Vietnam: Berufliche Bildung im Teufelskreis

Die Qualität vieler berufsbildender Schulen in Vietnam ist schlecht, beklagt Pham Phuong Thao, Vorsitzende des Volksrates von Ho Chi Minh City. Es fehle an Einrichtung, Ausstattung und Lehrpersonal. Aus diesem Grund kann die Ausbildung den Anforderungen der Industrie nicht gerecht werden.


Vocational training sector in vicious cycle

Training quality at many of the city’s 200 vocational schools was poor, Ho Chi Minh City’s top legislator Pham Phuong Thao said at a live broadcast seminar Sunday.

Thao, the local People’s Council Chairwoman, said they lacked facilities, equipment and teachers.

Vocational schools representatives at the meeting said they were under-equipped to cope with industry training needs.

Many graduates from the centers had not been trained to use modern machines and were employed as unskilled workers with low pay, the representatives said.

Huynh Cong Minh, director of the city’s Department of Education and Training, said as a result, most parents wanted their children to pursue higher education rather than vocational training after high school.

He said low enrolment rates at the centers made them even less able to improve their facilities.

“Not all the people are suited to university, some weak students can adapt to machines very well,” Minh said.

Pham Phuong Thao suggested vocational centers should sign training contracts with businesses before selecting students.

She also called for coordination between these centers and colleges to help workers improve their education, and make the centers more attractive.

Reported by Minh Bao