To date, the province has opened 112 classes and provided vocational training (at elementary level and below 3 months training) for over 3,500 labourers of poor, nearly poor households and those who have escaped poverty, reaching 100 percent of the set target.

The poor in Le Vien commune, Son Dong district take part in civil electrical repair training class.

Particularly, there have been 27 agricultural classes (in animal husbandry, management and use of pesticides) and 85 non-agricultural classes (in garment industry, mechanical repairs and civil electrical services).

The first districts finishing the enrolment and training plans (in October) include Luc Ngan (nearly 1,100 participants), Luc Nam (nearly 800 participants), Son Dong (600 participants) and Yen The (over 300 participants).

In order to achieve these results, the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs have collaborated with the 10 districts, town and city to grasp the demand for vocational training of the beneficiaries to revise and set appropriate targets for quantity and training majors.

Thanks to the support for vocational training, many poor labourers in Dong Lac commune, Yen The district get jobs with stable income.

Besides, the Department has promoted communication on the policies to support vocational training and guided the district-level division of labour, invalids and social affairs to work with related units and vocational training institutions to complete payment records to meet the schedule.

As a result, the rate of trained labour in 2024 is estimated at 78 percent including 34 percent of trained labour with degrees and certificates, contributing to effective implementation of the targets on sustainable poverty reduction.

9+ training model open path for vocational education

BAC GIANG - The 9+ training model, which combines high school-level general education with vocational training at the intermediate level, has been chosen by many secondary school graduates. This model is an open path for vocational education, enhancing the effectiveness of career guidance policy, shortening training times, and enabling students to actively join the labour market.

Vietnam keen on expanding vocational training, labour cooperation with Germany: Official

Vietnam wishes to further strengthen cooperation with Germany in vocational education and sending Vietnamese workers to the European country to work in the context of Germany's recent revision of its foreign worker reception policy, stated Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Tan Dung at a meeting with Country Director of Germany Development Agency (GIZ) in Vietnam Michaela Baur in Hanoi on September 17.

Viet Yen township focuses on vocational training and job conversion

BAC GIANG - Recently, Viet Yen township (Bac Giang province) has reclaimed hundreds of hectares of land from many families and individuals for project implementation. Accordingly, several households have no more land for cultivation or have their production land area reduced, leading to change their occupations. In order to ensure social security in the area, the town always focuses on supporting, training and changing occupations.

80% of Vietnamese students in Germany on vocational training

About 4,000 people, mainly from Vietnam's central provinces, went to Germany to study vocational courses last year, accounting for 80% of the total number of Vietnamese students there.

Provincial leader directs to build VKTech into high-quality vocational training college

BAC GIANG- Duong Van Thai, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee (PPC), Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation of Bac Giang province on February 20 paid a visit to Vietnam-Korea College of Technology (VKTech) to inspect implementation of their tasks and duties at the beginning of Lunar New Year.

Bac Giang expands international cooperation in vocational education

BAC GIANG - Along with activities to attract and promote investment, Bac Giang province has paid attention to developing vocational education and promoting international cooperation in this field.