The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on August 2 to review a project on developing a vocational training model for people with disabilities caused by AO/Dioxin.
Speaking at the event, VAVA Chairman Nguyen Van Rinh said the clean vegetable growing project in Cam village in Ho Chi Minh City's outlying district of Hoc Mon, which was adapted from Japan's advanced agriculture, has been successful in Vietnam.
 |
VAVA President Nguyen Van Rinh speaks at the event.
|
He suggested those directly involved in the project pay attention to spreading the model to generate jobs, increase income and improve the lives of AO victims.
So far, the project has successfully trained four agricultural engineers and six health care staff. The clean vegetable cultivation is being piloted on a total area of over 1,000 sq.m in the village. The harvested products will be sold directly to consumers, and the revenue will be reinvested to create a research and learning centre for AO victims in the city and neighbouring localities.
Hozumi Araki, Director of vocational training at the project, suggested creating conditions for the disabled to seek, maintain and return to employment; foster self-employment and entrepreneurial spirit, develop cooperatives and recruit the disabled in the public sector through appropriate policies and measures.
Bac Giang vocational training schools operate effectively after merger
(BGO) – Since 2016,
Bac Giang province has implemented the policy of arranging vocational education
institutions in order to streamline the system. The institutions have gradually
overcome difficulties and improved training capacity, meeting the province’s socio-economic
development needs.
Vietnam, South Africa foster cooperation in training, scientific research
The Institute of African and Middle East Studies under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and the South African Embassy in Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Hanoi on March 2, under which they agreed on comprehensive cooperation in training and scientific research.
Training cooperation to improve digital capacity and promote digital transformation
The Information and Communications Public Management Institute (ICI) and the Digital Transformation Strategy Institute (DTSI) signed a cooperation agreement on February 22 to enhance the digital capacity of organisations and individuals towards the implementation of the three pillars of national digital transformation – digital government, digital society, and digital economy.
VK Tech receives project to aid training equipment
(BGO) – The Vietnam – Korean Vocational College of Technology
(VK Tech) on January 13 received project sponsored by Korean International
Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in Vietnam to continue supporting the investment
project of teaching facilities and equipment at the college since 2013.
Source: VNA
Reader's comments (0)