Out-of-School Education in Belarus

Belarus is an important country along the “Belt and Road.” Recently, out-of-school education has developed rapidly in Belarus, presenting itself as an effective model. Thus, the study of Belarusian out-of-school education can provide lessons for the development of out-of-school education in China. This article focuses on out-of-school education in Belarus and discusses its development status and the following main characteristics: the dimensions of its historical development stage, legislative guarantee, essence and extension, training goals, and typical cases. Influenced by historical and geopolitical factors, Belarusian out-of-school education is found to embody the characteristics of both the Soviet Union and European countries. National resources are found to play an important role in the development of out-of-school education, effectively reducing the cost of education for families and shaping students’ positive values. This study analyzes both the history and the current situation of out-of-school education in Belarus and summarizes the country's successful experience in the development of out-of-school education. It can provide a positive point of reference for optimizing the public out-of-school education system in China and exert a positive influence on related educational reforms.