Implement the project of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on the pilot establishment of the Agricultural Skills Council at the proposal of the International Labor Organization (ILO), on March 23, 2021 in Ninh Binh, The Agricultural Skills Council and the Department of Vocational Skills, General Department of Vocational Education and Training, in collaboration with Viet Xo College of Engineering and Construction, held a workshop on the current status of vocational skills of agricultural workers. – Challenges and solutions. Attending the workshop were representatives of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, some vocational education institutions, sub-department of fisheries, department of agriculture, union of cooperatives, cooperatives and enterprises in the area. Ninh Binh province.
Addressing the orientation of the workshop, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuan - Interim Chairperson of the Agriculture Industry Skills Council emphasized the connection between the three parties, state management agencies, vocational education institutions and enterprises and cooperatives in development work. vocational skills for workers. The Council of Agricultural Vocational Skills hopes that the participants of the workshop will share information, exchange and discuss the requirements of enterprises for the vocational skills of workers, the training supply capacity of the establishment. vocational education, propose solutions to fill the gap of skills shortage for workers.
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuan speaking at the seminar
Representative of the conference co-organizer, Mr. Pham Ngoc Vu - Rector of Viet Xo College of Electrical Engineering - Construction shared about the training work of the school. Viet Xo College of Electrical Engineering - Construction is a school directly under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has a long history in vocational skills training, and has trained many students to win first and second prizes. , three at the national vocational skills contest, won gold, silver and bronze medals at the ASEAN regional vocational skills contest. In fact, the school currently only trains non-agricultural professions, because it is difficult to recruit students to study agriculture. The opinions of some cooperatives about training needs at today's workshop helped the school find a new direction in enrollment activities.
MSc. Pham Ngoc Vu speaking at the conference
Speaking at the conference, Dr. Dinh Cao Khue - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dong Giao Food Export Joint Stock Company (Doveco) shared the necessity of vocational training for farmers. The company has signed cooperation agreements with many farmers in Ninh Binh to grow some fruits for the company, but due to lack of training skills, the farmers' harvested products are in good shape and design. However, the large residue of pesticides leads the company to still have to spend money to buy products but cannot export. The specificity of the northern region is that agricultural production is mostly by households, so it is very necessary for experts to come and train farmers on the spot, to train the core teams to carry out agricultural extension. Currently, the company does not have enough people to conduct training, so the company is willing to pay training costs for its employees. In fact, the company still has to arrange training and tutoring for new recruits from half a month to 6 months even though they have degrees and professional certificates.
Dr. Dinh Cao Khue speaks at the conference
At the workshop, Ms. Ngo Thi Thu Ha - an expert from the Department of Vocational Skills, General Department of Vocational Education and Training, informed delegates about the vocational skill development system for employees according to the Occupational Skills Qualification Framework. nation. This is a model of developing vocational skills for employees in an open direction, flexible in terms of time, space and training program. The occupational skills management system according to the National Occupational Skills Qualifications Framework is based on the national occupational skills standards, recognizes the accumulated experience and knowledge of the workers and performs the assessment at the end of the process. skill accumulation. Training institutions need to understand the needs of enterprises and look up the national vocational skills standards of the Agriculture profession posted on the website kynangnghe.gov.vn to develop appropriate training programs for people. farmers. Employees can search on the website kynangnghe.gov.vn about the assessment periods, the national occupational skills assessment unit.
Delegates from the cooperatives shared that farmers need to be trained in short courses for individual skills, such as: breeding skills in cultivation and animal husbandry; skills in caring for specific local crops. Currently, young workers in Ninh Binh province mainly work in non-agricultural occupations, agricultural workers are very low and most of them are of high age. The delegates hoped that the Vocational Skills Council would continue to leverage the close relationship between the three parties in sharing experiences, introducing new models and technologies to help employees and cooperatives improve. productivity and development of agriculture in Ninh Binh province.
Delegates attending the workshop took souvenir photos
Along with organizing seminars, the Agriculture Skills Council directly visited a number of vocational education institutions, cooperatives and businesses to learn about training status and vocational skills requirements. of workers, listening to suggestions for solutions in developing agricultural skills.
The survey team worked with Dong Giao Food Export Joint Stock Company
The survey team worked with Green Technology Investment Joint Stock Company
The survey team worked with Ninh Binh School of Economics - Technology and Tourism
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