Myanmar’s Minister of Education encourages work on national Teacher Competency Standards Framework

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On 27-28 September 2016 in Nay Pyi Taw, 80 participants from Myanmar’s Ministry of Education, Universities of Education, and Education Colleges came together to refine the current draft of the national Teacher Competency Standards Framework (TCSF) based on the results of a recent field test.

The Union Minister of Education, H.E. Dr Myo Thein Gyi, visited the workshop to compliment participants’ work. Development of the Framework was initiated in October 2015, led by Dr. Aung Min , Retired Rector of the Yangon University of Education (YUOE) and co-chaired by Dr. Aye Aye Myint, Acting Rector of the Yangon University of Education (YUOE). Others involved in its development include representatives from Yangon University of Education, Sagaing University of Education, and the University for Development of the National Races, and Education Colleges.

Reference: News from UNESCO Office in Bangkok