Hairdressing and air conditioner repair training courses are the most expensive.

According to Hanoi 's estimates, the cost for a hairdressing trainee is 16.9 million VND, and air conditioner repair is nearly 11 million VND, making them the most expensive among the 30 entry-level vocational courses.

On November 1st, the Hanoi City People's Council announced the draft resolution regulating the prices of training services for 30 basic-level vocational courses. These prices include tuition fees, enrollment fees, quality assurance fees, and fees for issuing diploma and certificate templates.

According to the draft, hair design and styling is the most expensive profession – nearly 17 million VND per course, followed by B2 car driving (15.6 million VND), and air conditioner and refrigeration repair (10.9 million VND). These are the three professions with service fees exceeding 10 million VND.

High-quality rice cultivation is the profession with the lowest training cost - over 4.8 million VND. Some professions with service fees exceeding 5 million VND include fruit tree cultivation, poultry farming techniques, industrial sewing, and mobile phone repair.

Vocational training programs at the basic level last from 3 to 12 months, with a minimum of 300 hours of instruction.

The expected service price list for vocational students at the basic level is as follows:

TT	Job title	Service price (million VND/person/course)
I	Non- agricultural occupations
1	Household wood	6.22
2	Fine wood crafts	5,755
3	Lacquer painting technique	9.83
4	Mother-of-pearl inlay technique	8.87
5	Production of rattan and bamboo products.	6.91
6	Electric welding	9,375
7	Household electricity	7,545
8	Air conditioner and air conditioning repair	10.95
9	Mixing drinks	6,635
10	Industrial sewing	5.89
11	Civil construction and plastering	6.92
12	Mobile phone repair	5.96
13	Interior electrical installation	7.29
14	Hair styling design	16.95
15	Motorcycle repair	5.86
16	Computer hardware repair	5,965
17	Driving license B2	15.68
II	Agricultural occupations
18	Techniques for planting and caring for ornamental plants.	7.24
19	Growing ornamental peach and kumquat trees.	7.37
20	Growing organic vegetables, growing safe vegetables	6.65
21	Animal husbandry and veterinary medicine	6,115
22	Growing high-quality rice	4.87
23	Planting fruit trees	5.1
24	Pig farming techniques	5.47
25	Flower growing techniques	8.13
26	Poultry farming techniques	5.3
27	Techniques for raising commercial freshwater fish	6.58
28	Cultivation and processing of edible and medicinal mushrooms.	7.93
29	Processing fruits and vegetables	6,995
30	Techniques for processing and preserving vegetables.	6.21

Government Decree 81 of 2021 on the mechanism for collecting and managing tuition fees mentions a ceiling on the price of training services in the field of vocational education. Accordingly, this ceiling is determined based on economic and technical norms issued by the competent authority.

In March of this year, the Hanoi People's Committee issued a set of economic and technical norms for training in several basic-level vocational skills. This document clearly specifies the number of modules, the number of class hours for each module, and the necessary equipment for training. This is one of the bases for the City People's Council to draft a Resolution on vocational training service prices. From this, vocational schools can calculate their fees for their training programs, ensuring they do not exceed the regulations.

The draft resolution, open for public comment since November 1st, will apply to vocational schools in the capital city from 2024 if approved.