Expectations from the startup project of vocational school students in Nghe An
The Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has just coordinated with units and localities to organize a startup competition for vocational school students. This is a competition that attracts a large number of participants, opening up many new expectations for highly practical projects.
Remarkable Beginnings
This is the third time Nghe An province has organized this event.Vocational education student startup competitionAfter nearly 9 months of launching, there were 88 projects and 330 contestants/contestant groups participating in the grassroots competition. On that basis, 25 projects of 74 contestants/contestant groups were selected to participate in the Final Round of this Startup Competition.
At the competition, many startup projects were highly appreciated by the Jury, typically:Green JEANS Project - recycled fashion accessoriesof Bac Nghe An College of Economics and Technology,Tra Lan Herbal Chicken Farm Projectof Nghe An Ethnic Boarding Secondary School orThai Hoa Herbal Chicken Farm Projectof Western Nghe An College of Economics and Technology...
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The Tra Lan herbal chicken farming project has a high-tech chicken farming process, but does not use industrial feed but uses natural herbs. The chickens are raised in a semi-free-range process, and are raised for 5-6 months before being sold. Thanks to that, the quality of the chickens is delicious and rich in nutrients. Initially, the project regularly sold 100 or more chickens at the same time.
The project also has high expectations for expansion as the demand for herbal chicken is increasing. In addition, the project has also prepared a number of necessary conditions to achieve VietGAP standards and international certification of food hygiene and safety.
The Tra Lan Herbal Chicken Farm project was established 1 year ago, originating from the idea of providing high-quality, safe, healthy, and clean poultry products to customers. The most difficult part of the project was finding investment capital, land, breeds, and chicken feed formulas from medicinal sources to meet standard parameters, increase protein, reduce lipids, etc. However, with their efforts and creativity, the students have achieved initial successes, which were highly appreciated by the judges.
Teacher Tran Thi Thanh Tram - teacher at Nghe An Ethnic Minority Secondary School
Green JEANS is a project that creates new fashion products from used jeans. From old jeans, with the skillful hands of students participating in the project, fashion products such as hats, handbags, brooches, wallets, etc. can be created, attracting the attention of young people. The recreated products are diverse, beautiful, have high usage value, and create a sustainable fashion style.
Teacher Le Thi Linh, who participated in guiding the project, said: “Each recycled product from Green JEANS is a unique version, no two products are exactly the same. This gives customers a personalization in style, helping them express their own fashion sense and personality. Customers can request their own design according to their preferences, making each product special.”
The Green JEANS project not only focuses on fashion but also creates employment opportunities for disadvantaged groups and promotes socio-economic development. When purchasing products, customers are indirectly supporting community activities, creating positive values for society. Therefore, the project was awarded First Prize in this competition, completely deserving, meeting all the criteria set by the Organizing Committee.
La Thi Thuan - Green JEANS Project Team Leader
Students need midwives
According to the Board of Judges, this competition has received much attention and investment from vocational training institutions. The quality of startup projects/ideas has been improved, especially in the secondary school sector. The content of ideas/projects is diverse in terms of occupations in many different fields, focusing on solving social community problems; demonstrating innovation, creativity and professionalism, some projects have been commercialized from the results of scientific research of students.
One of the difficulties of startup ideas and projects is capital. This year, most of the projects participating in the competition have been built and mobilized initial capital. However, to maintain the project, they really need long-term investors to help their startup ideas fly high and far.
Mr. Le Anh Tuan - Principal of Nghe An Ethnic Boarding Secondary School said: "For each investment project to participate in the competition, we call for initial investment capital, even though it is very small, it still encourages the spirit of the students. However, to start a successful business, students need to have investors of sufficient capacity. This requires a lot of luck and the students' own efforts to attract investors."
From this competition, the Organizing Committee hopes that vocational students will seek the opinions of startup experts to continue investing, editing, and perfecting their next startup steps to be more successful in the future. At the same time, it is also hoped that businesses and investment funds will pay attention and continue to support projects so that students can compete and innovate together; turning feasible and highly applicable projects into opportunities for them to develop. Investment funds and businesses are the "midwives" for vocational students to have the best foundation on the path to establishing themselves and their careers...
Ms. Ho Thi Chau Loan - Deputy Director of Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs
