The Ministry of Education and Training on May 26 urged vocational training schools to renew curricula and methodology to help improve employee skills at industrial parks and export processing zones.
A new executive board of t he Association of Vietnamese Dynamic Students (VDS) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia in the 2016-2017 tenure, was announced at a meeting in Sydney on April 13.
Many vocational training schools equipped with modern machinery and study tools worth billions of dong are facing student shortages due to low rates of enrolment.
Although the proportion of women in leadership roles and management in politics and the economy in Vietnam has increased in recent years, it is still insufficient compared to their potential.
The Central Highlands region’s vocational training sector aims to meet the labour market’s demand in both quality and quantity by 2020, contributing to raising productivity and income.
Authorities in the capital city planned to earmark 70 billion VND (3.1 million USD) for vocational training in 2016, with priority given to rural labourers and people with disabilities.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has acknowledged that while the quality of vocational training has improved, there remain areas of inefficiencies.
Vietnam is endeavouring to be shoulder-by-shoulder with Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand in the field of labour and employment.
Forty-five vocational schools around the country will pilot a programme to teach international curricula in 34 vocations to improve the quality of human resources.
The vocational training sector plans to continue rearranging its school network to enhance their effectiveness and relevance to labour market demands with the aim of training 2.15 million workers in 2
President Truong Tan Sang will visit Germany from November 24-26, at the invitation of German President Joachim Gauck, in order to boost the strategic partnership between the two countries.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the UNFPA published materials for educating sexual and reproductive health and HIV prevention at vocational schools.
A programme to develop high-quality human resources has shown positive results and will be continued, according to Hua Ngoc Thuan, Deputy Chairman of the HCM City People's Committee.
Ho Chi Minh City will need about 17,000 full-time and 10,000 seasonal and part-time workers in November, the municipal Centre for Human Resources Forecast and Labour Information said on October 22.
The Construction Ministry has estimated that about 9 trillion VND (406.3 million USD) in funding is needed to build student housing across the country during from 2016-20.
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