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5 outstanding activities of Vocational Education and Training in 2021

In 2021, with the spirit of creativity, innovation and flexibility, the collective of cadres and civil servants of Directorate of Vocational Education and Training (DVET), together with a team of managers, teachers, pupils and students in the year 2021. Vocational education and training (TVET) system united, efforts with practical implementation solutions have successfully performed the assigned tasks, achieved important results in all activities.

2021 is the first year of implementing the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress, the 10-year Socio-Economic Development Strategy 2021-2030; the first year of implementing the 5-year socio-economic development direction and tasks for the 2021-2025 period, in which the development of TVET is identified as one of the important tasks in a strategic breakthrough in human resources with the orientation "Innovating and improving the quality of TVET in the direction of openness and flexibility; ensure consistency with fundamental and comprehensive reform of education and training. Focus on improving the quality of human resources in association with rapid labor restructuring, especially in rural areas. Focus on retraining and regular training of the workforce. Forming a skilled workforce, contributing to improving national competitiveness, closely linking training and employment. Renovating the mode of recruitment, use, respecting talents in management, state administration, science, technology and innovation."

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve in a complicated and unpredictable way, especially with the fourth outbreak, following the guideline of the Government and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to ensure economic development goals - Social security, safety adaptation, maintenance of labor supply chain and professional activities, right from the beginning of the year, DVET has soon issued plans and work programs, concreting the tasks of the Ministry of Transport. ; focus resources on implementing tasks right from the first months of the year.

Career and Life would like to review 5 outstanding activities in the field of TVET in 2021:

1. Improving the capacity of management staff, perfecting institutions, developing strategies, plannings, schemes and projects on TVET to create new impetus for the development of TVET

DVET has cooperated with domestic and international experts to develop and issue a set of documents to foster knowledge on VET management. At the same time, through the online form of face-to-face collaboration, domestic and international experts from many countries and organizations around the world have been invited to participate in training for managers at all levels; In addition, training courses on improving state management capacity for managers at TVET institutions are maintained by DVET in the form of online combined with face-to-face.

Training course to improve the capacity of management staff of the General Department of Vocational Education, March 2021. In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, of technology 4.0, the quality of human resources and workers' skills are the top concerns of countries, managers and businesses.

At domestic and international forums with many different topics, the content of human resource quality is always a deeply discussed issue that has contributed to enhancing the role of vocational education, raising skills labor capacity such as:

Vietnam Economic Forum – recovery and sustainable development; Economic restructuring forum for the period 2021-2025: Issues facing businesses; Multilateral forum 2021- Cooperation in building a workforce ready for the digital economy that embraces Vietnam; The International Forum on the Future of Employment in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Industrial Revolution 4.0 on the topic of developing essential skills for Vietnamese youth; International Conference on Enhancing Vietnamese labor skills in the new situation…

With the direction of the Government, the Prime Minister, the leaders of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the staffs and civil servants of the DVET, domestic and foreign experts, and the whole system have concentrated their energies to develop new strategies, new programs and projects to submit to the Ministry and the Government with the goal of creating a foundation, motivation and resources to meet the requirements of TVET development in the new period, such as:

The TVET development strategy for the period 202/1-2030 with a vision to 2045 has been approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 2239/QD-TTg dated December 30, 2021; Programs and schemes:

The Master Plan on the network of TVET institutions for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2045, was approved by the National Appraisal Council on December 30, 2021. The program of digital transformation in TVET activities to 2025 and orientation to 2030 has been approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 2222/QD-TTg dated December 30, 2021; The implementation plan of Vietnam's National Qualifications Framework for TVET qualifications in the 2021-2025 period has been approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1232/QD-TTg dated July 15, 2021. The project on strengthening legal education dissemination in TVET institutions in the period 2022-2027 was approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1260/QD-TTg dated July 19, 2021.

The program "Train and re-train human resource skills to meet the requirements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution" was approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1446/QD-TTg dated May 30.

National target program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the period of 2021-2030; National target program on sustainable poverty reduction for the period of 2021-2025; The national target program on building new rural areas for the period 2021-2025 has been approved by the National Assembly;

In addition, attracting investment resources and learning from international experiences is a channel of focus. In 2021, with more than 100 international seminars and conferences organized, many projects have been attracted, and more investment resources for TVET development have been increased from developed countries such as Korea, Australia, and the Republic of Korea. Federal Republic of Germany... international organizations ILO, IOM, WB, GIZ... Along with the programs transferred from Australia, the Federal Republic of Germany was organized to conduct training to demonstrate its readiness to provide human resources. high quality force of the TVET system.

With a new foundation, new resources are important factors promoting VET to fulfill its mission of contributing to the development of human resources, especially highly skilled human resources for rapid, sustainable, inclusive and sustainable growth. socio-economic development of the country in each period. Striving to make our country become a strong country in VET in the region by 2030 and catch up with the level of advanced countries by 2045.

2. Flexibility, creativity, adaptation in enrollment, training and maintenance of supply chains of skilled labor for economic recovery and development

In the context of the Covid-19 epidemic, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung emphasized that if the labor market is broken, it will take a lot of time to restore.

To resume the supply chain of supplies and raw materials... enterprises only need three to six months, while the resumption of the labor supply chain can take six months to a whole year, even longer, the process of recycling Starting the economic recovery becomes more arduous and difficult.

With the goal of maintaining the supply chain of skilled labor, following the direction of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the General Department of Vocational Education and Training has submitted to the Ministry for promulgation and promulgation documents guiding the flexible and creative TVET system, adapt and actively promote the application of information technology in management and administration; allow schools to adjust training plans, organize online assessment tests for appropriate subjects and contents.

Maintain links with enterprises to organize training, retraining and skill improvement for employees affected by the Covid-19 pandemic according to Resolution No. 68/NQ-CP of the Government and Decision 23 2021/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on the implementation of a number of policies to support employees and employers facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the same time,TVET institutions promote training of skilled workers to meet international standards; training human resources for new occupations, new skills, industry 4.0.

As a training and human resource supplier, TVET institutes have promoted their internal resources and actively implemented measures to maintain operations.

The application of information technology has been effectively applied by schools in counseling, career guidance, enrollment, training, result evaluation, opening and closing of the school year in the form of direct collaboration. online, and online through information technology and social platforms such as: Zoom, google meet, face book, zalo, tiktok... Teaching and learning activities are maintained through adaptive transformation to the model. The model of safe schools, "3-on-the-spot" schools is effectively applied by some schools, ensuring that learners can complete their study programs and graduate to participate in the labor market.

Training through practice, product manufacturing practices has motivated TVET institutions to actively participate in the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic. With their capacity and knowledge, medical and pharmaceutical vocational education institutions have sent thousands of managers, teachers, and students to join the frontline forces of epidemic prevention from testing to treating Covid-19 patients.

Many TVET institutions participate in making isolation areas, manufacturing and manufacturing medical equipment, tools and supplies such as: production of sterilization chambers, safe sampling booths, body temperature meters, washing water. Sanitizing hands... Community activities, donation of Covid-19 vaccine fund, support for people in quarantine, people in difficulty due to the epidemic have been joined hands and contributed by the TVET system.

With the initiative, flexibility, adaptation, safe connection and high determination of the whole system, VET activities in 2021 continue to affirm its success, spreading the vitality of the TVET system in harmony with the rhythm of life of the Vietnamese people. economy - society, contributing to the supply of quality human resources for businesses and the labor market.

3. Successfully and safely organized professional activities and honored to receive the First Class Labor Medal

Continuing to promote and boldly apply information technology in professional activities, using new achievements of technology 4.0 through supercomputers and cloud computing technology, the General Department of Vocational Education and Training actively participates in consulted with leaders of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to deploy synchronously, successfully and safely by online form, directly combining online with deep professional activities such as: National Vocational Skills Exam 2021, Lecture Conference National VET teachers in 2021, Contest of ideas for starting a business among VET students and students, Activities to build a culture of behavior in TVET institutions and praise typical models of behavioral culture in 2021...

With the mission of training human resources for the country, continuing the achievements since its establishment until now, with the attention of the Party, the State, and the leaders of the Ministry, with the spirit of solidarity. , overcoming difficulties of generations of leaders, officials, civil servants and employees, TVET activities have made positive changes.

More and more models of high-quality training appear, training associated with the needs of enterprises and the labor market. Thousands of teachers have won the title of excellent teachers from the grassroots level to the provincial, city and national levels; many officials and teachers have been conferred by the State the titles of people's teachers, excellent teachers, many have become senior officials of the Party and State, leading technical and technological experts, highly skilled workers; many students have won high prizes in regional and world vocational skills exams; millions of trained workers have been working in enterprises; on construction sites and fields, contributing to socio-economic development, industrialization and modernization of the country. These achievements have changed the society's perception of vocational training and vocational education.

The current TVET system has 1,909 TVET institutions, including: 409 colleges, 442 intermediate schools and 1,058 vocational education centers, with an enrollment of over 2.2 million learners per year. Enrollment in the 2016-2020 period increased by more than 21 percent compared to the 2011-2015 period; The rate of graduates with immediate employment is over 85 percent, some occupations reach 100 percent, with a high average income.

The quality and effectiveness of TVET is increasingly being improved. This has been confirmed by the document of the 13th Party Congress, the Prime Minister of the Government, that TVET has undergone many changes.

Recognizing these achievements, in 2021 the Prime Minister proposed and the State President decided to award the first-class Labor Medal to the General Department of Vocational Education for outstanding achievements in contributing to in the cause of building socialism and defending the Fatherland.

4. The President sent a letter calling for companionship to improve the skills of Vietnamese workers

Labor skills always play a very important role, contributing to increasing productivity, competitiveness and promoting economic growth, especially in the context of digital technology, automation and globalization. However, Vietnam has 55 million employees, but the percentage of trained workers with degrees and certificates is only 24.6 percent, which is also a factor leading to low labor productivity. Therefore, improving labor skills and increasing the percentage of trained workers is to improve the quality of human resources to ensure the process of socio-economic development and integration.

Vietnam - On October 4, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a letter calling for companions to improve labor skills, for a Vietnam that conquers the epidemic and prospers.

In the letter, the President affirmed that "The quality, skilled and efficient workforce is an invaluable resource and a decisive factor in the development of each country".

With the trend of globalization, strong international integration, the impact of the fourth industrial revolution and the Covid-19 pandemic are posing urgent requirements for improving labor skills. Since then, the President has proposed to the National Assembly, the Government, the Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs sector, ministries, branches, localities and relevant agencies and organizations to prioritize resources, mechanisms and policies. and take drastic action to promote the development of skilled and skilled human resources, popularizing the profession for young people.

The business community and employers continue to actively participate in the cause of supporting training to improve vocational skills for employees, especially for workers affected by the epidemic.

In order to spread the message of the President's call for labor skills development, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, DVET and the ministries, branches and localities have specifically To materialize the content of the President's letter of appeal in directing and operating activities, to actively advise and propose to competent authorities to develop a plan to implement the President's call to prioritize resources. resources, develop mechanisms, policies and take drastic actions to promote the development of skilled and highly skilled human resources, and universalize the profession for young people.

In 2022, with determination, consensus, traditional strength, belief that the field of vocational education and training in general and the DVET in particular will achieve new successes, contributing to a Vietnam. The South won the epidemic, prospered and prospered.

5. Successfully and safely organized professional activities and honored to receive the First Class Labor Medal

Continuing to promote and boldly apply information technology in professional activities, using new achievements of technology 4.0 through supercomputers and cloud computing technology, the General Department of Vocational Education and Training actively participates in consulted with leaders of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to deploy synchronously, successfully and safely by online form, directly combining online with deep professional activities such as: National Vocational Skills Exam 2021, Lecture Conference National VET teachers in 2021, Contest of ideas for starting a business among VET students and students, Activities to build a culture of behavior in TVET institutions and praise typical models of behavioral culture in 2021...

With the mission of training human resources for the country, continuing the achievements since its establishment until now, with the attention of the Party, the State, and the leaders of the Ministry, with the spirit of solidarity. , overcoming difficulties of generations of leaders, officials, civil servants and employees, TVET activities have made positive changes.

More and more models of high-quality training appear, training associated with the needs of enterprises and the labor market. Thousands of teachers have won the title of excellent teachers from the grassroots level to the provincial, city and national levels; many officials and teachers have been conferred by the State the titles of people's teachers, excellent teachers, many have become senior officials of the Party and State, leading technical and technological experts, highly skilled workers; many students have won high prizes in regional and world vocational skills exams; millions of trained workers have been working in enterprises; on construction sites and fields, contributing to socio-economic development, industrialization and modernization of the country. These achievements have changed the society's perception of vocational training and vocational education.

The current TVET system has 1,909 TVET institutions, including: 409 colleges, 442 intermediate schools and 1,058 vocational education centers, with an enrollment of over 2.2 million learners per year. Enrollment in the 2016-2020 period increased by more than 21 percent compared to the 2011-2015 period; The rate of graduates with immediate employment is over 85 percent, some occupations reach 100 percent, with a high average income.

The quality and effectiveness of TVET is increasingly being improved. This has been confirmed by the document of the 13th Party Congress, the Prime Minister of the Government, that TVET has undergone many changes.

Recognizing these achievements, in 2021 the Prime Minister proposed and the State President decided to award the first-class Labor Medal to the General Department of Vocational Education for outstanding achievements in contributing to in the cause of building socialism and defending the Fatherland.