Nghe An College of Economics - Industry - Handicrafts celebrates its 20th anniversary

Attending the Ceremony were comrade Doan Hong Vu - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs; representatives of departments, branches...

Overview of the discussion. Photo: Thanh Nga

Nghe An College of Economics - Industry - Handicrafts, formerly Nghe An Vocational School of Small Industry and Handicrafts, was established to create human resources for the development of Industry - Small Industry and Craft Village Construction.

Principal Nguyen Xuan Phuong presents the opening speech. Photo: Thanh Nga

Over the past twenty years, with the motto of both working and studying; organizing vocational training and building facilities, the staff, teachers, students and pupils of the school have strived to build the school to develop more and more. In 20 years, the school has enrolled and organized training in 10 intermediate majors and 11 elementary majors. With an annual training scale for nearly 28,000 students, of which 8,000 are intermediate level and 20,000 are elementary level. The graduation rate is 95%, 35% are good students; many students are excellent vocational students at the provincial and national levels. The employment rate after graduation is nearly 90%.

Comrade Doan Hong Vu spoke at the 20th Anniversary Seminar. Photo: Thanh Nga

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Doan Hong Vu affirmed the achievements of the school in 20 years of development and growth.

However, facing current difficulties and challenges, schools need to have more innovative training strategies, choosing occupations suitable to the market mechanism, especially in the trend of labor migration in the locality.

The Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs awarded the "Leading Unit in the Emulation Movement" banner to the school. Photo: Thanh Nga

"The school needs to focus human and material resources on professional work, vocational work and activities to improve training quality. Focus on recruiting students in key and strong professions, according to the actual needs of learners, training according to business orders and orientations for local and regional socio-economic development. Innovate program content and training methods; link training with service production; link training with businesses and international cooperation", Comrade Doan Hong Vu affirmed.