These teachers then become the target group for the NTU program, which drops back into the endless loop of training untrained teachers.

UNESCO: Laos: Report: Part II: Analytic Section: cont. 2

Where supportive policy and appropriate incentives have been addressed, results have shown significant improvement, for example, the in-service teacher trainees in NTU project, teachers were given higher status and a salary boost when they accomplished their training courses.

UNESCO: Laos: Report: Part II: Analytic Section: cont. 2

Based on the report of the Provincial Education Service (PES), parents in the school communities suggested that many of the upgraded teachers trained in the NTU program perform better than some of their counterpart pre-service teachers trained from the teacher training colleges.

UNESCO: Laos: Report: Part II: Analytic Section: cont. 2