Presentation of Country Report Country: Myanmar Name: Mr. Zaw Myint Lin AssistantDirector Department of Higher Education

Geography Border Countries Bangladesh India Tibet China Laos Thailand

NESP Goal and Nine transfomational Shifts

Mr. Zaw Myint Lin Participant in Early Childhood Care and Education

Country Demographics Category Information required Answers Population Total population 51.49 million Estimation of population growth growth rate: 1.03% Land Area (km2), 678,500 sq km Natural conditions Temperature; Presence/absence of dry and rainy seasons Tropical monsoon Economy Economic activities What is the key industry? Agricultural processing wood and wood product, jade, copper

Races In Myanmar There are 135 races in my country. The main groups are Kachin , Kayah , Kayin , Chin, Mon, Rakhine , Shan.

Organization for Ministry of Education Union Minister Deputy Minister Department of Higher Education Department of Basic Education Department of Education Research Planning and Training Department of Myanmar Nationalities’ Language Department of Alternative Education Department Myanmar Examination Department of Technical Vocational Education and Training Department of Research and Innovation Department of Technology Promotion Coordination Monitoring And Evaluation Team (Education) Monitoring And Evaluation Team (Research)

Organization of Department of Higher Education Arts and Science Universities (48) Technical and computer Universities (60) Education Colleges (25)

Map of Education Colleges (25)

School of Education System Formal School System pattern is 5-4-2 New Structure of Basic Education System (KG+ 5-4-3) has started rolling out in 2016-2017 Academic year Primary Level (including KG) takes six years Lower Secondary Level (middle) four years Upper Secondary Level (high) three years

Education System in Myanmar

Timeframe of Tasks for New Curriculum Reform School Year KG Primary School Middle School High School 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 G1 2018/19 G2 2019/20 G3 G6 2020/21 G4 G7 G10 2021/22 G5 G8 G11 2022/23 G9 G12

Education Policy National Education Law (NEL) (2014.Amendment 2015) National Education Policy Commission (NEPC) National Curriculum Committee(NCC) National Accreditation of Quality Assurance Committee(NAQAC) National Education Strategic Plan(NESP) (2016-2021)

Statistical Information of Basic Education(2017-2018 Academic Year) School Category No. of Basic Education Schools No. of Basic Education Teachers No. of Basic Education Students Upper Secondary 4001 41179 1006862 Lower Secondary 7380 101967 2966409 Primary 35112 226515 5085259 Private 438 7397 107451 Monastic 1538 11044 297039 Total 48469 388102 9463020

Net Enrollment Rate of Basic Education Level 2015-2016 Academic Year (%) 2016-2017 Academic Year Primary School (Male) 95.53 99.10 Primary School (Female) 94.66 94.74 Total 95.10 96.92 Secondary School (Male) 58.79 58.24 Secondary School ( Female) 53.65 63.60 56.17 60.86

Teacher ’ License Teacher need for a transparent and widely owned teacher licensing or accreditation system. Teacher’s license programme will be done in future plan.

PRESET System Responsible Institution Department of Higher Education( Teacher Training) Implementing Institution Primary Teachers and Junior Teachers: Education Colleges accredited by Department of Higher Education Senior Teachers: University Of Education accredited by Department of Higher Education Budget 28119.808 MMK (2017-2018 Fiscal Year) for Teacher Education and Training

PRESET Program Types of Course Diploma in Teacher Education course. Pre-Service Primary Teacher Training Course Correspondence Teacher Training course for in-service primary and lower secondary assistant Teachers Duration Diploma in Teacher Education Course (2-years) Pre-Service Primary Teacher Training Course (6 months) Correspondence Teacher Training course for in-service primary and lower secondary assistant Teachers (1month) Bloc Teaching has practice in native regions of trainees.

Education College Training Courses No Course 2017-2018 Academic Year No. of Trainees Male Female Total 1 DTE.d (4/17) 1939 3650 5589 2 PPTT 1943 3653 5596 3882 7303 11185

Correspondence Courses Training in Education College No Course 2016-2017 Academic Year No. of Trainees Male Female Total 1 Primary Assistant Teacher 2643 18943 21586 2 Secondary Assistant Teacher 644 8162 8806 3287 27105 30392

Main Subjects In Education Colleges Diploma in Teacher Education Course Educational Subjects: Educational Theory , Educational Psychology Methodology: Myanmar, English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History. Co-Curriculum: Physical Education, Domestic Science/ Industrial Arts, Fine Arts, Music, Agriculture Academic Subjects

Pre-Service Primary Teacher Training Course Educational Subjects : Educational Theory, Educational Psychology Methodology: Myanmar, English, Mathematics, Science, General and Social Studies. Co- Curriculum: Physical Education, Domestic Science/ Industrial Arts, Fine Arts, Music, Agriculture

Teacher Practice in Education Colleges No Course DTE.d First Year DTE.d Second Year PPTT 1 First Semester 86 days 88 days 2 Second Semester 80 days 85 days - 3 Bloc Teaching 45 days 45days

Credit Units of Education College No Subjects First Year Second Year Credit Unit Periods Per Week 1 Educational Theory 4 5 2 Educational Psychology 3 Methodology 20 25 24 28 Myanmar English 6 Mathematics 7 Physics 8 Chemistry 9 History 10 Biology 11 Geography 12 Economics Total 64 80 68 83

Credit Units of Co-Curricular Subjects in Education College No Subjects First Semester Second Semester Credit Unit Periods for the Semester 1 Physical Education 32 2 Industrial Arts/Domestic Science 3 Agriculture 4 Fine Arts 5 Music Total 160

Teaching Practice Others: Universities of Education :Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) course , Post – Graduate Diploma in Multi – Media Arts Education (PGDMA), Master of Philosophy (M.phill) , Master of Education (M.Ed) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) courses. Instructors : Respective Township Education Officer and Head Master, Respective subject Teachers Evaluation : Head Master and Respective subject teachers. Sharing experience in bloc teaching at education colleges. Contents of Tests Tutorial Test, Assignment, Practical Test and Written Examination

Teacher Employment Responsible Institute: Ministry of Education (MOE) and DBE Main Process: MOE submits the list of vacancies to the Township. Required numbers are selected depending upon no. of vacancies. Contents of Tests: Academic performance during the training period . Criteria of Selection: Rule and regulations of the Department of Basic Education is implementing the teacher recruitment ,promotion and deployment system .

In-service Teacher Training (INSET) Primary Teacher Education Correspondence Course Junior Teacher Education Correspondence Course Senior Teacher Education Correspondence Course ( University of Education) Township based on Primary Teacher Education Course Irregular Training based on the need of the MOE (DBE new curriculum development training)

Problems or Difficulties in PRESET System: Pre-service Teacher Training course requires professional development and Administrative capacity. Bloc teaching more than conducted with nearby schools. Resources: Education Colleges lack of infrastructure, technology, resource persons and ICT equipment. Program/Contents: Strengthening the education management, curriculum reform, pedagogic knowledge and skills. Implementing process: Trainees have very limited supervision , feedback or guidance. Evaluation: Current system is also needed quality assurance system , continuous professional development and achievement of learning outcomes.

My Expectation of Training in Japan acquire ways of teaching and learning , curriculum designing , teaching skills, management, knowledge and experiences sharing the knowledge and experiences with other participants Learn the component of teacher education and training Japanese education system Learn the difficulties of Japanese culture and others gain the innovative teaching learning performance of the Japanese schools.

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