The article "The project of "enclosing land" under the guise of a high-quality vocational training center" contains content about existing issues surrounding the project of the high-quality Viet Nhat Vocational Training Center in Quan Bau Ward, Vinh City (published in Nghe An Newspaper publications on August 8, 2023). Just one day later (August 9), the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vinh City issued Document No. 465/LĐTBXH on "reporting on vocational training work of the high-quality Viet Nhat Vocational Training Center" to the People's Committee of Quan Bau Ward. Here, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vinh City requested the People's Committee of Quan Bau Ward to report on vocational training work of the high-quality Viet Nhat Vocational Training Center, including specific contents:
– Training professions.
– Number of students participating in vocational training at the school every year.
– If the school suspends vocational training, from which year will it suspend?
Request the People's Committee of Quan Bau ward to specifically report the above contents to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs before August 15, 2023".
Implementing the request of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vinh City, the People's Committee of Quan Bau Ward "knocked on the door" of the High-Quality Viet Nhat Vocational Training Center, but the results were not round numbers. Therefore, on August 14, 2023, Document No. 360/BC-UBND was sent to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vinh City. Here, the People's Committee of Quan Bau Ward reported that it had inspected the headquarters of the High-Quality Viet Nhat Vocational Training Center, but the center was locked and showed no signs of operation. Currently, the signboard at the gate only has information of Dong Kham Phou Company Limited, with contact number 0972711063. But when the People's Committee of Quan Bau Ward contacted, this contact number was used by someone else and did not belong to the above company.
Quan Bau Ward People's Committee also affirmed in Document No. 360/BC-UBND that since its establishment, the Viet Nhat High Quality Vocational Training Center has not sent any reports to Quan Bau Ward People's Committee. "Quan Bau Ward People's Committee is currently unable to contact and work with the Viet Nhat High Quality Vocational Training Center and Dong Kham Phou Company Limited that leased the above land" - Quan Bau Ward People's Committee reported to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vinh City in Document No. 360/BC-UBND.
On the side of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, on August 15, there were 2 documents sent to the People's Committee of Vinh City and the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center. To the People's Committee of Vinh City, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs mentioned that in recent years, it has issued documents requesting to review and publicize the conditions for ensuring vocational education activities; registration and organization of vocational education activities. It affirmed that these documents were sent by the Department to vocational education institutions and establishments participating in vocational education registration, and also sent to districts, cities and towns for coordination and implementation. However, up to now, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has not received a report from the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center. “To strengthen state management of vocational education in the area. Request the Vinh City People's Committee to inspect the organization of vocational education activities and compliance with the law of the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center” - opinion of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs sent to the Vinh City People's Committee in Document No. 3467/LĐTBXH-GDNN dated August 15, 2023.
Regarding the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs emphasized in Document No. 3466/SLDTBXH-GDNN dated August 15, 2023 that from 2019 to now, this Center has not made reports according to regulations on enrollment and periodic and ad hoc training; reviewed conditions to ensure vocational education work... "In order to strictly comply with the law on vocational education, the Director of the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center is requested to seriously and promptly implement the above content and send it to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and the People's Committee of Vinh City (through the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs) before August 20, 2023" - the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs requested.
On August 21, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vinh City was contacted to request information on whether the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center had submitted a report to the Department as required by the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs in Document No. 3466/SLĐTBXH-GDNN dated August 15, 2023. According to Head of Department Thai Thanh Ha, up to now, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of the city has only received two documents issued by the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs on August 15, 2023; it has not yet received a response document from the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center. Mr. Ha also said that he had assigned the officer in charge of vocational education to coordinate with the People's Committee of Quan Bau Ward to organize an inspection of the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center; on the other hand, he requested the City People's Committee Office to copy relevant documents for research, advise the city leaders on a handling plan and report to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Also on August 21, when contacting the Department of Vocational Education - Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, according to the specialized officer, the Department has not yet received a report from the Viet Nhat High Quality Vocational Training Center. "We are gathering documents to consider and handle the issue of the Center's vocational training certificate. Because this is a unit established by the Vinh City People's Committee, the Department will also coordinate to consider a handling plan according to legal regulations..." - an officer of the Department of Vocational Education - Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs discussed.
According to documents collected by Nghe An Newspaper, the Viet Nhat High Quality Vocational Training Center was established on December 12, 2003 under Decision No. 3020/QD-UB of Vinh City People's Committee. At that time, although it was called "Viet Nhat High Quality Vocational Training", this center simply provided short-term vocational training in 4 professions: motorbike repair; electric welding, gas welding; electronic repair; and mushroom growing of all kinds.
Since December 2007, the Provincial People's Committee has leased 2,887m2 to this Center.2Land in Quan Bau ward, Vinh city according to Decision No. 599/QD-UBND.DC to implement the project of Viet Nhat High Quality Vocational Training Center. Along with the land lease, the Provincial People's Committee requires the following obligation: "After 12 months from the date of receiving the land handover on site, if Viet Nhat High Quality Vocational Training Center cannot put the land into use or the land use progress is 24 months slower than the progress recorded in the project without permission from the competent state agency, the Provincial People's Committee will reclaim the land according to the provisions of law". By December 19, 2007, this Center was assigned land on site; that is, by December 19, 2009, it must complete the project and organize vocational training activities as the name "high quality". However, it was not until November 2011 that the Viet Nhat High Quality Vocational Training Center was granted a vocational training registration certificate No. 66/GCNĐKDN by the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs with 5 training occupations: motorbike repair, electronics repair, welding, construction machine driving, civil electricity; elementary training level; enrollment scale of 750 people/year.
In 2015, the Viet Nhat High Quality Vocational Training Center reported on vocational training enrollment for the period 2011 - 2014 to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs. It showed that during this period, the Center's enrollment number fluctuated from only 60 - 70 students/year. Specifically, in 2012, it opened 2 motorcycle repair classes with 60 students; in 2013, it opened 2 civil electricity and electronic repair classes with 58 students; in 2014, it opened 2 welding and construction machine operation classes with 70 students. According to an officer of the Department of Vocational Education - Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, this is a one-sided report, not yet appraised, so it is impossible to accurately assess the number of students as well as the quality of vocational training.
However, the data on enrollment and opening of vocational training classes each year has partly proven that since the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs granted the certificate of registration for vocational training activities, this Center has lacked stability, especially in terms of the team of vocational training teachers!
