Vocational training opportunities for mountain people

1000068532(1).jpg — Quang Nam College opens vocational intermediate class in Dong Giang commune. Photo: LAM PHUONG

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At the end of October 2025, in Dong Giang commune, Quang Nam College opened the first intermediate vocational class in 2025 for people in mountainous areas. According to the needs of students, the school teaches two majors: High-tech Agriculture and Tourism Business Management with 140 students who are children of the Co Tu ethnic group in Dong Giang commune.

Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Thi Phuong Anh, Principal of Quang Nam College, said that these two classes were organized based on the request of the People's Committee of Dong Giang Commune, with the goal of supplementing human resources, contributing to promoting tourism and agricultural activities in the locality. According to the plan, the course lasts about 2 years. Lecturers from Quang Nam College come to teach in the locality. The learning location is the Dong Giang Commune Political Training Center, creating favorable conditions for students during the travel and study process.

The vocational training class attracted 140 students from the Co Tu ethnic group in Dong Giang commune. Photo: LAM PHUONG

Students will practice and intern in high-quality enterprises and branded corporations. In particular, the course will focus on training and supplementing knowledge on digital transformation, helping students meet job requirements in the new period. Graduates will be awarded a regular secondary school diploma to participate in the labor market. Also according to the leaders of Quang Nam College, after graduation, if students need to work in other localities, the school will support connections and introductions to reputable businesses.

Mr. Da Lay Luc, Vice Chairman of Dong Giang Commune People's Committee, said that the opening of vocational intermediate classes is an effective solution to help mountainous youth have the opportunity to study and practice vocational skills to participate in the labor market in the new period. This is also the foundation for people to start a business, develop the family economy, get rich legitimately in their hometown, contributing to building a sustainable new countryside.

Student BNương Thị Thảo (born 2003, Đông Giang commune) shared: “Most of my friends here and I come from poor families. Going to school far from home is not easy due to the traffic and high costs. The fact that Quang Nam College opened a vocational training class right in the locality opens up a great opportunity for students and youth in the mountainous areas to study on the spot without having to travel far, which is very convenient for us.”

Workers of Tra Tap commune learn information and register to participate in vocational training. Photo: LAM PHUONG

Improving the quality of human resources in mountainous areas

According to Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Thi Phuong Anh, in order for mountainous communes to develop sustainably, it is necessary to focus on training and improving the quality of local human resources. Sending cadres and workers from urban and delta areas to support mountainous areas is only a temporary solution. Mountainous communes are seriously lacking high-quality human resources. The school has identified one of the important tasks in the coming time as supporting vocational training in mountainous communes to improve knowledge, skills, and expertise of workers, serving socio-economic development.

In Tra Tap commune, the local government has identified vocational training and job creation for people, especially young workers, as an important solution in sustainable poverty reduction. Vice Chairman of Tra Tap Commune People's Committee Ngo Tan Lac said that through reviewing the villages, the number of people of working age with a grade 9-12 education is about 300 people, who need vocational training and job creation. To improve the quality of human resources, recently, Tra Tap Commune People's Committee coordinated with Quang Nam College and Thuan An DMC Company to organize a propaganda session, vocational training registration and recruitment consultation for workers to work abroad, attracting many people to participate. As a result, there were three applications for working abroad and 25 applications for vocational training.

Representatives of Quang Nam College said that they will continue to organize more admission sessions to recruit enough students, and open vocational training classes in Tra Tap commune as soon as possible. Accordingly, the two majors currently focusing on recruiting are High-tech Agriculture and Tourism Business Management. In the coming years, depending on the needs of students, the school will research and open more majors in Environmental Resource Management, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering Technology, English, etc.

Thaco College is also coordinating with mountainous communes to recruit, provide vocational training and create jobs for workers. In Tay Giang commune, Thaco College strives to recruit 40-50 workers each year to study and work at Thaco Group. After completing the training course, workers are signed contracts with a starting salary of 7 million VND/month for elementary level, 8 million VND/month for college level along with insurance and other benefits, etc.

According to Vice Chairman of Tay Giang Commune People's Committee Nguyen Anh Tuan, the commune will step up propaganda to encourage more people to participate in vocational training; at the same time, urgently complete documents and procedures, create the best conditions for ethnic minority children in the area to learn and work at Thaco Group, opening up sustainable job opportunities, contributing to improving income and living standards for people in mountainous areas.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/co-hoi-hoc-nghe-cho-nguoi-dan-mien-nui-3308481.html