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Le Quan, Vice Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs talks to Vietnamnet online newspaper on his ministry’s efforts to raise job training quality. Le Quan, Vice Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs. Photo: VNN What percentage of students who take vocational courses find jobs following graduation? The quality of vocational training courses in Vietnam has improved considerably. It has switched from the traditional practice of supply to demand with content based on actual job demands in the labour market, particularly from foreign direct investment enterprises. According to reports from the 63 provincial Departments of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, in 2018, up to 85 per cent of graduate students from colleges and secondary vocational schools nationwide got jobs immediately following graduation. Recently, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc approved a proposal on the Development of High Quality College. Vietnam now has 100 high quality colleges … [Read more...] about VN vocational schools should be restructured: official

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City (third from left) Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan visits the Congregation of the Holy Cross Lovers of Thu Thiem in District 2 (Source: https://nld.com.vn) HCM City (VNA) – Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan visited the Congregation of the Holy Cross Lovers of Thu Thiem in District 2 on February 9 on the occasion of the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet). He hailed the congregation’s involvement in taking care of disadvantaged people, opening vocational training courses, and introducing jobs to locals, which contributed to ensuring the city’s effective implementation of social welfare policies. The party official hoped the congregation will promote such activities to bring better lives for needy people. While visiting the congregation’s nursing home for elderly nuns, the official wished them health and happiness. Superior of the congregation Nguyen Thi Ngoan wished local … [Read more...] about HCM City leader pays pre-Tet visit to Holy Cross Lovers

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the event (Photo: VNA)    Hanoi (VNA) – The restructuring of agro-forestry companies has created jobs to workers in border, remote and ethnic minority regions, contributing to socio-political stability, agricultural and new rural development, heard a conference in Hanoi on November 18. The event aimed to review the five-year implementation of the Politburo’s Resolution No.30-NQ/TW dated March 12, 2014 and the Government’s Decree No.118/2014/ND-CP dated December 17, 2014, on the arrangement, renewing, development and improvement in the operational efficiency of agricultural and forestry companies. Speaking at the event, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, who is also head of the Central Steering Committee for Business Innovation and Development, said 160 out of the 256 agro-forestry companies shifted to the new model as of June 30, 2019, adding that the Government will strive to basically complete the task by 2020. … [Read more...] about Conference reviews restructuring of agro-forestry companies

The company made this statement following reports that hundreds of nearly 1,000 trained employees had left Hanoi’s repeatedly delayed Cat Linh – Ha Dong metro line. One senior company official who wished to remain anonymous told VnExpress that 28 percent out of nearly 1,000 trained employees had left the project sporadically between 2016 and March this year. The majority of them were hired to work in customer guidance, ticket sales and other relatively low-skilled jobs, the official said. "Personnel in positions that require high skills and specialization, including train drivers, are still employed by the project." He conceded that repeated delays that kept the workers waiting for long could be one reason for the spate of resignations. Besides, they might have found better jobs with higher pay. The company has recruited additional people to fill its vacancies so as to have enough staff for test runs and eventual commercial operations. On Friday, Hanoi Chairman Nguyen Duc … [Read more...] about Staff quitting Hanoi metro line are low-skilled workers, company claims

The Tet Festival 2020 in HCM City will be open from January 3 to January 5. — VNS Photo A new Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival 2020 will be organised in HCM City from January 3 to January 5 next year to honor Viet Nam’s cultural and culinary values. The Vietnam Culinary Culture Association, in coordination with the HCM City Department of Tourism, is organising the festival, which is scheduled to take place at Le Van Tam Park with five major activities: Tet rituals, food, games and performances, and a Tet market. The festival will be targeted to younger generations and will be about customs, stories and myths related to Tet. Le Tan, vice president and general secretary of the association, and general director of Tet Festival, said the event would help stimulate young generations’ love for culture and national pride. “If young people and foreigners are able to experience, understand and love Viet Nam's traditional activities, then we will have done our job … [Read more...] about Tet Festival 2020 to open in HCM City in January