Vocational training for rural workers in greater Hanoi has not onlyhelped economic restructuring, but created jobs for thousands of peoplein rural areas.
Since 2010, the capital city has providedtraining courses for more than 100,000 workers by implementing aGovernment project on rural training.
In Chuong My district onthe outskirts of the city, authorities provided training for more than2,000 people last year, double the number in 2013. More than 80 percentfound jobs.
Phung Phuong Vy, from the district's Labour, Invalidsand Social Affairs Department, said this year the district planned toprovide training course for nearly 5,000 people. And 85 percent of themare expected to get employment.
Statistics indicate that thenumber of people in the city's district and other neighbouring districtsincluding Ha Dong district needs vocational training is 130,000.
However, training for rural workers only reaches 64 percent of the target.
Accordingto the project management board, this is because training courses havenot been well managed and many are not suitable for needs of eitherworkers or employers.
Research on what workers need has not been carried out properly, preventing many from finding a job.
Sometimes, training for trades specific to localities has not been taught at the training centres.
Andthere are complaints that some training centres are not been wellequipped and that most of the teaching staff are unqualified and lackexperience.
On top of this, many workers are unaware of thebenefits of training. Many trainees are breadwinners so they cannotdevote too much time for study.
It has been agreed that agencies in charge of training must check the needs of trainees and businesses.
Ruralvocational training up to 2020 plans to provide training courses for153,000 people, including 83,000 farm workers. It is hoped to find 83percent of them jobs.
To implement the programme, the city willspend 65 billion USD (about 3 million USD ) on the activity from themunicipal budget for the period.-VNA
Since 2010, the capital city has providedtraining courses for more than 100,000 workers by implementing aGovernment project on rural training.
In Chuong My district onthe outskirts of the city, authorities provided training for more than2,000 people last year, double the number in 2013. More than 80 percentfound jobs.
Phung Phuong Vy, from the district's Labour, Invalidsand Social Affairs Department, said this year the district planned toprovide training course for nearly 5,000 people. And 85 percent of themare expected to get employment.
Statistics indicate that thenumber of people in the city's district and other neighbouring districtsincluding Ha Dong district needs vocational training is 130,000.
However, training for rural workers only reaches 64 percent of the target.
Accordingto the project management board, this is because training courses havenot been well managed and many are not suitable for needs of eitherworkers or employers.
Research on what workers need has not been carried out properly, preventing many from finding a job.
Sometimes, training for trades specific to localities has not been taught at the training centres.
Andthere are complaints that some training centres are not been wellequipped and that most of the teaching staff are unqualified and lackexperience.
On top of this, many workers are unaware of thebenefits of training. Many trainees are breadwinners so they cannotdevote too much time for study.
It has been agreed that agencies in charge of training must check the needs of trainees and businesses.
Ruralvocational training up to 2020 plans to provide training courses for153,000 people, including 83,000 farm workers. It is hoped to find 83percent of them jobs.
To implement the programme, the city willspend 65 billion USD (about 3 million USD ) on the activity from themunicipal budget for the period.-VNA
