2.2. ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION :
Administration of national education system in LaoPDR is characterized by de concentration management and comprised 4 levels namely: central level called Ministry of Education. Provincial level called Provincial Education Service. District level called District Education Bureau and school level. These organizations functioned to implement of government policy on educational in its levels by planning, programming, projecting and budgeting.
Ministry of Education is a government organization for education management at the national level and is responsible macro planning, teacher training, textbook development, inspection and supervision, capacity building of educational administrators, norm and standard, rule and regulation, experimentation and evaluation. In addition Ministry of Education is also responsible directly the vocational, technical and higher education institutions.
Provincial Education Service is a government organization for education management at provincial
level. The keys responsibilities of Provincial Education Service are: control and supervise District Education Bureau, plan and develop lower and upper secondary school and vocational institution of the province.
District Education Bureau is a government organization for education management at district level.
The keys responsibilities of District Education Bureau are: plan and develop preschool, primary
school including primary education for adults.
The educational administration organization system in LaoPDR are followed: