Vocational Scholarship Programme

FACT SHEET
basiceducation
Vocational
Scholarship
Programme
To offer basic education for all in order to improve literacy
and create alternatives to exploitation
Helping Marginalised Youth to
Maximise their Full Potential
Besides building educational infrastructure such as
schools, thereby promoting education and increasing
children and youth participation in school, we also
support highly capable individuals in maximising their
potential by continuing education. We focus on education because it is proven to be one of the most
important factors for sustained social and economic
development. Beside vocational scholarships, we also
support academically strong studens via our ‘High
School Scholarship Programme’.
Our Approach
We have developed a multi-step
approach to monitor and evaluate
scholars’ progress in school:
 Our staff will visit the scholars twice
every semester
 Their teachers will act as advisors
and will support us in mentoring
and monitoring the scholars
 Scholars will submit written reports
to share their reflections and
highlight issues they encounter
We strongly believe that education can enhance
opportunities in life for children and youth and
empower them to make informed decisions.
Aim of the Programme
We provide vocational scholarship support for enthusiastic and talented secondary school level students to
attend vocational training in Thai and Laotian government colleges. With the advantage of vocational
training, youth improve their skills and knowledge,
especially those who are from marginalised backgrounds and often from ethnic minorities that lack the
financial capacity to proceed to further eduation.
With better education and more relevant job skills,
these youths are better able to access more and
improved job options and may even be able to set up
their own small businesses and create employment in
their communities.
Contact us:
Child’s Dream Foundation
238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang
Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand
During the scholarship screening process
Selection Criteria
Students who have completed lower
secondary level education and who:
 Lack educational funding
 Are fit to study
 Demonstrate good moral and
ethical behaviour
 Have a strong desire to pursue
vocational training
www.childsdream.org
info@childsdream.org
Tel. +66 (0)53 201 811
Fax +66 (0)53 201 812
Situation Analysis
In our basic education projects, we work closely with
marginalised communities living in rural and isolated
areas of Cambodia, Laos and Northern Thailand. We
aim to improve the conditions for education and to
increase child and youth participation in schools. We
have observed that, while primary school and lower
secondary school level education is widely available in
most compulsory education (basic education) schools
in the communities, the number of schools providing
upper secondary school level education (high school)
is significantly lower. Hence, students who had completed their lower secondary school education have
to move to another village or district. However,
limited by their financial impoverishment, only a
handful can continue to pursue education at the
upper secondary school level (high school). Besides
school fees and the cost of uniforms and stationery,
students also require additional financial support to
live away from home.
Bridging the Educational Gap
With our Vocational Scholarship Programme, we hope
to bridge the gap between compulsory or basic
education and employment by supporting interested
and highly capable students in pursuing further
education. With the support of the Vocational Scholarship Programme, our scholars who have completed
their lower secondary school education can continue to
pursue vocational training at selected vocational
government schools in Thailand and Laos, as an
alternative to high school. Coupled with other
programmes under our Basic Education focus group,
we aim to support them in creating and accessing
opportunities for employment and income generation,
knowledge and skills transfer and community capacity
building.
Example of Compulsory or
Basic Education Structure
Level 1
Kindergarten 1 - 3
Level 2
Level 3
Primary School 1 - 6
Lower Secondary School 1 - 3
Upper Secondary School
(High School) 4 – 6 /
Vocational School 1 - 3
Curriculum Overview
The vocational programme partners
with various government vocational
schools in Thailand and Laos. On
average, the courses offered in the
vocational schools last for three years.
One curriculum year is composed of
two semesters of in-school training
and one semester for internships
outside school in their final year.
Vocational Courses Offered in
Selected Vocational Schools
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Automotive
Electrical
Electronics
Accounting
Computer Business
Civil Engineering
Tourism
Information Technology
Welding
Budget and Reporting
To ensure that the students can complete their training, it is important that donors commit to the full
study path of a student for three years, leading to a vocational training diploma of their choice. The
total cost of one vocational student for three years is approximately USD 2,500, depending on the
school. The total budget includes our project implementation and monitoring costs. As with all our
programmes, reporting will be provided twice a year together with scholars’ GPA reports, programme
activities for the year and financial reconciliation. We aim that a donor supports a minimum of 10
students in order for us to keep reporting efficient.
Contact us:
Child’s Dream Foundation
238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang
Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand
www.childsdream.org
info@childsdream.org
Tel. +66 (0)53 201 811
Fax +66 (0)53 201 812