Consultative Workshop for the Development of VET Strategy Period 2021-2030

23.12.2019

Dr Nguyen Quoc Huy, Rector, Bac Ninh Electromechanics and Construction College strongly argued that the evaluation of the VT Development Strategy 2011-2020 needs to focus on the impacts and the gaps rather than pure reporting on the “numbers”

Dr Nguyen Hong Minh, Director General of DVET/MOLISA opened the workshop by stressing its importance and high relevance to the current VET situation of Viet Nam

4. Prof Bui The Dung, a TVET senior expert analysed a few critical issues such as the participation of the business sector, the compliance with the NOSS framework, training curricular vs. the learning outcomes in the current VT Development Strategy

Dr Phan Chinh Thuc, Vice Chairman of VAVET&SOW, a TVET senior specialist explained on different approaches of evaluating a TVET strategy

Workshop participants

Ms Tran Thi Lan Anh, Deputy Secretary General of VCCI delivered an intensive presentation on the expectations of the business sector in future TVET strategy and policies

Ms Britta van Erckelens, Deputy Director, Vietnamese-German Programme on Reform of TVET in Viet Nam explained on principles of strategy development in TVET and good example strategies of Indonesia and Ethiopia

Dr Pham Quang Vinh, Rector, Bac Thang Long economic vocational school expressed his concern over the lack of a clear financing mechanism in view of the autonomy policy being applied to public TVET institutes

10. Dr Nguyen Hong Minh,in his closing remarks, expressed his appreciation and gratefulness to the supports and commitments of local experts and international organisations to the development of the future VET strategy as well as to the cause of VET of VN

Dr Nguyen Quang Viet, Director of NIVT (DVET/MOLISA) presented initial findings of the evaluation of the VT Development Strategy 2011-2020

Dr Hoang Ngoc Vinh, Former Director of Technical Education department, MOET, argued on an evaluation framework relevant for the evaluation of the current Vocational Training Development Strategy 2011-2020

In Hanoi, on 11^th December 2019, the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training (DVET) of MOLISA with support of the Programme Reform of TVET in Viet Nam, organized a consultative workshop on the initial findings of the evaluation of the Vocational Training (VT) Development Strategy 2011-2020. The workshop aimed to seek for expert viewpoints and particularly voices and opinions of TVET stakeholders such as TVET institutes, the business sector, state management agencies, etc. on lessons learnt from the implementation of the current VT Development Strategy and more importantly, on issues to be addressed in the future strategy so as to promote Vocational Education and Training (VET) of Viet Nam, in the period 2021-2030.

At the workshop, experts contributed different approaches to the evaluation of the current VT Development Strategy, explained on the principles of developing effective TVET strategy as well as introduced good TVET strategies of Indonesia and Ethiopia. Besides, the workshop received comments and feedbacks from grassroot level such as TVET institutes managers which helps complete the picture of the practical issues to addressed.

Developing a new VET Development Strategy has been identified a priority and key task of the Government of Viet Nam in 2020, specifically for MOLISA and DVET. The current plan sets July 2020 as the due time for the submission of the strategy draft. This workshop was an important kick-off event of the series of strategic and technical debates and workshops toward the development of a new strategy on the promotion of Vocational Education and Training of Viet Nam of the next ten years.