Vocational training report: Viet Nam 2012

This report is structured into 10 sections is based on statistical data, surveys, and poll results, as well as on secondary materials. It does not only outline basic problems of Viet Nam vocational training in 2012 but also indicates major directions in vocational training in Viet Nam. The analysis led to the following key findings: (1) Policies and regulations on vocational training have been supplemented and have gradually become more accomplished; (2) The labor market continues to have strong impacts on vocational training; (3) Networks of vocational institutions have developed widely and diversely; initially formed high-quality vocational schools; (4) The pool of vocational teachers has rapidly increased in numbers but not to a significant level in terms of professional expertise, pedagogical and occupational skills. There is a wide gap in their performance quality among regions and many have yet to meet the requirements of the vocational training system; (5) The pool of vocational professionals/managers in vocational institutions has increased in quantity and improved in quality but their professional skills remain limited; (6) The number of apprentices tends to decrease when it comes to qualification certification due to difficulties in admissions; (7) The share of vocational graduates increases significantly. Occupation exams that were conducted with an exam item bank generated better results. More students found jobs after graduation in comparison with those who stayed in the same occupation trained by the vocational institutions; (8) Continue to establish and develop a set of National Occupational Skill Standards and organize occupational skill assessment for workers; (9) Accreditation for vocational training quality plays an important role in improving the quality of vocational training; and (10) Budgets for vocational training have been given special attention but allocated unevenly and utilized ineffectively.