VVOB in Vietnam

Job Opportunity alert! Are you passionate about making a difference in global education? VVOB is excited to announce an opening for an Internal Control Advisor at our office in Vietnam! In this role, you will: - strengthen and manage internal control processes; - ensure accurate and timely reporting of financial data; - support VVOB’s mission of delivering quality education for all. If you have a strong background in audit, and process improvement, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact! Interested, or know someone who might be? Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/er2W8Nv7 . Deadline for applications: 14 January 2025 Don’t forget to share this opportunity within your network! #QualityEducation #SDG4 #JobOpportunity #Hiring #Vacancy #NGOJobs #Vietnam

Putting play at the heart of Vietnam’s new curriculum. In 2018, Vietnam’s Ministry of Education launched a new competency-based school curriculum. By swapping rote learning for applied learning and discovery, the change would set up children to adapt and thrive. But it called for a new way of teaching. And a new way of thinking from parents who thought their children needed ‘traditional’ learning to get high grades. That’s where VVOB’s Play-based Learning Activities for Young Learners project came in. In 2023, VVOB trained more than 150,000 primary teachers with an e-course backed by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET). And they hosted Play Days to help over 4,400 parents see the power of learning through play for themselves. Today teachers, families and children all feel a difference. Lessons are more joyful. Students are more engaged. And families who try playful learning at home say they feel more connected, too.

On December 12, 2024, the 2024 Annual Review and 2025 Planning Workshop for the TALK Project took place in Hanoi. The workshop was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Education and Training, the Center for Early Childhood Education Research under the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences, leaders and staff from Provincial and District Departments of Education and Training, as well as school leaders and preschool teachers from the three project provinces: Hà Giang, Quảng Trị, and Gia Lai, additionally, leading educational experts from top universities and teacher training colleges in Vietnam.  The workshop served as an opportunity to reflect on the key achievements of 2024 and to align on three strategic priorities for 2025: 1) Sustaining and strengthening effective practices in the cohort 1 districts. 2) Expanding impactful interventions and practices to new districts. 3) Enhancing support for school leaders through professional learning communities. Let's look back at some of the memorable moments from the workshop! 📸✨

When girls lose out on their #education, the world loses out on a safer, more equal future. Educated women are more likely to secure financial independence, reducing their vulnerability to control, exploitation and violence. Each additional year of education can boost a woman’s income by up to 20% (UN Women, 2020). Financial autonomy strengthens decision-making power, making women less likely to experience intimate partner violence and empowering them to build safer, healthier lives. This #16Days, let’s recognise education not just as a right, but as a critical strategy to combat gender-based violence and foster gender equality. 🔗 Explore more evidence in the "Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2022" report by UN Women and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: https://lnkd.in/e-bx4AMq #16DaysofActivism #NoExcuse #EndGBV #SDG4 #SDG5 UN Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) FAWE

Happy Vietnamese Teacher’s Day! - On this special day, VVOB in Vietnam extends our heartfelt gratitude to all teachers who are educating and inspiring Vietnam’s younger generations with wisdom, skill, and passion. We wish all teachers good health and happiness as they continue their meaningful and noble mission of nurturing and developing young minds. - A flashback to this year’s World Teachers’ Day video reminds us of the importance of appreciating, valuing, and listening to our teachers.

- We are thrilled to announce that Ms. Kelsey Anne Carlton - Strategic Education Advisor at VVOB, will join the panel discussion for the upcoming 13th Inter-Conversations Online Forum: Research Priorities in Early Childhood Education Systems Across Asia! - Ms. Carlton will share valuable insights on the need to focus research on sustainable and scalable models for language teacher training. We look forward to a stimulating discussion with participants from the Philippines, Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, and Hong Kong that will contribute to the advancement of early childhood education in Asia.

- Professional learning communities provide a shared space for school leaders to support each other and reflect deeply on their leadership practices. For example, through VVOB's TALK project in Vietnam, school leaders are trained to create supportive environments for teachers, focusing on language-rich learning for preschool children and promoting effective coaching and peer learning. - Read all about it in our technical brief: https://lnkd.in/eJKUy6PZ  

🔊 Exciting Position - Are you passionate about Education? - Lead our education department in Vietnam & make a real difference in early childhood & primary education. ✨ - Manage programmes, build partnerships & deliver quality education. 🫰Apply by 19 Nov & join VVOB's impactful mission!

- On October 29-30, 2024, VVOB in Vietnam, in collaboration with Katholiek Onderwijs Vlaanderen , conducted a technical support visit to Quang Tri province. This visit focused on sharing management and preschool education practices between Belgium and Vietnam, with a key emphasis on creating language rich learning environments for children in multilingual education settings. - In collaboration with representatives from the Ministry of Education and Training, Departments of Education and Training of Quang Tri, Gia Lai and Ha Giang, the team organised workshops, classroom observations, and discussions with teachers and school leaders in preschools in Đa Krông and Hướng Hoá districts. These sessions provided valuable, practical insights for teachers and school leaders to enhance professional development and improve learning environments for preschool children. - This visit represents a great opportunity to strengthen international collaboration and enhance the quality of early childhood education in Vietnam.

- VVOB proudly joined the 3rd International Conference on Equitable Education, themed “Reimagining Education, Co-Creating Lifelong Learning for Youths and Adults,” on 18 to 19 October 2024. - The conference brought together policymakers, education practitioners, experts, and stakeholders to share best practices and innovations that promote equity-based education for underprivileged children and youth. This year’s conference in Bangkok focused on skills development, lifelong learning, and decentralizing education to enhance monitoring and evaluation for youth and adolescents. - Ms. Karolina Rutkowska, VVOB in Vietnam’s Country Programmes Manager, moderated a dynamic discussion between global experts and education stakeholders. By fostering collaboration and innovative solutions, we believe that education systems can truly meet the needs of all learners.