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Office of the Non-Formal Education Commission (ONFEC) - english information

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Thailand

Office of the Non-Formal Education Commission (ONFEC), one of the administrative units under the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education has been established since July 7, 2003 as the consequence of the education reform process. The main tasks of ONFEC are to provide and support the services of nonformal and informal education to promote lifelong learning among the out-of- school target groups and those having completed basic and higher education to make them obtain lifelong learning continuously. The main areas of activities are basic education, vocational education and skills training, as well as information services.

Keywords

educational policy; lifelong learning; adult education; further education; informal education; basic education; ethnic group; vocational education; promotion of disadvantaged persons; governmental body;