Vietnam: What does job consulting in vocational education and training mean?

What does job consulting in vocational education and training in Vietnam mean?

According to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 3 of Circular 14/2022/TT-BLDTBXH, “job consulting in vocational education and training” refers to activities that assist learners in obtaining job information from the labor market, developing their competence and expanding opportunities to find jobs appropriate to their competence, expertise and aspirations.

Learners are provided with free-of-charge consulting services at vocational education and training institutions.

Note: Circular 14/2022/TT-BLDTBXH does not apply to pedagogical schools under the state management of the Ministry of Education and Training.

What is the basis for providing job consulting in vocational education and training in Vietnam?

Under the provisions in Article 4 of Circular 14/2022/TT-BLDTBXH:

Principles of implementation

1. Issues and activities related to the provision of career and job consulting and start-up support must be appropriate to learners’ age, awareness, training disciplines and majors, and training levels.

2. Training in knowledge and skills for learners specified in this Circular shall not affect training programs of vocational education and training institutions.

3. Career and job consulting and start-up support shall be provided in a manner that adopts the learner-centered approach; is associated with learners' needs and for the benefit of learners; at the same time responds to demands from the labor and job market and develop learners' skills.

4. Infrastructure and equipment must be in place to facilitate the provision of career and job consulting, and start-up support for learners; co-working spaces and start-up support spaces must be built and developed.

5. It is required to ensure a sufficient number of personnel to provide career and job consulting, and start-up support for learners at vocational education and training institutions; encourage the establishment of centers or a division affiliated to functional departments without increasing the number of personnel in charge of provision of career and job consulting, and start-up support for learners at vocational education and training institutions; encourage the formation of a network of skilled, experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic consultants.

6. Programs and documents on career and job consulting, and start-up support and training courses on necessary skills must be provided to learners and the origin of the documents must be guaranteed.

Thus, job consulting in vocational education and training in Vietnam shall be provided in a manner that adopts the learner-centered approach; is associated with learners' needs and for the benefit of learners; and at the same time responds to demands from the labor and job market and develops learners' skills.

What does job consulting in vocational education and training in Vietnam mean? (Image from Internet)

What are the methods for providing job consulting in vocational education and training in Vietnam?

The methods for providing job consulting in vocational education and training in Vietnam are stipulated in Article 10 of Circular 14/2022/TT-BLDTBXH as follows:

1. Organizing job consulting and recruitment programs and days, job consulting activities aimed at connecting learners to employers.

2. Providing refresher training in interview and job finding skills and other working skills fostering and training through club activities, seminars, forums, training classes, extra-curricular activities, visits and internships at enterprises.

3. Providing job information and job consulting for learners through video clips and images; through documents, publications and media.

4. Instructing learners to exploit recruitment database of employers, information on the labor market, assessment of skills, attitudes and adaptability to the labor market.

5. Other methods prescribed by regulations of law.

The contents and activities of job counseling in vocational education and training in Vietnam are specified in Article 9 of Circular 14/2022/TT-BLDTBXH as follows:

- Provide information on jobs related to training disciplines and majors; information on recruitment and requirements imposed by employers; labor and job policies.

- Provide consulting, training and refresher training in interview and job finding skills and other working skills to learners.

- Provide job consulting for learners so as to choose jobs suitable to their physical fitness, competence and aspirations; connect with employers to introduce jobs to learners.

- Other issues concerning job consulting in conformity with regulations of law.