Speaking at the opening, General Director of the Directorate of Vocational Education Truong Anh Dung said nearly 180 contestants from 25 delegations will compete in 11 vocations online using cloud computing, big data and broadband connection technology, and three vocations offline.

General Director of the Directorate of Vocational Education Truong Anh Dung speaks at the event.

The event is also meant to choose qualified contestants for the national team to compete in the second Asian and 46th WorldSkills competitions.

Its activities will take place from December 1-December 12, including a technical workshop, thematic seminars, opening and closing ceremonies.

Contestants will compete in five vocations online in the first stage from December 2-5, and six others online and three offline in the second stage from December 7-9. The closing ceremony is scheduled for December 12 afternoon.

Bac Giang connects job demand and supply for labours returning home

(BGO) – After the fourth Covid-19 outbreak, especially in the Southern provinces and cities, Bac Giang has picked up numerous labours back home. To ensure the social welfare and create jobs to them, the local authorities, sectors and localities have paid due attention to connecting the demand and supply between businesses and workers.

Job opportunities introduced to pandemic-affected labourers in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City's Youth Employment Services (YES) Centre and the Federations of Labour of the city and Go Vap district held an event on November 14 to introduce employment opportunities to labourers who lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Over 290,000 labours in Bac Giang resume normal work

(BGO) – Since late April 2021, the Trade Union at all levels in the northern province of Bac Giang have actively joined hands together with authorities and businesses to highly focus all resources to prevent and control Covid-19 pandemic as well as call labours back to work so as to assist the business recovery and production acceleration in post pandemic period.

Bac Giang adjusts screening test for labours in industrial production businesses

(BGO) – Basing on local Covid-19 situation in Bac Giang province, the Steering Committee for assisting business in production development and disease prevention on October 16 issued document to adjust the SARS-CoV-2 screening test by RT-PCR for labours at industrial production companies in the province.

Over 41,000 labours aided from Unemployment insurance fund

(BGO) – Implementing Government’s Resolution No.116/NQ-CP about supporting employees and employers affected by Covid-19 pandemic from Unemployment insurance fund (UIF), as of October 21, the Social Insurance in Bac Giang province paid for over 41,000 labours with total amount of 94.4 billion VND (4.1 million USD) (six rates ranging from 1.8 to 3.3 million VND per person).

Source: NDO/VNA