The Education Ministry is studying an upgrade of the quality of public and private educators in preparation for liberalisation of the country's schooling.
The ministry will adopt the recommendations of a research paper into developing the country's education system in preparation for liberalisation in compliance with the General Agreement on Trade in Services under the World Trade Organisation.
The research, conducted by Thammasat University vice-rector Somkit Lertpaithoon, suggests the need for state and private education institutes to prepare for the changes.
Their standards must be on a par with those of other countries, Education Minister Chinnaworn Boonyakiat said.
The minister met executives of key agencies yesterday to discuss the recommendations arising from the study, submitted by the Office of the Education Council.
The research recommended the government set up a panel to take charge of the changes.
It said the government should come up with policies to deal with free trade in education and monitor education standards.
The ministry has also been urged to revamp laws on private schools and study the likely impact of the changes on the sector.
The liberalisation, to be introduced in 2015, calls for an easing of restrictions on the establishment of foreign educational institutes.
Deregulation will heighten the competition faced by local institutes.
The minister said he had asked state agencies to raise standards.
He said a curriculum to tackle illiteracy among adults should be added at primary level, while more courses to provide occupational skills should be offered at junior and high secondary schools.
A course on occupational skills for the disabled is also needed.
Mr Chinnaworn said courses on advanced occupational skills should be provided at university and vocational education levels.
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