Along with the province’s fast and stable economic growth, the demand for laborers, especially highly skilled ones herein has been increasing sharply. The local laborers have also enjoyed many opportunities to select occupations in accordance with criteria of the Government’s Project 1956 on “Giving vocational training to rural laborers till 2020”. After two-year implementation, the Project 1956 has brought results, but still faced challenges for change. 

Laborers in Phu Giao district attending a class on how to tap rubber latex

 Tan Uyen district’s Bach Dang commune has been selected as a pilot locality to implement the Project 1956 on “Giving vocational training to rural laborers till 2020”.  

 Bach Dang commune has so far implemented the model of giving training on how to grow pomelo and safe vegetable for the local laborers.

 As a result, the local learners have applied sci-tech advancements into their agricultural production models for better results. Bach Dang commune has also been granted a collective brand name of “Bach Dang pomelo” by provincial Department of Science and Technology…

 However, some other localities have faced many challenges in the task of giving vocational training to rural laborers. Di An town is a typical example for this.

 Di An Vocational Training Junior College over time opened vocational training classes with skills suitable to the local real situation such as construction, mechanical engineering, industrial electricity, motorbike repair…

 But, due to many reasons, including the intellectual standards of people being low, only 66% of total learners completed their vocational training program.

 After two years of implementing the Project 1956, Phu Giao district also cooperated with the district’s Division of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to open 32 classes on how to tap rubber latex, grow mushroom, tend ornamental creature…for 1,936 turns of people.

 Bui Van Quen, chairman of Phu Giao district’s Farmers’ Society said that one of the district’s hurdles in the process of realizing the Project over the past two years was the propaganda work, which had not been implememted effectively.

 For the Project 1956 implemented well, the province needs to focus on the consultancy and propaganda work. Giving vocational training to rural laborers must be suitable to the real situation of each locality. Harmonious cooperation between the local authorities are also needed to effectively implement this project…

 

Reported by Thu Thuy-Translated by K.T