𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐈𝐙’𝐬 𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐇-𝐈𝐈 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚? Faculty development (FD) is a critical enabler in the transition toward pre-service competency-based education (CBE) for health professionals in Cambodia. International exposure to CBE-oriented learning experiences builds capacity of educators to implement CBE curricula. Therefore, GIZ’s Improving Social Protection and Health II (ISPH-II) project is supporting five faculty and clinical preceptors from the Health Science Institute of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (HSI-RCAF), Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital (KSFH), and Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital (CCFKH) to participate in the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 (𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐂) for Health Professions 2025. This course, delivered by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) in Germany, takes place online from February to July 2025. Looking ahead, Cambodia requires a comprehensive and scalable FD strategy to build a workforce of educators proficient in competency-based instruction. Under the ISPH-II project, GIZ has initiated a variety of FD initiatives, including the training, workshops, and a monthly Faculty Forum. In the near future, basic pedagogy in CBE will be introduced for faculty and preceptors at the HSI-RCAF and the hospitals.
