{"id":25055,"date":"2026-08-27T06:44:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/?p=25055"},"modified":"2026-08-27T06:52:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:52:28","slug":"zwei-meilensteine-fuer-unsere-berufsausbildung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/en\/zwei-meilensteine-fuer-unsere-berufsausbildung\/","title":{"rendered":"Two milestones for our vocational training"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25055\" class=\"elementor elementor-25055 elementor-24997\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfda71a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfda71a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82306fa\" data-id=\"82306fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd760b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"8bd760b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-10e0edb elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t27. August 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a99d9f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0a99d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203331b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"203331b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Smiling Gecko Campus<\/p><\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb5907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cb5907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Official Recognition for Our Vocational Training: What It Means for People Like Phoeun Pheu<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7896c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7896c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b33ec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b33ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><strong>&#8220;When I was young, we gathered firewood to get by. When we came home, we had nothing to eat. We had no rice.&#8221;<\/strong> Phoeun Pheu tells his story without self-pity, simply as a fact of his childhood. His family borrowed the neighbor&#8217;s cow to transport the wood they collected and sold. It was the only way to afford rice. <strong>&#8220;Times were hard when we were young. Our house didn&#8217;t even have a proper roof.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf5255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eaf5255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9484429 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9484429\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57df9a3 elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"57df9a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=rQmEPbDWWEI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27088c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27088c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">Today, Phoeun Pheu works in the production team of our carpentry workshop on the Smiling Gecko campus. Among other things, he creates laser engravings, work that demands precision and craftsmanship. It is for people like him that we built our vocational training program, and it is for them that the news we are sharing here matters most.<\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d330777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d330777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two milestones for our vocational training<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46508de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46508de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">On the Smiling Gecko campus, we have been training young people in trades and agriculture for many years. What used to happen informally, driven by our own conviction, is now officially confirmed. Within just a few weeks, our vocational training took two important steps.<\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b98c26e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b98c26e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f891d4\" data-id=\"4f891d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3b4bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b3b4bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5215-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5215-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5215-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5215-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5215.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-00bd302\" data-id=\"00bd302\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54a015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f54a015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5594-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5594-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5594-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5594-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5594-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5594.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6bcbf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6bcbf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">On July 23, 2026, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding on our campus with two state Cambodian vocational institutes, the Battambang National Institute of Vocational Training and the Kampong Chhnang Polytechnic Institute. The agreement, running for three years, sets out that we will share our training facilities, specialized trainers, and pedagogical methods with these state institutions. Present at the signing were, among others, H.E. Dr. Hing Sideth, Director General of the General Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training at Cambodia&#8217;s Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, and the directors of both partner institutes.<\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5aa6ac7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5aa6ac7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-320d485\" data-id=\"320d485\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96942a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96942a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2900-1024x597.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2900-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2900-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2900-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2900-1536x896.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2900-400x233.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2900.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39f2f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a39f2f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Just two weeks later came the natural next step: on August 5, 2026, H.E. Heng Sour, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training, personally signed the Ministerial Declaration formally establishing and licensing the &#8220;Smiling Gecko Cambodia Technical and Vocational Education and Training School,&#8221; our new vocational school. Such a declaration represents the highest form of official recognition an educational institution can receive in Cambodia.<\/p><\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3871d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3871d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f9d1c3\" data-id=\"0f9d1c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a57cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6a57cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vocational-Training--Craftmanship-and-Production--Metal-Workshop-3-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Two workers in a metal shop inspect a rusted beam, one holding a grinder while the other points at the piece.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vocational-Training--Craftmanship-and-Production--Metal-Workshop-3-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vocational-Training--Craftmanship-and-Production--Metal-Workshop-3-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vocational-Training--Craftmanship-and-Production--Metal-Workshop-3-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vocational-Training--Craftmanship-and-Production--Metal-Workshop-3-400x320.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vocational-Training--Craftmanship-and-Production--Metal-Workshop-3.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab38ff0\" data-id=\"ab38ff0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9f018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd9f018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vocational-Training--Craftmanship-and-Production--Metal-Workshop-2-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Two men in a workshop; one in a blue shirtUsing a power tool on metal pieces, the other in a black polo watches nearby (PPE: gloves, safety glasses, earmuffs).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vocational-Training--Craftmanship-and-Production--Metal-Workshop-2-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vocational-Training--Craftmanship-and-Production--Metal-Workshop-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vocational-Training--Craftmanship-and-Production--Metal-Workshop-2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vocational-Training--Craftmanship-and-Production--Metal-Workshop-2-400x320.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vocational-Training--Craftmanship-and-Production--Metal-Workshop-2.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-567cc74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"567cc74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The five-year licence authorizes us to deliver nationally certified qualifications across seven vocational areas with 17 courses in total, spanning hospitality and culinary arts, agriculture and aquaculture, electrical and plumbing systems, woodworking, welding, and food processing. Graduates of our campus programs will now receive national certificates recognized by the Royal Government of Cambodia.<\/p><\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ab277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3ab277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What this means for people like Phoeun Pheu<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e2aea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4e2aea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">Phoeun Pheu&#8217;s journey, from gathering firewood to laser engraving, shows what training can achieve, even without an official certificate. With national accreditation, that path becomes tangible for even more young people from rural Cambodia. Their qualifications will now count nationwide, open doors with employers, and give them something they lacked before: an official document confirming, in black and white, what they can do.<\/div>\n        \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9cd235 sgc-fix-col-width\" data-id=\"c9cd235\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39a588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a39a588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest News<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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