How is the vocational education network in Ho Chi Minh City?

After the merger of provinces and cities, the number of vocational training facilities in Ho Chi Minh City is the largest in the country.

Students study at Hung Vuong Technical and Technology Vocational College. It is expected that in the near future, Ho Chi Minh City will no longer have public secondary schools - Photo: NHU HUNG

According to statistics from the Department of Continuing Education - Vocational and University (Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City), Ho Chi Minh City currently has 481 vocational training facilities.

Of which, the public sector accounts for 104 units, the remaining 377 are non-public establishments, equivalent to nearly 80%.

Specifically, the whole city has 77 colleges (41 public, 36 private), 77 intermediate schools (26 public, 51 private), 74 vocational education centers (6 public, 68 private), 29 vocational education - continuing education centers (all public), and 224 establishments registered for vocational education activities, of which only 2 are state-owned enterprises.

Currently, the scale of vocational training in the area reaches about 327,000 learners.

Compared with before the administrative boundary merger, the number of vocational training facilities in the area increased significantly.

Previously, Ho Chi Minh City had 378 vocational training facilities (79 public, 299 private), Binh Duong (old) had 66 vocational training facilities (17 public, 49 private) and Ba Ria - Vung Tau (old) had 37 vocational training facilities (8 public, 29 private).

Of which, Ho Chi Minh City has 62 colleges and 63 secondary schools, Binh Duong (old) has 7 colleges and 10 secondary schools, and Ba Ria - Vung Tau (old) has 8 colleges and 4 secondary schools.

According to the orientation of rearranging the system of public service units, Ho Chi Minh City is expected to have only 19 affiliated public colleges and no more public secondary schools in the near future.

In the orientation for vocational education development to 2030, with a vision to 2045, Ho Chi Minh City aims to attract 45-50% of junior high school and high school graduates to the vocational education system; the proportion of female students will reach over 35% of the total new enrollment target.

In addition, about 60% of the workforce will be retrained or regularly trained, 70% of vocational training facilities will meet quality accreditation standards and about 10 high-quality schools will be established in the area.

Meanwhile, according to the draft guidelines for implementing tasks for the 2025-2026 school year for vocational education, Ho Chi Minh City will continue to implement the project to rearrange the system of public colleges and intermediate schools in the 2025-2030 period.

The arrangement is oriented to reorganize the network of vocational training institutions in a streamlined and reasonably distributed manner, meeting the requirements of socio-economic development and in accordance with the two-level local government model.

This process must ensure that educational institutions operate effectively and without interruption, while clearly defining the functions and tasks of each unit after the arrangement.

In addition, Ho Chi Minh City will develop an open education system, diversify learning programs and methods, increase the application of technology and digital transformation to promote lifelong learning and build a learning society.

The city also aims to develop vocational training facilities that meet regional and international standards, focusing on training high-quality human resources, especially in the fields of science and technology, thereby gradually building Ho Chi Minh City into a leading human resource training center in the ASEAN region.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/mang-luoi-co-so-giao-duc-nghe-nghiep-o-tp-hcm-hien-ra-sao-20251014113403894.htm