New Zealand helps improve Vietnam’s vocational training

An agreement on enhancing cooperation in the field of vocational education and training and skills development between Vietnam and New Zealand was signed in Hanoi on July 20.
New Zealand helps improve Vietnam’s vocational training ảnh 1At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - An agreement on enhancing cooperation in the field ofvocational education and training and skills development between Vietnam and New Zealand was signed in Hanoi onJuly 20.

The agreement was signed between Wendy Matthews, New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam,and Truong Anh Dung, General Director of the Directorate of VocationalEducation and Training under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs.

It is a framework for sharing best practices in vocational training policy,qualification frameworks and industry engagement. 

Under the agreement, New Zealand’s Government to Government Know-How (G2G) willcontribute to Vietnam workforce improvement effort by facilitating partnershipsbetween New Zealand’s government agencies, vocational institutions and researchinstitutes with the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training as well asother relevant agencies and institutions in Vietnam.

Ambassador Wendy Matthews said established in 1992, New Zealand’s QualificationFramework is one of the first comprehensive qualifications frameworks in theworld.

“We continue to ensure that the system incorporates improvements andinnovations into order to make sure that our vocational training andqualification systems best respond to the needs of our evolving industries,”she said.

“Our high-quality education system and expertise in vocational training make uswell placed to deliver more joint initiatives focused on improving the qualityof Vietnam’s vocational education system, so as to increase the competitivenessand productivity of the country’s workforce to meet global demands,” she added.

General Director Truong Anh Dung said Vietnam’s vocational education andtraining system has seen positive achievements over the last few years. Generalpublic and businesses’ perception on the importance of vocational training hasbeen improved. There were more people choosing to study at vocational institutions,while graduates had higher chances of getting work job and a stable income.

“In the context of the digital economy, the knowledge-led economy, the 4thIndustrial Revolution and international labour mobility trend, vocationaltraining needs to speed up its renovation to improve training quality in orderto meet the increasingly high demand for labour,” he said./.
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