Since BEEPs launch in February 2019, 976 learners (52% female) have enrolled in the programme. In total, over a million learners accessed the content. To build on this momentum, UNESCO redoubled its support to the BEEP and helped produce and broadcast an additional 122 exercise-teaching videos. After taking the online course, I am hopeful to proceed with what I’ve planned.ĭuring educational institution closures due to COVID-19, the BEEP proved a key tool to ensure the continuation of learning as its resources are accessible online. “I thought I would have no opportunity to enroll in skills training. Her ambition is to acquire the certificates she needs through BEEP to enroll in agriculture skills training so she can work for the Government’s agricultural sector. Pech dropped out of school due to financial reasons and is currently a community volunteer for youth development programmes. “For those who dropped out of school, please don’t give up and enroll in BEEP for better employment opportunities,” said Pech Saviya, a graduate BEEP learner during an interview with UNESCO. Those who pass their assessments are awarded basic education certificates that will enable them to continue their education at vocational high schools or TVET centers. To date, 22 BEEP learning centers have been established across 13 provinces. It is a joint initiative between UNESCO, the MoEYS and the Ministry of Labour of Vocational Training (MLVT) to provide flexible alternative education to out-of-school youth. UNESCO has been supporting the BEEP since 2017. In addition, the BEEP platform was customized and opened for lower secondary school students to access supplementary learning resources during the nation-wide school closure. The Programme supported the Ministry of Education Youth and Sports (MoEYS) with ongoing initiatives targeting vulnerable and marginalized learners such as raising awareness about COVID-19 through Community Learning Centres and factory literacy classes, digitizing the National Literacy Programme’s learning materials, producing educational videos in six subjects (Khmer, Math level I, Math level II, Chemistry, Physics and English)to facilitate self-learning, and providing flexible learning opportunities for youth through Cambodia’s Basic Education Equivalency Programme (BEEP). When the pandemic hit, UNESCO’s Capacity Development for Education (CapED) Programme built on its long-term support to Cambodia’s non-formal education sub-sector to ensure continuous learning. The disruption to education affected not only school children but some 220,000 learners in non-formal education settings. In Cambodia, this year’s International Literacy Day was celebrated as education institutions are on the brink of reopening after country-wide closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in DangerīEEP graduate Ms Pech Saviya sits her exam in Cambodia and is assisted by facilitator Mr.MGIEP - Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development.IESALC - International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean.IITE - Institute for Information Technologies in Education.IICBA - International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa.IBE - International Bureau of Education.ICTP - International Centre for Theoretical Physics.IIEP - International Institute for Educational Planning.

UNEVOC - International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.

Education for Sustainable Development Network.

International Coalition of Inclusive and Sustainable Cities – ICCAR.

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.

Advancing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

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