The activities of the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center were mentioned by Nghe An Newspaper on August 8, 2023 in the article "The project of "land encroachment" under the guise of a high-quality vocational training center".
Then, on August 15, 2023, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued 2 official dispatches to the People's Committee of Vinh City and the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center. Accordingly, from 2019 to present, the Center has not reported according to regulations on periodic and ad hoc recruitment and training; reviewed conditions to ensure vocational education work... The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs requested: "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, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the People's Committee of Vinh City before August 20, 2023".
The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs requested the People's Committee of Vinh City to: "Inspect the organization of vocational education activities and compliance with the law of the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center".
On September 13, 2023, Vinh City People's Committee issued Document No. 5002/UBND-LDTBXH on reviewing and inspecting vocational education activities to the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs with the following content: Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center was established under Decision No. 3020/QD-UB dated December 18, 2008 of the City People's Committee on permitting the establishment of Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center; Center Director: Mr. Hoang Van Chat; Head office: No. 46B, Phuong Hoang Street, Trung Do Ward, Vinh City; Objectives and scale: Short-term vocational training; Teaching occupations: Motorcycle repair, electric welding, gas welding, electronic repair, mushroom growing of all kinds.
In Decision No. 3020/QD-UB dated December 18, 2008 of the City People's Committee, it is stipulated that the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center is under the direct management of the Vinh City People's Committee. However, since its establishment, the City People's Committee has not received any reports from the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center on the number of students enrolled and the annual training majors.
The City People's Committee has directed the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to coordinate with the People's Committee of Quan Bau Ward to conduct a field inspection at address 63, Xuan Thai Street, Block 6, Quan Bau Ward, Vinh City. Through the inspection, the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center is currently not operating. Therefore, the City People's Committee reports to the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs for information and direction.
Regarding the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center, although the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs requested a report on vocational education activities by August 20, 2023, it did not comply. Therefore, based on the results of the review and inspection of the Vinh City People's Committee in Document No. 5002/UBND-LDTBXH, on September 25, 2023, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued Decision No. 379/QD-SLDTBXH revoking the Certificate of Registration for Vocational Education Activities granted to the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center.
Reason: Not reporting the annual enrollment and training results to the state management agency in the field of vocational education in the province according to the provisions of law and not conducting vocational education activities according to the report in Official Dispatch No. 5002/UBND-LDTBXH dated September 13, 2023 of Vinh City People's Committee on the results of reviewing and inspecting vocational education activities.
The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs requires the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center to submit the Certificate of Registration for Vocational Education Activities to the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An within 5 working days from the effective date of this Decision, and at the same time terminate all vocational education activities as prescribed.
Regarding the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center, after the article "The project of "enclosing land" under the guise of a high-quality vocational training center" in the issue published on August 8, 2023, based on the reporter's verification, Nghe An Newspaper continued to publish the articles "Verifying the vocational training of Viet Nhat Center" (August 24, 2023); "Proposal to reclaim land to implement the Viet Nhat Vocational Training Center project" (September 1, 2023); "Do not let the policy of encouraging socialization be exploited" (September 9, 2023).
In these articles, violations and shortcomings in the implementation of the project and vocational education activities of the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center were clarified. It was reported that the competent authorities inspected and determined that the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center project had been behind schedule since 2017; and the Provincial People's Committee extended the project until 2019. However, by early 2021, also through the inspection, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment continued to determine that the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center project had not been completed. Even in Document No. 738/STNMT-QLDD dated January 28, 2021, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment also reported to the Provincial People's Committee that in the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center project, the constructed items were not used for the right purpose; the project violated the Investment Law and the Land Law; the investor had not strictly complied with the extension decision of the Provincial People's Committee.
On March 18, 2022, the Provincial People's Committee issued Document No. 1793/UBND.CN on handling delayed projects in the area. Based on the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, the Tax Department requested the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center to work, but the invitation was returned. Therefore, after consulting with relevant departments and branches, in early 2023, the Tax Department proposed the Provincial People's Committee to recover the land rent that had been exempted for the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center; decided to abolish incentives according to the provisions of law; recover land according to the provisions of Point i, Clause 1, Article 64 of the Land Law, etc.
Because the Viet Nhat High-Quality Vocational Training Center was established by the Vinh City People's Committee, when we received news that the center's Certificate of Registration for Vocational Education Activities was revoked by the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, we asked the Vinh City Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to inform us how it would respond. The head of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of the city, Mr. Thai Thanh Ha, cited a specific example of a center with the function of vocational training that was allowed to be established by the City People's Committee, but was later dissolved by the City People's Committee because it did not operate properly. And discussed: "If assigned the task, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs will advise the leaders of the City People's Committee to consider dissolving this center according to the provisions of law...".
