What do provinces and cities propose to develop vocational education?

At the conference, representatives of the Department of Education and Training of provinces, cities and central ministries discussed and evaluated the implementation process of the Vocational Education Development Strategy (VET) for the 2021-2030 period approved by the Prime Minister and proposed solutions to develop VET and GDTX.

Ms. Truong Hai Thanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, said that Ho Chi Minh City (after the merger) has a large, diverse vocational education system with much development potential.

To synchronously implement the Vocational Education Development Strategy to 2045, Ms. Truong Hai Thanh said that Ho Chi Minh City is implementing it synchronously with a clear roadmap, closely linking the goal of training high-quality human resources with the characteristics of a large economic and financial center.

- Ảnh 1. — Ms. Truong Hai Thanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City

In addition, one of the conditions to achieve the set goals by 2045 is to focus on investment and upgrading with focus and key points for schools in the work of arranging the network of vocational education and continuing education facilities.

According to the Department of Education and Training of Thanh Hoa , to implement the Vocational Education Development Strategy, it is recommended that competent authorities research and issue decrees on mechanisms and policies to encourage businesses to participate in vocational education activities such as developing programs and textbooks; coordinating the provision of training equipment, etc.

The Departments of Education and Training of Phu Tho, Dong Thap... proposed to have regulations and orientations for localities on the mechanism for allocating state budget capital, investment mechanism, support mechanism and mechanism for integrating other programs and projects in the same locality to implement goals and tasks... Integrating national target programs into one program, in which the contents on vocational education...

According to a representative of Thai Binh Medical College, being granted financial autonomy has created resources for the school to proactively invest and upgrade facilities to serve training and provide medical examination and treatment services.

- Ảnh 2. — Delegates speaking at the conference

However, currently, Thai Binh Medical College still lacks detailed guidance on using autonomous revenue sources for reinvestment, joint ventures, partnerships or upgrading equipment according to market needs and international training.

"Procedures for public asset management are still heavily administrative, discouraging units from proactively exploiting and creating sustainable revenue sources," said the leader of Thai Binh Medical College.

- Ảnh 3. — Professor Dr. Le Quan, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, spoke at the conference.

Speaking at the conference, Professor Dr. Le Quan, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, said the current mechanism allows schools to cooperate with businesses to train human resources for businesses or conduct training business to become autonomous.

However, Professor Le Quan said: "Autonomy must be effective. If autonomy is weak, it also needs to be reconsidered. Currently, if it is not special schools such as medical and art schools, then weak schools must also be reviewed. Enrollment is low, but the number of reports is high; a number of cases have recently been handled...".

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cac-tinh-thanh-de-xuat-gi-de-phat-trien-giao-duc-nghe-nghiep-185251201161608833.htm