Living In Cambodia

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport in Cambodia is responsible for the development of the national curriculum and the assessment and development of schools and universities across the country.

In the past decade the Ministry has worked hard to improve the standards and availability of education in Cambodia however a lot still needs to be done.  The number of educational establishments has increased but the quality of teaching staff and the availability of teaching materials still leaves a lot to be desired.

The majority of jobs filled by western expatriates in Cambodia are either in the field of teaching or with the numerous aid agencies that operate within the Kingdom; there are however a growing number of jobs in the tourism industry and because significant oil and natural gas reserves have been found in the territorial waters of Cambodia recently it’s likely that this is an alternative field of employment that will open up to external contractors in the future.

Jobs in Cambodia are quite difficult to source unless an individual approaches specialist recruiters or the aid agencies who work in Cambodia directly.  Here’s a guide to finding jobs in Cambodia and what to expect from the working environment.

Since 1999 the Cambodian government has received sustained support and financial assistance particularly from the US, the IMF and the World Bank and as a result Cambodia has developed a more stable political environment and a strengthening economic climate which is mainly driven by tourism and the textile industry.

Westerners living and working in Cambodia today not only find themselves living in a country that is exciting and beautiful, but in a country where the general mood is prosperous and positive.  This is the EasternExplorer introduction to living and working in Cambodia.