The Programme Vocational Training 2008 (PTV 2008) has worked toenable vocational training schools to develop their training coursesmeeting market needs.

The four-year implementation of theprogramme, a partnership between the Vietnam General Directorate ofVocational Training and the German Development Cooperation Agency (GIZ),was reviewed in Hanoi on November 11.

Five vocationaltraining schools have benefited from PTV 2008, including the VietBac – Vinacomin Vocational Industrial College, Bac Ninh VocationalEconomic and Technical College, Ninh Thuan Vocational Secondary School,Long An Vocational College, and An Giang Vocational College.

They were supported to be independently compiling relevant teaching andlearning documents at different levels as well as setting upcollaborative models to connect with enterprises to implementdemand-driven training.

Their teachers’ capacity building hasbeen strengthened so they were ultimately able to design and runtraining courses to market demand.

Employment is always a bigissue in Vietnam given the pressures derived from the high ratio of thepopulation of working age.

There arequalified graduates who are having a hard time to find the jobs thatthey desire. Meanwhile, many employers say they cannot find people withthe right skills.

PTV 2008 is part of a jointproject between Vietnamese and German governments with a view toinnovating vocational education in Vietnam.-VNA