Vietnam-Australia seminar talks vocational training

A Vietnam – Australia seminar on vocational skills took place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 23, within the framework of the Australian Vocational Skills Week in Vietnam.
Vietnam-Australia seminar talks vocational training ảnh 1At the event (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – A Vietnam – Australia seminaron vocational skills took place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 23, within theframework of the Australian Vocational Skills Week in Vietnam.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Director General of the Directorateof Vocational Education and Training under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs Truong Anh Dung said it is forecast that about 250 million youngworkers will be impacted by the demand for skilled workforce in the nextdecade.

As Vietnam is striving to build a start-up nation withcompetitiveness and gross domestic product growth, the country considersvocational training a key to propelling rapid and sustainable growth, he said.

He hoped that during the week and the seminar, Australiawill share its experience in vocational training for enterprises.

Australian Education Counsellor Joanna Wood said hergovernment has spent three decades on changing perception and developingvocational education. The nation has so far boasted the lowest unemploymentrate in the world.

Jimmy Pham, founder of “Know one, teach one” model,suggested forming close links between vocational training centres, schools anduniversities, thus creating more job opportunities to students and meetingcorporate demand.

Participants discussed cooperation models between Vietnameseand Australian schools, enterprises’ involvement in building vocational skillsstandards and assessing national vocational skills, and attracting women tovocational training./.
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