Vocational College No. 4 - Ministry of National Defense celebrates 30 years of tradition

On the morning of December 6, Vocational College No. 4 - Ministry of National Defense held a ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the school's traditional day (December 6, 1993 - December 6, 2023).

Attending the ceremony were Lieutenant General Tran Vo Dung - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of Military Region 4; Major General, Dr. Nguyen Dinh Dan - Deputy Director of the School Department, General Staff; Dr. Pham Vu Quoc Binh - Deputy Director General of the General Department of Vocational Education, Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and related departments, branches and sectors; former leaders, cadres, teachers and staff of different periods.

Vocational College No. 4 - Ministry of National Defense was formerly the merger of the Employment Promotion Center and the Motorcycle Club of Military Region 4. In the 90s, the establishment of Military Vocational Training Centers was an inevitable and objective requirement, in order to meet the urgent needs of young people, especially soldiers who had completed their military service, to learn a trade, have a job, and have a stable income. Thereby, contributing significantly to the successful implementation of the two strategic tasks of building and defending the Socialist Fatherland.

Speaking at the ceremony, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Dinh Dong - Vice Principal of Vocational College No. 4 - Ministry of National Defense recalled the 30-year process of building and developing the school. In particular, the first 15 years (1993 - 2008) was the process of the school building a solid foundation, initially transforming the mechanism from subsidized to autonomous, creating position and strength for the next stage of development; in the direction of "training vocational skills combined with teaching people", training associated with job referral counseling.

From 2008 to now is the period when the school has seized opportunities, effectively transformed the mechanism, developed comprehensively and made breakthroughs. A special mark was that in April 2007, the Minister of National Defense decided to upgrade the school to a Vocational Secondary School. In May 2011, the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs decided to develop the school into a Vocational College. By 2014, the school was one of the first schools selected by the Prime Minister to invest in building it into a High-Quality School in the Vocational Education system.

Over the years, with the message "Training quality is the top choice, effective job consulting is the number 1 priority"; considering human resource development as the key to all success, the school has focused on building a team of staff and teachers and pioneering strong innovation in training programs, types, methods, job consulting...

In addition, the school has been sensitive to and effectively used capital from National Target Program projects; invested in a system of lecture halls, buildings, workshops, facilities, and advanced, modern infrastructure. The movement of scientific and technological research has been promoted; ministerial and provincial level topics, many models and initiatives have valuable applications and have been awarded for high achievements at all levels.

The school is also a pioneer in the national vocational education system in advising the People's Committees of the provinces to establish and implement training projects that combine cultural studies with vocational training. It is interested in training human resources for children of Laos. The school's students during their studies and graduation to work at domestic and foreign enterprises are all highly appreciated. The quality of training has created a brand and reputation for the school to attract students. From 2010 to now, the school's enrollment scale is 10,000 - over 12,000 students/year.

In recognition of the efforts over the past 30 years of generations of cadres, teachers and students, Vocational College No. 4 - Ministry of National Defense was honored to receive the First Class Labor Medal from the President; the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, ministries, branches and localities awarded many other noble awards...

These achievements have created the tradition of "Unity, creativity, good teaching, good learning, and close association with businesses". That is the "compass" and the motivation for cadres, teachers, students and pupils to continue to unite, innovate, be creative, dare to think, dare to do, overcome all challenges, firmly step into the future, and continue to write glorious pages in the career of training high-quality human resources for the country in the new era.

In his congratulatory speech, Lieutenant General Tran Vo Dung - Party Secretary and Political Commissar of Military Region 4 acknowledged and commended the achievements ofVocational College No. 4 - Ministry of National Defenseachieved in education and training over the past 30 years.

Entering the new phase, he also requested that the School continue to thoroughly grasp and strictly implement the policies and resolutions of the Party and State on education and training innovation, especially the Resolution of the Central Military Commission on education and training in the new situation.

Pay attention to building and developing a team of teachers and educational managers that is lean, compact, and of high quality; focus on training and fostering a team of teachers teaching specific majors, training human resources to make the school one of the leading schools in the block of military universities and colleges in building the title of Excellent Teacher, Excellent Teacher at the ministerial level; the school's staff and teachers have had many topics and initiatives with high application value...; create breakthroughs and innovate the school's training programs according to ASEAN international standards, with majors that have accessed the world's modern technology.

In addition, closely following the human resource needs of enterprises and international integration in the era of industry 4.0. Strive for over 90% of graduates to have jobs and develop, including many successful entrepreneurs and managers.

At the ceremony, Lieutenant General Tran Vo Dung - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of Military Region 4 presented a banner with the words "Solidarity, creativity, self-reliance, overcoming all difficulties, good teaching, good learning"of the Standing Committee, Party Committee, and Military Region Command presented to Vocational College No. 4 - Ministry of National Defense. Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presented the Emulation Flag of the People's Committee of Nghe An province to the School for excellently completing its tasks, leading the patriotic emulation movement in the 2022-2023 school year.