Vocational schools need to closely follow the streaming plan and local learner needs.

On the morning of August 2, the Provincial Party Committee's inspection delegation on the implementation of projects and plans for developing and training a team of entrepreneurs and technical workers according to the action program to implement the Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress, term 2015 - 2020, conducted a survey on vocational training at Yen Thanh Technical College.Comrade Ho Phuc Hop - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Organization Committee, Deputy Head of the Standing Delegation chaired. Photo: Mai Hoa

Yen Thanh Technical College was established in 2009 under Decision No. 302/QD-UBND/VX. The school currently carries out two main tasks: vocational training and linking high schools to provide high school cultural education.

In vocational training alone, the school offers 22 majors; of which the intermediate level has 11 majors (automotive technology, civil electricity, industrial electricity, mechanics, welding, garment industry, fashion...) and the primary level has 11 majors.

Through the actual survey, the inspection team noted the attention of the Party Committee and the Yen Thanh district government in directing the student streaming work, and at the same time accompanying the school to attract students.

The inspection team surveyed a class at Yen Thanh Technical College. Photo: Mai Hoa

Chairman of Yen Thanh District People's Committee Phan Van Tuyen affirmed that vocational training results from Yen Thanh Technical College have had a positive impact on economic restructuring in the district. Photo: Mai Hoa

Besides acknowledging the achieved results, the issues that the inspection team was concerned about were the practice of streaming, vocational training needs in the district and the school's current ability to meet training needs.

Some members of the inspection team also expressed concerns that the school's facilities and training equipment could hardly meet the requirements of science and technology development and the current 4.0 industrial revolution.

A class at Yen Thanh Technical College. Photo: Mai Hoa

Concluding the meeting, comrade Ho Phuc Hop suggested that the school should continue to survey the work of student orientation and needs to best meet the needs, contributing to solving sustainable employment, avoiding the situation of unskilled Nghe An workers going to other provinces, to low-income industrial zones, and having unstable jobs.

Comrade Ho Phuc Hop - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Organization Committee affirmed that the activities will still be maintained and training quality will be improved when vocational schools have not been merged. Photo: Mai Hoa

In addition to training to solve domestic employment, it is also necessary to focus on strengthening training to serve labor export. On the other hand, to ensure training resources, in addition to budget resources, schools need to promote attracting socialized resources.

Regarding the policy of "eliminating" vocational secondary schools to merge them into a new model, comrade Ho Phuc Hop said that while researching to convert to a new model, schools need to continue to maintain operations and improve training quality.