Unit, UNESCO Bangkok |
| 9:30 – 10:20 | Project Overview: Strengthening Education Systems for OOSC | |
| Key Findings of the 2015 Report The Economic Cost of OOSC in Southeast Asia | Mr. Ichiro Miyazawa, Programme Specialist for Literacy and Lifelong Learning, APPEAL Unit, UNESCO Bangkok |
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| 10:20 – 10:30 | Group Photo | |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | COFFEE/TEA BREAK | |
| 10:45– 12:30 | Country Sharing on Implementing and Expanding FLS at the Primary Education Level | |
| Presenters will briefly share their national experiences in developing, implementing and scaling up FLS. Topics to be covered include current OOSC situation, relevant national policies and plans, ongoing programmes, monitoring and evaluation systems, challenges and lessons learnt. | ||
| Presenters: | ||
| Cambodia | ||
| Indonesia | ||
| Lao PDR | ||
| Malaysia | ||
| Myanmar | ||
| Thailand | ||
| Viet Nam | ||
| 12:30 – 13:45 | LUNCH | |
| 13:45 – 15:30 | Breakout Session | |
| The participants will be divided into 3 groups with an assigned moderator/facilitator per group. Each group will select a rapporteur. The participants will be asked to discuss the following topics: Emerging issues and challenges in implementing and expanding FLS at the primary education level |
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| GROUP 1 | ||
| Access and Participation | ||
| Delivery Mechanisms | ||
| GROUP 2 | ||
| Quality | ||
| Financing | ||
| GROUP 3 | ||
| Policy Advocacy | ||
| Monitoring | ||
| 15:30 – 15:45 | COFFEE/TEA BREAK | |
| 15:45 – 17:00 | Reporting Group rapporteurs will report back to the plenary the key findings, recommendations and areas of consensus that surfaced during the breakout sessions. |
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| Day 2 (Friday, 12 June) | ||
| Time | Session | |
| 9:00 – 10:45 | Creation of Action Plans by Ministry Officials | |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | COFFEE/TEA BREAK | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Presentation of Action Plans | |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | LUNCH | |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Presentation of Action Plans (Continued)
Collaboration and Support Discussion of support needed by Member States from UNESCO Bangkok and/or ASEAN Neighbours |
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| 15:00 – 15:15 | Next Steps | |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Closing Session | |