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Vocational schools to merge as student enrollment falls

VietNamNet Bridge - Many local vocational schools face closure as they cannot enroll enough students. The General Department of Vocational Training stated it will restructure the vocational school network to minimize waste.

Vietnam to pilot school course

 Forty-five vocational schools around the country will pilot a programme to teach international curricula in 34 vocations to improve the quality of human resources.

New circular enumerates admission criteria for universities

 VietNamNet Bridge – The education and training ministry has issued Circular 32, which stipulates the criteria for admission to higher education institutions.  

Ha Long, Cat Ba shift focus to environment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Communities and businesses are getting involved in sustainable tourism to help protect Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba, managers of the sites said at a meeting held yesterday in Hai Phong.

Sexual health education to be launched at vocational schools

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the United Nations Population Funds published materials for educating sexual and reproductive health and HIV prevention at vocational schools nationwide in Hanoi

High-quality human resource training to continue in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – After more than four years of implementation, a programme to develop high-quality human resources has shown positive results and will be continued,

Opportunities, challenges face Vietnamese labourers in ASEAN Community

  VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN Community (AC), expected to be formed on December 31 this year, will create a single market with freely moving capital, goods, services, investment and skilled labour,

Job students get fees cut in half

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tuition for all students at vocational high schools will be reduced by 50 per cent from this month, according to the Ministry of Finance.

Vietnam shifts policies to prepare for new ASEAN economic group

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Cam Tu spoke with Nhan Dan (People) newspaper about getting ready for the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

Vocational training ‘failing'

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vocational training programmes for rural workers in Viet Nam have largely failed to help participants find work because of a lack of coordination with industry, a high-ranking congressman said.

Vocational training at a Buddhist pagoda

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kom Pong Chray Pagoda, also known as Hang Pagoda, in Chau Thanh District, Tra Vinh Province, is famous for its traditional Khmer Theravada Buddhist architecture.

AEC – Is Vietnam ceding control of tourism to foreigners?

VietNamNet Bridge – At a recent workshop in Hanoi it was unveiled that the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has established a process to certify tourism professionals and as a result – tens of thousands of domestic tourism jobs are at risk. 

VN tourism in need of skills reboot in the wake of AEC

 VietNamNet Bridge – Skills mismatch and the relevance of skills to business needs are major concerns in Vietnam and across the region.

Slavery victims face rocky road to recovery

 VietNamNet Bridge – Duong was 18 and looking forward to seeing a new place and meeting new people when she set out with her aunt Mai and Mai's boyfriend Lap to see his parents in Vinh Phuc Province.

VN faces prospect of an ageing population

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam should take advantage of its current "golden population" consisting of a high percentage of young people, as the country will enter an ageing phase soon,

SE Asian education leaders discuss goals

 VietNamNet Bridge – Education Ministers from the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) member countries and representatives from regional organisations gathered in Pattaya, Thailand,

Disabled face up-hill battle for jobs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around one third of the 7 million people living with disabilities in Viet Nam needed vocational training and employment, but faced obstacles such as transportation and inadequate support from employers,

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Seasonal job seekers have ample options this Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every year when Tet approaches, students rush out to search for seasonal jobs to earn money for their trips home for the holiday.

Vocational training for rural people to be expanded

 As many as 900,000 rural labourers across the country will have the chance to access vocational training in 2015.