Need to improve the quality and effectiveness of vocational training for workers

On the afternoon of May 4, the Supervisory Delegation of the Provincial People's Council led by Comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council had a working session with the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs on training and human resource development in Nghe An province, period 2015-2020.

Attending the meeting were comrade Doan Hong Vu - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs. Also attending were representatives of the Department of Finance and the Department of Education and Training. Photo: Thanh Le

CONCERNS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Training and human resource development in general, and vocational training in particular, have received attention from the leadership and direction of Party committees and authorities from the province to the grassroots level, from the issuance of a system of leadership documents, directing implementation.

The vocational education network system in the 2015-2020 period continues to be reorganized, and ineffective facilities will be dissolved.

Facilities and equipment are enhanced; the quality of teachers and management staff is improved.

Comrade Chu Duc Thai - Head of the Culture - Social Committee of the Provincial People's Council expressed concerns about the quality of training and difficulties at vocational training institutions. Photo: Thanh Le

As of December 31, 2020, the province had 62 vocational education institutions (46 public institutions, 16 non-public institutions), including: 9 colleges, 13 secondary schools, 22 vocational education centers, vocational education - continuing education centers, 18 other institutions participating in vocational training.

From 2015 to 2020, investment support of VND 590,349 million was provided, including: State budget VND 439,114 million, accounting for 74.37%; socialized sources VND 151,280 million, accounting for 25.63%; to build classrooms and purchase training equipment.

The structure of training sectors and occupations has been adjusted to be more suitable to the reality and needs of the labor market. The enrollment and training scale of vocational training institutions in the province is 88,500 students/year.

Practice hours of students at Vietnam - Korea Industrial Technical College. Photo: Thanh Le

Activities linking vocational education with the labor market have been promoted; enrollment results, training quality and effectiveness have had many positive changes; the rate of trained workers increased from 55% at the end of 2014 to 65% at the end of 2020 (an increase of 11%), of which diplomas and certificates reached 25.3%, contributing to improving the quality of human resources.

Discussing at the meeting, the opinions of the members of the Supervisory Delegation expressed concerns about the quality of vocational education work, although there has been a change, the quality of vocational training in some vocational training institutions has not met the labor requirements of society. The network of vocational training institutions is still fragmented and spread out; attention should be paid to the work of career guidance, counseling, and orientation; the autonomy roadmap of vocational training institutions; planning the network of vocational training institutions, etc.

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Concluding the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Nhu Khoi highly appreciated the advisory work of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs for the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee as well as the efforts of the Department and sectors in merging centers; improving the quality of vocational training, contributing to improving the quality of the province's labor force, many occupations meeting the needs of the labor market inside and outside the province.

Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Doan Hong Vu clarified issues of concern to the Supervisory Delegation. Photo: Thanh Le

Through supervision at the facilities, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council expressed his sharing of difficulties, inadequacies, and existence of the vocational training system from the team of teachers who are both redundant and insufficient; especially the serious lack of qualified vocational teachers; facilities and equipment for vocational training activities are lacking and seriously outdated.

The connection between vocational training institutions and enterprises is not really close; the quality of vocational training does not meet the labor market; the autonomy of vocational training institutions faces many difficulties,...

Members of the Supervisory Delegation attended the meeting. Photo: Thanh Le

Analyzing the current difficulties, shortcomings and inadequacies in vocational training, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council proposed that the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs should advise on re-planning the network of vocational training institutions; advise the Provincial People's Committee on solutions to overcome difficulties and shortcomings to formulate new policies to improve the quality and effectiveness of human resource training in the coming time./.