Safety Culture Pushed Into TVET Curricula Under ILO-Korea Programme

PHNOM PENH — October 21, 2026: Twenty-five instructors and institutional leaders from 11 technical and vocational training institutions gathered in Kampong Cham this week for a course aimed at making workplace safety a routine part of what students learn, not an afterthought.

The three-day session, running October 20 to 22 at Phnom Pros Hotel, was organised by the National Institute of Labour and the Department of Occupational Health under the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, in cooperation with the ILO-Korea Partnership Programme. H.E. Lim Suyhong, Under-Secretary of State, presided.

Officials said the goal is to equip TVET leaders and teachers to carry a safety culture into curricula and day-to-day teaching, and to support institutions in planning and monitoring learning environments so students are protected before they reach employers.

H.E. Lim Suyhong told the opening session that students handle machinery, electrical equipment, chemicals and construction tools directly, and that without grounding in preventive measures they risk injury in class and on the job. Investing in safety knowledge, he said, pays off over the long term through higher productivity, fewer losses and greater trust from employers.

ILO-Korea project coordinator Un Bunpheoun said the participants are central to putting the resulting action plans into practice. He stressed that "safety is part of professional skill" — a genuine professional, he said, works not only fast and to standard but safely, for themselves and for those around them.

Source: H.E. Heng Sour, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training (Facebook)


Reported by The Khmer Daily Network