Successful Start-up of 2007 APEC e-Learning Training Program

2007 APEC e-Learning Training Program was started in APEC e-Learning training center, Busan with its 5th and 6th rounds. The participating trainees from 7 economies: Chile, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, and Russia (Republic of Yakutia) are all recommended by the Ministry of Education in each economy as next generation leaders in Education. These 46 selected trainees explored the recent theories on e-Learning from lectures, organized collaborative studies based on PBL, and had cultural experiences. In particular, they went through field experiences in the exemplary educational government-level institutions in Busan and Seoul as well.
After the successful implementation of the 5th and 6th rounds of APEC e-Learning training program, the 7th round is scheduled to be held from 11th to 20th September for 10 days.
From September to November in 2007, APEC e-learning Training Program will be preceded as 3 more rounds of short-term training program. IACE (Institute of APEC Collaborative Education) have been requesting APEC member economies to recommend candidates for the remained Training Program in the second half of this year.
Additionally, it is also hosting two rounds of long-term training program. In the long-term program, high-level educational officers from APEC member economies will partake in learning e-HRD studies for 4 weeks. Internship typed program will help each economy to further develop and improve its information oriented educational system.
For more information, please visit www.apec-elearning.org