By2015, 13 poor communes in Luc Ngan district will strive to halve their2010 poverty rate of 81.38 percent, to 41.08 percent.
To thatend, local authorities and sectors will join hands in providingon-the-spot vocational training courses and generating jobs for localpeople.
Those from poor households or near-poor householdswill be assisted to access impoverishment-relieving policies andhealthcare and educational services.
In 2014, the provinceinvested 17.97 billion VND (845,000 USD) in vocational trainingdevelopment project, including 5.3 billion VND (249,000 USD) forfacilities.
It allocated over 14.9 billion VND (701,000 USD) to carry out vocational training projects for rural labourers.
Vocational centres in the province are currently providing trainingfor 28,860 people and looking forward to training up to 29,780labourers in 2015.
Located 50km to the north of Hanoi, Bac Giang comprises one city and nine districts, seven of which are mountainous.
It is home to 20 ethnic groups, with the most populous ethnicitybeing the Kinh people. The remaining 200,000 residents, 12.5 percent ofthe local population, are ethnic minorities.-VNA