The five-day training is part of the “Connecting Classrooms” project under the framework of educational cooperation agreement signed in March 2008 during the United Kingdom visit by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. 

The young people in the UK and Vietnam can benefit from school linkages because it puts them right on track for global citizenship, said British Council Vietnam Director Robin Rickard. 

The training workshops will offer a good opportunity for 140 teachers from five cities and provinces of Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City to improve their international skills including English, developing and managing projects, applying ICT in teaching and organising activities for students at schools. 

During the workshops, a one-day camp “Colours of global citizens” will be held on August 15 for more than 200 lower secondary school pupils in Hanoi. At the camp, pupils will have the chance to demonstrate their international understanding and show activities that they have had at schools through decoration of tents, presentations, quizes and performances.