Name: Ven Phatha
Position: Deputy Teacher Trainer, Department of Social Sciences
Institution: Phnom Penh Teacher Education College (PTEC), Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Phone: (+855) 17 968 618
Email: ven.phatha@ptec.edu.kh

Ms. Ven Phatha is an experienced educator specializing in art education, drawing, handicrafts, and teacher training. She has dedicated herself to the field of education since 2002. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the Royal University of Fine Arts and a Teaching Certificate for Lower Secondary Education (12+2) from the Phnom Penh Teacher Training Center.

Ms. Ven Phatha began her professional career at the Phnom Penh Pedagogical and In-Service Training School in 2002, which later became Phnom Penh Teacher Education College (PTEC) in 2018. She initially served as a lecturer in drawing and handicraft education before being appointed as Deputy Teacher Trainer in the Department of Social Sciences.

In this important leadership role, she focuses on teacher capacity development, art and handicraft education, and research-based teaching methodologies in art education. Her work encourages student teachers to develop creativity and innovative ideas through artistic and handicraft practices.