Advantages and challenges
Dr. Trinh Thi Thu Ha - Principal of Hanoi College of Commerce and Tourism said that the school is one of the top 10 institutions in the capital for training in service and trade sectors. The school trains in a variety of occupations that are in great demand in the market such as: Tourism , hotels, culinary arts, e-commerce, business administration. At the same time, it implements communication strategies through many channels so that people can access enrollment information quickly and accurately.
This unit has provided admissions consulting at programs: Admissions Fairs organized by the Ministry of Education and Training , directly at high schools; flexible online consulting... to help students and parents understand the majors, admission requirements, and output. The school also connects with many large corporations at home and abroad to coordinate practical training for students at businesses.
“At the enterprise, students are guided by department heads to practice professional skills and solve situations that arise in real work to gain more knowledge and solid skills upon graduation. Many students have been recruited to become official employees of the enterprise right after graduation and have many opportunities for promotion,” informed Dr. Trinh Thi Thu Ha.
According to Dr. Vu Huu Y - Principal of Ha Nam Vocational College (Ninh Binh), from March 2025, the Vocational Education sector will be transferred to the Ministry of Education and Training for management, so professional work and implementation management will have many advantages. However, enrollment has been a recurring problem for many years due to the mentality of "failing the university entrance exam to learn a trade", vocational training is only "option 2".
Currently, the school has recruited 97% of the total 720 intermediate level targets; the number of candidates registering for college level is only 50% of the total 300 targets. The reason is that candidates are waiting for universities to finish recruiting students with the high school graduation exam results before considering applying for admission to vocational colleges.
From a grassroots perspective, Mr. Nguyen Van Hang - Vice Principal of Ly Thai To College (Bac Ninh) said that the school's advantage is receiving attention and support from provincial leaders and departments, branches and sectors. Many high schools and teachers have supported, accompanied and trusted the school's training quality.
However, students have too many choices after graduating from high school such as: Studying abroad, exporting labor, working as a factory worker to earn money immediately; going to university or college, preferably a school near home... Many people still have the mindset of "worshiping degrees", so they must send their children to university at all costs, even though they cannot work in the right field after graduation, have difficulty finding a job, and have to hide their university degree to work as a factory worker.

Need fundamental solution
Discussing solutions for enrollment, Principal of Hanoi College of Commerce and Tourism Trinh Thi Thu Ha said that communication work about occupations needs to be promoted, especially those requiring a lot of labor; improving the quality of training for students to be able to work in businesses; equipping adequate and modern facilities to ensure the most favorable learning environment for learners.
“We promote career counseling, training programs, and job opportunities so that candidates understand the advantages and suitability of vocational training. The school has incentives for early enrollment programs at each time, especially for candidates who apply for admission and enroll early, creating many advantages for candidates during their studies at the school,” said Dr. Trinh Thi Thu Ha.
Dr. Vu Huu Y - Principal of Ha Nam Vocational College said that vocational training plays a particularly important role in the development of human resources of a country. However, vocational training institutions need to be updated to keep up with the trend of modern education, attract students to study, vocational training institutions need to be planned on a large scale, and provide multi-disciplinary training.
“Conclusion No. 91-KL/TW of the Politburo on implementing fundamental and comprehensive innovation in education and training also clearly states the orientation for the development of vocational education. In the coming time, a number of vocational education institutions need to continue to receive focused, high-quality investment to meet the needs of learners, high-quality human resources and changes in the labor market,” emphasized Dr. Vu Huu Y.
The Vice Principal of Ly Thai To College added that the school's solution in the coming time will be to be steadfast and persistent in the quality of human resource training; innovate and improve the quality of teaching and learning for students; cooperate closely with businesses, link internships with recruitment; continue to promote communication, and coordinate more effectively with high schools to provide proper career counseling and recruitment.
Master Tran Phuong - Principal of Viet Giao Secondary School (HCMC) commented that the source of recruitment from high school graduates is becoming increasingly difficult, so it is necessary to diversify the source of recruitment. The school always applies many different forms of recruitment, such as combining with vocational education and continuing education centers, organizing short-term training courses, connecting courses... to compensate for the decline in regular enrollment, which is becoming the motto to maintain the operation of many vocational education institutions.
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