Viet Nam
Vietnam is accelerating its process of integrating into the global economy with the aim of becoming a fully industrialized country by 2020. In order to achieve this, Vietnam is pursuing a multi-dimensional development agenda through which the enhancement of its human resource base has been identified a critical factor. The Government of Vietnam has worked to increase its support and investment into its TVET system in recent years; however the accelerated pace of technology and rapid development of industry both domestically and abroad, has resulted in a wide gap between the demand and supply of skilled labour within the country. In this connection, training methods and equipment of TVET system do not meet the full requirements of labour market: equipment is not adaptable to the modern practices and technologies utilized by productive Vietnamese enterprises; training curricula are not up to date; training methods are largely instructor-focused and therefore ineffective; and training instructors are unable to access learning opportunities to improve their instructional techniques. Read more...