Addressing a conference in Hanoi on December 17 to review the ministry’s performance in 2017 and outlines tasks for 2018, the PM asked the ministry to create conditions for the private sector to invest in vocational schools. “Vocational training should be carried out based on orders,” he said, stressing the need to complete policies and programs on vocational training, especially for farmers, residents in disadvantaged areas, and social welfare beneficiaries. Regarding labor export, PM Phuc reminded the MoLISA to protect the image of Vietnamese people abroad and urged the ministry to develop the labor market in high-tech countries. He hailed the ministry’s efforts in sending a record number of 130,000 workers abroad in 2017 under contracts between Vietnam and foreign countries, exceeding the set target by nearly 24 percent. At the conference The Government leader, however, pointed to high unemployment rate among university graduates, slow … [Read more...] about 2018 promises to be a busy year for MoLISA
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UNICEF officials honoured by MoLISA for contributions
UNICEF officials honoured by MoLISA for contributions (17-09-2005) HA NOI — The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs acknowledged yesterday the senior programme co-ordinator of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Viet Nam, Christian Salazar, and the head of UNICEF’s child protection department, Le Hong Loan, for their contributions to the rights of Vietnamese women and children. Salazar and Loan received medals For the Cause of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs from the Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Nguyen Thi Hang. Deputy Minister Dam Huu Dac said UNICEF’s assistance had been of immense significance to Vietnamese children, particularly the underprivileged. Salazar, in particular, has contributed greatly to the effective co-operation between UNICEF and Viet Nam since he began working here in 2002, Dac added. According to the ministry, UNICEF helped the ministry during 2001-2005 to build policies and a legal framework to … [Read more...] about UNICEF officials honoured by MoLISA for contributions
Vocational and junior colleges reject new oversight by MOLISA
VietNamNet Bridge - Thirty medical and pharmaceutical schools have asked the government not to put them under control of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA). The government recently decided to assign MOLISA to control vocational intermediate schools (2-year training) and junior colleges (3-year training), while the other schools remain under the control of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET). The representative of the 30 schools said that in order to ensure training quality, it is necessary to standardize the educational system. Therefore, it would be better for the government to put the national educational system under MOET’s control. “We know that MOET proposed the government to assign it to control vocational training and we totally agree with the ministry,” said Le Trong Ngoc, president of the Hanoi Medical School. If the government persists in its decision to put vocational intermediate schools and junior … [Read more...] about Vocational and junior colleges reject new oversight by MOLISA
Government continues MoLISA control over vocational training
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The government has confirmed that the management of the country’s vocational training system will stay with the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the management of the education system will remain with the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET). With other ministries and agencies, MoLISA will continue to directly manage vocational training schools and colleges. It has also been asked by the government to accelerate a draft decree of investment conditions in vocational training. MoET, meanwhile, must speed up a decree on conditions in educational investments and operations. MoET previously proposed the government transfer the management of vocational training systems managed by MoLISA to MoET. In an interview with VET on June 16, Mr. Hoang Ngoc Vinh, Director of MoET’s Professional Education Department, said that the management of vocational training systems … [Read more...] about Government continues MoLISA control over vocational training
Over 1 million unemployed in Q2: MoLISA
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Over 1 million people at working age remain unemployed in the second quarter of this year, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has announced in its latest labour market bulletin. Among the total unemployed people, about 286,000 were holding college and university degrees or higher, according to the MoLISA. The MoLISA bulletin, issued on Wednesday at a conference in Hà Nội, has also updated information about the domestic labour market with some negative news, including an increase in the jobless rate among highly skilled workers. The ministry said a large number of highly educated workers who are unemployed, had caused more challenges to the national education sector and forced it to intensify reforms to meet the quality demands as called for by the domestic labour market. The second quarter report on national labour market also revealed a slow progress in improving the quality of labour through education, as qualified labourers were … [Read more...] about Over 1 million unemployed in Q2: MoLISA