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A mobile class of industrial sewing training held by An Nhon Centre for Vocational Training |
Such comments were issued at a recent nationwide online meeting to review implementation of Programme on vocational training for rural labours under Decision 1956 by Prime Minister in the first 6 months of 2011.
1 million of rural labours enjoy vocational training every year
On average yearly basis, 1 million of rural labours enjoy vocational training under the “Plan on vocational training for rural labours to 2020” , which has total investment of nearly 26,000 billion VND, says Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen. The programme has been implemented with 6 targets of “must have”: available vocational training schools, available facilities and equipments, available vocational training courses, available vocational teachers, available policies for learners and particularly demands from enterprises.
In the first 6 months of 2011, 267,032 rural labours all over the country have sat for vocational training classes, making up 53 percent of the whole year target, reports Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. Out of which, 48.4 percent enjoys agricultural vocational training while the rest 51.6 percent pursues non-agricultural vocational training. The number of labours getting employment as result of the vocational training reaches 70% in 50 municipalities and provinces. More than 10 provinces see lower 70 percent figures.
The ministry allocates more than 19.2 billion VND for Binh Dinh to implement the programme in 2011, in which 13 billion VND is for infrastructure building and equipment purchasing, 5.6 billion for aiding 2,348 rural labours in their vocational training, 530 million VND for capacity training of commune officials and civil servants. In the first 8 months of 2011, 1,531 rural labours in Binh Dinh were trained. 5 training courses on vocational skills were held for 95 vocational teachers. 2 training courses on teaching skills were organized for other 35 vocational teachers. 3 experimental models of vocational training were implemented, including model of backyard chicken breeding, model of freshwater fish breeding and model of conical hat making.
Growing tendency of non-agricultural vocational learning
There are different types of the vocational training for the rural labours, including regular training at vocational training centres or mobile vocational classes at hamlets and communes, at-site training at enterprises, labour export-oriented vocational training, etc. The number of the rural labours enrolling for vocational training courses, particularly for non-agricultural courses, increases year by year due to the flexible training practices and favourable policies for the rural labours.
In 2011, An Nhon Vocational Training Centre is assigned tasks of training 250 rural labours in veterinary and industrial sewing, says the Centre’s Director Nguyen Van Hung. Out of whom, 150 labours are expected to be trained in the industrial sewing and the rest 100 labours are trained in the veterinary. During carrying out such tasks, the centre finds that many labours from developing communes want to register non-agricultural training courses in fields of household electricity, electric welding. They expect to work for production enterprises which are thriving at their localities.
Hoai Nhon Intermediate School of Vocational Training is entrusted with tasks of training 352 rural labours this year, mostly in non-agricultural fields, including fashion sewing, industrial electricity, electric welding. The graduate labours are qualified enough to work for local factories, enterprises or register in labour export programmes. “Demand for non-agricultural vocational training is growing. It is necessary to organize mobile classes to attract the labours. Yet, in training of certain specific professions, it is impossible to move teaching tools and equipments for the mobile classes” – says Mr. Tran Minh Hong, Vice Headmaster of the school.
Binh Dinh’s targets of vocational training for the rural labours in 2011 are to open non-agricultural training courses in new industries, to improve quality and efficiency of the vocational teaching, says Mr. Le Van Nghinh, chief of Vocational Training Office under Binh Dinh Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
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