Start of the first cooperative vocational training course for “Sewage Engineering Technicians”

2.11.2015

President of VWSA, Mr. Cao Lai Quang speaking about the growing demand of skilled workforce in waste water sector in his opening speech

Dr. Nguyen Thi Hang, principal of HVCT pressing on significations of cooperative training model

Mr. Gunther Adler, State Secretary of German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) sharing about the importance of dual training in Germany in the Press Conference

Mr. Pham Minh Huan, Vice Minister of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs of Viet Nam and State Secretary, Mr. Gunther Adler giving protection clothing, the meaning gifts from GIZ for 20 students of the pilot class

Mr. Willy Lenk, a supervisor of Dresden Drainage Company, guiding visitors on exhibition of Sewage Engineering Technician.

Delegations participated in Opening Ceremony of pilot training program on Sewage Engineering Technician.

Press Conference of the pilot training program on Sewage Engineering Technician. From the left to the right: Assoc. Prof. Duong Duc Lan, Mr. Pham Minh Huan, Mr. Gunther Adler, Dr. Horst Sommer and Madame Nguyen Thi Hang.

Director of the Programme Reform of TVET in Viet Nam giving opening speech and presenting efforts of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on vocational training in Vietnam in general and on waste water sector in particular

General Director of GDVT, Mr. Duong Duc Lan pressing on the stature and ability on sustainable development of pilot training programs on Sewage Engineering Technician in ASEAN community.

In the opening speech, Mr. Gunther Adler, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety of Germany (BMUB), expressing his expectation on the pilot training program.

Vice Minister of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs of Viet Nam, Mr. Phạm Minh Huân speaking in the opening ceremony and pressing on meanings of cooperative training program in current social context.

The German State Secretary, Mr. Gunther Adler and delegations giving compliments and encouraging students in pilot class.

From the left to the right: Mr Phạm Minh Huân, Vice Minister of MoLISA; Mr. Gunther Adler, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety of Germany and Dr. Horst Sommer, Director of TVET VN

Ho Chi Minh City, 02.11.2015

The first cooperative training course for “Sewage Engineering Technicians” was organized on November 2^nd, 2015 with the honored participation of Mr Phạm Minh Huân, Vice Minister of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs of Viet Nam and Mr. Gunther Adler, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety of Germany (BMUB).

The pilot vocational training programme “Sewage Engineering Technician” is being implemented jointly by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the General Directorate for Vocational Training (GDVT), the Ministry of Construction, and other partners such as Ho Chi Minh Vocational College of Technology (HVCT), Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association (VWSA), as well as sewerage companies in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Can Tho and Khanh Hoa.

According to Mr Phạm Minh Huân, until 2020 the industrialisation process of Viet Nam needs to follow a path of green growth. “It means that the economic growth must be combined with well-planned measures for environmental and natural resources protection.” The construction and enlargement of the wastewater treatment infrastructure for long-term operation has become one of the core aspects for a sustainable economy. However, apart from investments in the infrastructure, the investment in human resources capable to maintain and operate the wastewater treatment facilities is essential.

An advantage of the cooperative training programme, which is based on the German occupational standard and adapted to the conditions in Viet Nam, is that all partners, the Ho Chi Minh Vocational College of Technology (HVCT), the Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association (VWSA) as well as sewerage companies, jointly developed the training programme and defined structured in-company training phases. Such a collaboration among TVET institutes and enterprises is key for the training programme to meet the requirements of the labour market in Viet Nam and South East Asia.

On the other hand, this cooperation presents a valuable opportunity for technicians and sewerage enterprises in the future. The programme promotes not only credibility and improves the efficiency of modern wastewater treatment plants and canal networks, it also ensures that the graduates meet the demand of the sewerage enterprises and thus contributes to a sustainable economic development and an improved environment in Viet Nam.

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