Australia provides English language training to Department of Immigration Officials
Officers from the Lao Department of Immigration, Ministry of Public Security, have recently completed a five week elementary English language course at Vientiane College in Lao PDR.
Funded by the Australian Government, the training aims to assist with enhancing regional cooperation on migration challenges between Laos and partner countries, including Australia.
The training will also assist Lao in preparing for their ASEAN host year in 2016. As part of its ongoing assistance programme, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection has been funding English language courses for Lao Department of Immigration (DOI) at Vientiane College since 2009, providing classes for more than 100 officers. Three DOI officers are also currently in Australia attending a three month English course at the University of Queensland