is to promote continuing education throughout the lifetime of Thai people. It also resulted in the status change on the Office of the Non-Formal Education Commission to the new status called The Office of the Non-Formal and Informal Education (ONIE) which is imposed to undertake a function regarding the utilization of the community learning centre in order to promote continuing learning and the development of people's life quality. Moreover, in accordance with the administration and management of non-formal and informal education at the educational establishment level, it is indicated that in the educational establishment level it shall perform the duties of promoting, supporting, coordinating and providing non-formal and informal education in collaboration with network parties in which a community learning centre shall be established for conducting the learning activities. Hence a community learning centre is a place for providing non-formal and informal education activities in order to improve the quality of Thai people's lives.

(3) Lifelong Learning was first introduced in the National Education Act (1999) as a guiding principle of education reform but progress has been limited with a first phase of reform focusing on formal education. Hence, the blueprint for a second phase of education reform (2009-2018) is now emphasizing non-formal and informal systems in expanding learning opportunities for learners of all ages, the workforce and the underprivileged. Consequently, the quality of education / learners and Life long Learning are included among priorities. It can be said that the second phase of Education reform intends to focus on 4 new changes, namely the modernization of Thai people, new teachers, new schools / learning centres and a new educational administration. Anyhow, in order to achieve the second phase of the education reform, the Cabinet considered the promotion of reading to the national agenda in an effort to create a Lifelong Learning society. The Office of Non-Formal and Informal Education (ONIE) shall act as secretary to a special committee set up to promote reading. The Committee is expected to work in close collaboration with representatives from the private sector and local administration organizations. The Thai government deems that the abilities to understand messages, analyze information, and make good decisions in problem solving of Thai people can provide the foundations for personal development and they are the key to the building of a learning society. Hence, ONIE conducts the pilot project to select one of the best community learning centres to be a Sub-District Non-Formal and Informal Education Centre in the area where there is more than one community learning centre. The District Non-Formal and Informal Centre has to set up strategies, a learning development plan, a sub-district NFE committee works to strengthen and empower the community to achieve self-reliance and a learning society. The non-formal education facilitator will play an important role in conducting Lifelong Learning activities, coordinating with the learning network, mobilizing resources and working with the sub-district committee to support learners to be Lifelong Learners in all Sub-Districts throughout the country. The establishment of a “Sub-District Non-Formal and Informal Education Centre” will be a new challenge for decentralization of educational power to the local administration in order to undertake Lifelong Learning activities due to the sub-district development plan has been integrated with the community learning centre operational plan which is separated from the public forum conducted by the district and sub-district non-formal education centres. In this regard, such a body can be enriched by local participation and self-management, to enable Sub-District Administrative Organization to