According to the 1999 National Education Act, technical
and vocational education and training are provided in educational
institutions belonging to both the public and private sectors,
enterprises, or those organised through co-operation of educational
institutions and enterprises.
In summary, vocational education is provided through the
normal programme, the dual-vocational training (DVT) programme,
and the credit accumulative programme.
In addition, special vocational education is offered in
Sports Schools under the supervision of the Ministry of Tourism
and Sports, and in Dramatic Arts and Fine Arts Colleges under
the supervision of the Ministry of Culture.
2. Basic Education for Children with Special Educational
Needs
Since promulgation of the 1999 National Education
Act, greater attention has been focused on children having special
educational needs, with efforts given to the development of education
for the gifted, the disadvantaged and the disabled.
The Ministry of Education has announced criteria and
procedures for providing facilities, media, services and other forms
of educational aid, as well as for budget allocations in these areas.
• Special Education for Gifted and Talented Students
If full and appropriate support is given, gifted and
talented persons will become invaluable national resources
generating tremendous benefit to the country. Thailand attaches
great importance to diversified and commensurate development
of these persons.
The 1999 National Education Act specifies that
education for specially gifted persons will be provided in appropriate
forms in accord with their competencies. The Act also states
the significance of providing suitable curricula and distributing
budgetary allocations in line with the requirements for such
education.