SPECIAL MEASURES TO DEVELOP CLCs IN HÒA BÌNH Kominkan The Japanese successful model of CLC and lessons to be learned 24-25/11/2014

AN OVERVIEW OF HÒA BÌNH Hòa Bình is a mountainous province in the Northwest Region with an area size of about 4,600km2 Consists of 10 districts, 1 city with 210 wards/communes and towns Population: 0.8 million, seven ethnic groups (M ư ờng, Kinh, Thái, Tày, Dao, Mông, Hoa) in which the M ư ờng accounts for over 63%

CLC DEVELOPMENT PROCESS 10/1998: The Center for Illiteracy Eradication and Continuing Education under VN Institute for Educational Sciences (VNIES) helped establish a pilot CLC at Cao S ơ n Commune, Đà Bắc District, This is one of the two first pilot CLCs in the country 12/2006, 100% communes/wards and towns had CLCs At this point of time: 210/210 communes/wards have CLCs with 1954/2056 hamlets having hamlet community development clubs with 4,652 groups

EFFECTIVE ACTIONS TO DEVELOP CLCs IN HOABINH 1.Promoting awareness of the position and role of CLCs, 2.Organising study visits to gain lessons on establishing and developing CLCs 3.Advising the Provincial Party and PPC (Provincial People’s Committee) to issue relevant written guidance 4.DOET taking an active role in steering the CLC activities 5.DOET working in collaboration with other departments to issue directives related to CLC funding and activity implementation 6.Establishing the hamlet community development clubs

ACTION 1 1.Promoting awareness of the position and role of CLCs Promoting awareness to key staff of DOET Promoting awareness to provincial leaders and provincial departmental leaders Promoting awareness to city and district leaders about the position and role of CLCs in the Building of Learning Society and in the socio-enonomic development of the local community to solicit understanding, support and coordination

ACTION 2 Organising study visits to gain lessons on establishing and developing CLCs 1999: study visits to Thái Bình, Nam Định and Hà Nội to learn lessons on establishing and developing CLCs 2003: study visit to Thai Binh on CLC model 2008: study visit to Thanh Hoa on the model of community development clubs, 2009: study visit to Thailand on CLC management and activity organisation 2010: study visit to Bắc Giang on CLC model

ACTION 3 Advising the Provincial Party and PPC (Provincial People’s Committee) to issue relevant written guidance Provincial Party directives: Conclusion No 413/KL-TU on16/5/2005 Conclusion No 100-KL/TU on 05/7/2013 The Provincial People’s Committee directives: Decision No 410/QĐ-UB on 09/5/2000 Directive No 15/2005/CT-UBND on 9/8/2005 Plan No 545/KH-UBND on 10/4/2008 Decision No1806/QĐ-UBND on 11/9/2009 Decision No112/2005/QĐ-TTg on 18/5/2005 Decision No 90/QĐ-UBND on 26/01/2010 Decision on 20/8/2012

ACTION 4 DOET taking an active role in guiding CLC activities + 4 workshops + Piloted the building of CLC at the Dân Chủ Commune + Issued guidelines for activities of CLCs in Hoa Binh + Carried out the research on “Building the pilot model of community classrooms in some highland communes in Da Bac, Hoa Binh”

ACTION 4 DOET taking an active role in guiding CLC activities + Authorising CLCs to have their own stamps and bank accounts + Making continuous effort to form district thematic- subject teacher teams and community development clubs + Monitoring pilot CLCs and disseminating best practices + Developing criteria for CLC evaluation and templates for documentation + Organising annual contests for best community development club managers and best CLC teachers + Carrying out scheduled monitor and evaluation sessions

ACTION 5 DOET working in collaboration with other departments to issue directives related to CLC funding and activity implementation DOET working in collaboration with departments of Finance and Interior Affairs to facilitate smooth governance of CLCs

ACTION 6 Developing the hamlet community development clubs + The hamlet community development clubs are self-governed volunteering organisations at hamlet level to cater for the local lifelong learning needs of the citizens + Each hamlet is to establish one community development clubs + Activities at the clubs are in line with the community development program

SOME ACHIEVEMENTS 2009 – NOV/2014 Rapid increase in the volume of learners: Year Education and training activities Information and consultation activities Community development activities Total ,49383,11770, , ,360128,037119, , ,21164,12185,641344, ,27586,80597,162348, ,23698,12792,170337, ,54287,75399,204359,499 Cộng: 941,117547,960564,1572,053,234

SOME ACHIEVEMENTS 2009 – NOV/2014 (2) Capacity buiding + Management staff: a 840-people CLC staff in the province + Annual professional training for CLC staff + Establishment of district and commune team of teachers and facilitators: As of 11/2014 there 3,722 teachers and facilitators in charge of thematic subjects at district and commune levels ( 493 and 3,229 respectively).

SOME ACHIEVEMENTS 2009 – NOV/2014 Steady progress in CLC facilities 127/210 CLCs have their own head offices (In 2014 alone, 21 CLC head offices built with a total cost of over 60 bil. VND); 210/210 CLCs have their own stamps; 107/210 CLCs have an active bank account; 210/210 CLCs have computers with access to internet, 176/210 CLCs have community bookcases; 104/210 CLCs are equipped with audio-visuals

ISSUES Uneffective operation in some CLCs Limited facilities and budget Limited coordination Some CLCs’ activities still unattractive to the public

REASONS Concurrent roles and functions of CLC management staff hinder full dedication to CLC activities Some CLCs have to use the existing People’s Committee’s offices and depend on very limited funding resources from the community; therefore many of their activities cannot be carried out as planned The coordination mechanism between government departments is not yet clearly defined, resulting in the tendency to assume that all CLC activities are in the remit of education only There is a gap between the needs of local communities and the extend to which CLCs can cater for due to a lack of qualified teachers and facilitators as well as reference materials

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE -Enhancing capacity of CLCs management and core staff in planning and implementing CLC activities -Enhancing infrastructure to facilitate CLC effective operation -Speeding up “socialisation of education” to mobilise resources in supporting CLC activities -Diversifying CLC activities to better cater for the learning needs of local people -Continuing to solicit a legal framework for CLC development and governance

SUGGESTIONS To MOET: - MOET is to work in collaboration with related organisations to issue inter-ministerial documents governing CLC operations to facilitate smooth and well-coordinated activities - MOET is to increase training sessions for local CLC management staff for better capacity - MOET is to design and disseminate more CLC training materials - CLC operating budget is to be increased

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