A decade of training high-quality human resources
On the afternoon of December 4, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Education and Training coordinated with the Australian Embassy in Vietnam to organize a workshop to summarize 10 years of the Vietnam-Australia Human Resource Development Cooperation Program (Aus4Skills).
The event was attended by representatives of Vietnamese ministries and sectors, Australian agencies, and Aus4Skills partners and beneficiaries.
The workshop highlighted the essential role of Aus4Skills in improving the quality of the workforce, promoting inclusive education, and meeting Vietnam’s changing human resource development needs – key factors in sustaining economic growth and global competitiveness.
The event also marked a decade of effective cooperation, contributing to improving the quality of human resources and promoting the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
Speaking at the ceremony, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thu Thuy, Director of the Department of International Cooperation (Ministry of Education and Training) emphasized that the event was held at a special time when Vietnam is implementing Resolution 71 on breakthroughs in education and training development. Educational cooperation has always been one of the important pillars in the Vietnam-Australia relationship, Ms. Thuy affirmed.
The Aus4Skills program, implemented since 2016, with a total non-refundable aid resource of 63.1 million Australian dollars for activities in Vietnam and 147 million Australian dollars for implementation costs in Australia, has become one of the typical cooperation projects between the two countries in human resource development.
In the field of higher education, Aus4Skills supports the improvement of university governance capacity, university autonomy, quality assurance and international accreditation for about 1,000 university officials, leaders and lecturers. The governance models adopted in the period 2016-2020 have been effectively applied by many schools, bringing benefits to tens of thousands of students.
In vocational education, the program has made important contributions to building a competency-based training and assessment model, linking with businesses and developing vocational skills, especially in the logistics sector. After two phases, 5,154 cadres and students from 16 vocational training institutions have participated in the training; 20 new occupational standards, and pilot models are being replicated.
Regarding scholarships, hundreds of Vietnamese students have studied for master's degrees at Australian universities; tens of thousands of staff and teachers have received training to improve their capacity, contributing to the formation of a network of more than 160,000 alumni who studied in Australia. Recently, a survey of more than 2,000 students showed that 99% have applied their knowledge into practice, with 5,719 initiatives and contributions recorded.
Ms. Nguyen Thu Thuy highly appreciated the efforts of Australian partners in promoting gender equality and social inclusion, with 58% of the students being female, along with a significant proportion of people with disabilities, ethnic minorities and people from disadvantaged areas. This shows that the goal of leaving no one behind has been clearly realized, Ms. Thuy emphasized.
The bridge connecting people and knowledge
Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, Ms. Gillian Bird, affirmed that Aus4Skills is not just a program, but a bridge connecting people, knowledge and opportunities of the two countries.
“Together, we have enhanced Vietnam’s human resources in key sectors, empowered thousands of individuals through education and training, and fostered leadership, driving innovation and inclusive growth,” said Ms. Gillian Bird.
According to her, Aus4Skills has supported more than 500 scholarship recipients, many of whom now hold leadership positions in government agencies, universities and businesses, and has contributed to improving governance and quality assurance in higher education, impacting more than 40,000 students.
In addition, the program has promoted training linked to business needs, in which the proportion of women in the logistics sector increased from 13% to 60%; along with that, building the Vietnam-Australia Center into a "knowledge exchange center" where senior officials of the two countries share policies and management experiences.
Ambassador Gillian Bird stressed that these achievements reflect the two countries' shared commitment to building a skilled, adaptive and future-ready workforce.
Emphasizing the importance of gender equality in human resource development, Ms. Michelle O'Byrne, Australian Ambassador for Gender Equality, affirmed: “Gender equality is not only a social goal but also an indispensable driver of economic growth. This promotes inclusive growth, improves governance, and ensures that innovations benefit everyone.”
Aus4Skills has supported innovative initiatives to modernise training programs, improve governance and align with international standards in the areas of higher education, vocational education and leadership development.
In the field of vocational education, the program has contributed to improving the practicality of training, linked to real employment needs, through establishing partnerships with businesses and applying new approaches so that students after graduation will have the skills that employers need. These efforts contribute to maintaining the competitiveness of Vietnamese human resources in a world of close cooperation.
At the same time, Aus4Skills promotes inclusive growth by improving gender equality and expanding opportunities for disadvantaged groups, reinforcing Vietnam’s commitment to social justice.
Ambassador Gillian Bird affirmed that Australia will continue to accompany Vietnam in developing human resources for a modern, dynamic and adaptive economy.
Expressing her gratitude to the Australian Government, units under the Ministry of Education and Training, the Aus4Skills Office and partners for their close coordination and effective implementation of the program over the past 10 years, Ms. Nguyen Thu Thuy emphasized her wish that the two sides continue to strengthen cooperation and build a new phase of Aus4Skills in a practical, sustainable direction that is consistent with Vietnam's educational innovation orientation.
She said the Ministry of Education and Training hopes that Australia will continue to provide scholarships for Vietnamese students to supplement high-quality human resources for universities, while expanding research cooperation in priority areas such as climate change, organic agriculture and advanced technology; enhancing cooperation in quality assurance, co-recognition, sharing of standard data; replicating effective vocational training models, and increasing school-enterprise-state connections.
In addition, Vietnam hopes that Australia will continue to support English training, share knowledge on AI, digital transformation and digital learning platforms suitable to Australia's strengths.
Source: https://nhandan.vn/ky-niem-10-nam-chuong-trinh-aus4skills-diem-sang-hop-tac-giao-duc-viet-nam-australia-post928033.html
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