Vietnamese Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung (R) and British Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward at the signing ceremony. (Photo:: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) –A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in vocational education between Vietnam and the UK was signed at a ceremony in Hanoi on April5.
The signatories were VietnameseMinister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung, and British Ambassadorto Vietnam Gareth Ward.
The MoU is expected to create a legal framework for bilateral cooperation, contributing to realisingthe goal of vocational education development in Vietnam, and promoting thebilateral strategic partnership between Vietnam and the UK in the time to come.
Under the document, the two sides will share professional knowledge onvocational education; support the development and implementation of sustainablevocational education policies; and share experience on improving the quality ofvocational education, and increasing the involvement of businesses to ensurethe supply and demand in this field.
Participants at a meeting before the signing ceremony. (Photo: VNA) The cooperation contents are in line with the implementation ofthe Vietnam vocational education development strategy in the 2021-2030 period,with a vision to 2045.
In the framework of the signing ceremony, Minister Dung had a working session with UK Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Vietnam Graham Stuart, during which the Vietnamese official spoke highly of thesupport from the UK in recent years, especially in the field of vocationaleducation through the British Council.
The two sides alsoshared information on cooperation activities related to supporting victims ofhuman trafficking, and caring fore and protecting children. They agreed to step up cooperationin vocational training in order to help Vietnam improve the quality of itshuman resources in the future./.
