Enhancing Human Resource Quality

In the past time, inflation and economic slowdown have caused a considerable impact on socioeconomic development programmes in Ha Nam province and on sustainability targets, particularly employment generation. After the resolution of the Provincial Party Congress was issued, the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and its affiliates have regularly worked together to find out solutions to overcome difficulties against their missions.

 

With the close care and support of central and provincial governments, vocational training in the province has progressed in both quality and quantity. The province now has 21 vocational training establishments at different levels which enrol 15,000 - 17,000 students a year to meet the learning demand in the province and surrounding provinces. Trained labourers made up 37 per cent of the workforce in 2012. Trained workers have high skills and technical expertise.

 

In addition, the Department has submitted to the provincial government for approval of the “vocational training for countryside workers towards 2020" scheme and vocational training norms for rural worker training in accordance with the Decision 1956/QD-Ttg in order to improve the quality of human resources, raise labour productivity in agriculture as well as labour mobility from agriculture to handicraft, industry and service sectors. Vocational training has positively contributed to job creation and poverty reduction (There are two forms of training: Schools join hands with enterprises to train workers at their facilities and graduates are employed by those companies, and schools coordinate with businesses to train working skills for people aged over 35).

 

The Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has paid proper attention to employment introduction. Currently, the province has set up "job market" which opens the 15th day of every calendar month. The market day draws thousands of people to attend. The integration of programmes and projects has helped thousands of workers to find new jobs and thus improve their livelihoods.

 

Mr Le Van Hung, Deputy Director of the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said the province eggs on demand-based training because of its immediate effectiveness. Hence, the province frequently asks and encourages vocational training establishments and enterprises. Private sector is encouraged to invest in vocational training. The department sets up labour information system, builds coordinating policy for training and employment, and encourages training cooperation with private sector. Outperformers in this aspect included Ha Nam Vocational College, Television and Broadcasting College No. I, Ha Nam Vocational Training School, Duy Tuyen Vocational School, etc.

 

It is needed to diversify training majors and schools to realise the target that trained workers will account for 45 per cent of the province by 2015 and 50 per cent in 2020. The sector strives to create jobs for more people.