Mr. Vu Van Chuyen
Chairman, Trong Quan People’s Committee 
Manager, Trong Quan CLC, Dong Hung, Thai Binh

The presentation of the Department of Education and Training from Thai Binh province shares the experience of Dong Hung Education and Training Division in giving professional guidance to CLCs. The undertaking has met many favorable conditions such as the serious attention of the leaders, the progressive thinking of people, and considerable learning needs. However, there still persist many challenges: (1) CLC is a novel model and therefore a lack of facilities is inevitable; (2) CLC facilitators are commonly volunteers with little pedagogical skill; (3) teaching and learning materials are still inappropriate and limited. To overcome these problems, the Division has adopted a variety of solutions. For instance, people’s learning levels and needs have been examined and identified; more capacity building activities have been organized; locally available facilities have been deployed; activities have been improved and diversified; inspections and reports of the CLCs operation have been regularly conducted. These solutions have resulted in an increase in the network and operation size and quality of Dong Hung CLCs. They have also helped provide working facilities for center management boards, attract course participants from different social groups, promote literacy and vocational training, and contribute to the process of building new-style rural communities and a learning society in the district.

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