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Training course under RoK-funded mine action project concludes

The pre-deployment training course for captains and technicians of the mine action for the Republic of Korea (RoK) - Vietnam Peace Village project (KVPVP) wrapped up in Hanoi on April 28.
Training course under RoK-funded mine action project concludes ảnh 1Participants in the training course practice UXO search and clearance. (Photo: VNMAC)
Hanoi (VNA) - The pre-deployment training course forcaptains and technicians of the mine action for the Republic of Korea (RoK) -Vietnam Peace Village project (KVPVP) wrapped up in Hanoi on April 28.

The course from April 21 was organised by theVietnam National MineAction Centre (VNMAC), the Korea International CooperationAgency (KOICA), and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

Drawing over 400 lecturers and learners, it was the first capacitybuilding activity within the KVPVP’s framework and also a compulsory task to befulfilled before implementing the project so that the participating forces areupdated on mine action and unexploded ordnance (UXO) contamination in thecentral provinces of Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, and Thua Thien - Hue.

During the course, participants were equipped with comprehensiveknowledge about UXO and explosive-related issues, data management, qualitymanagement in UXO detection and clearance, and financial management, amongothers, to ensure consistent project implementation and minimise risks.

Addressing the closing ceremony, VNMAC Deputy General Director Col. LeQuang Hop said the knowledge and skills taught during the course aregreatly useful for the captains and technicians involved in UXO search and clearanceunder the KVPVP.

Afterthe course, they will return to their units to share the things they learnt totheir colleagues and make preparations for the project to be carried out in aquality, effective, and safe manner right from the beginning.

The KVPVP is funded by the RoK Governmentthrough KOICA and given technical support by UNDP. The VietnameseGovernment and Ministry of National Defence assigned the VNMAC to coordinatethe project implementation.

It will be carried out from 2024 to 2026, aimingto conduct technical survey of about 15,000ha of land while searching andclearing about 6,000ha of UXO and explosive-contaminated areas in the threeprovinces./.
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