Policy on vocational training for persons with disabilities in Vietnam

Policy on vocational training for persons with disabilities in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. What is a person with a disability?

According to Clause 1, Article 2 of the Law on Persons with Disabilities 2010, a person with disabilities means a person who is impaired in one or more body parts or suffers functional decline manifested in the form of disability which causes difficulties lo his/her work, daily life and study.

2. Vocational training for persons with disabilities in Vietnam

Vocational training for people with disabilities under Article 32 of the Law on Persons with Disabilities 2010 is as follows:

- The State ensures that persons with disabilities are provided with free advice on vocational training, job selection and learning according to their capability and ability on an equal basis like other persons.

- Vocational training establishments shall issue diplomas and certificates and recognize trained jobs when persons with disabilities finish their training programs and fully satisfy the conditions prescribed by heads of state agencies managing vocational training.

- Vocational training establishments which organize vocational training for persons with disabilities must meet the conditions on vocational training for persons with disabilities and are entitled to preferential policies under law.

- Persons with disabilities who are vocational trainees and teachers providing vocational training to persons with disabilities are entitled to regimes and policies prescribed by law.

3. Employment for persons with disabilities in Vietnam

The employment for persons with disabilities under Article 33 of the Law on Persons with Disabilities 2010 is as follows:

- The State shall create conditions for persons with disabilities to have their working functions rehabilitated, to receive free job advice, to be employed and perform jobs suitable to their health and characteristics.

- Agencies, organizations, enterprises and individuals may neither refuse to recruit persons with disabilities who fully satisfy the recruitment conditions nor set recruitment criteria in violation of law in order to restrict working opportunities of persons with disabilities.

- Agencies, organizations, enterprises and individuals employing persons with disabilities shall, depending on their specific conditions, arrange jobs and ensure the working conditions and environment suitable to these persons.

- Agencies, organizations, enterprises and individuals employing persons with disabilities shall comply with the labor law concerning employees with disabilities.

- Job placement organizations shall provide vocational training and job advice as well as job recommendation for persons with disabilities.

- Self-employed persons with disabilities or households creating jobs for persons with disabilities may borrow loans at preferential interest rates for production and business activities and to be guided in production, technology transfer and receive support in product sales according to regulations of the Government.

4. Information, communication education in Vietnam

Information, communication and education with people with disabilities under Article 13 of the Law on Persons with Disabilities 2010 are as follows:

- Information, communication and education on disability issues aim to prevent and minimize disabilities; to raise awareness of and change attitudes and behaviors towards disability issues; to combat stigma and discrimination against persons with disabilities.

- The contents of information, communi­cation and education on disability issues include:

+ Rights and obligations of persons with disabilities;

+ The Party's line and policies as well as the State's laws on persons with disabilities;

+ Responsibilities of agencies, organizations, individuals and families towards persons with disabilities;

+ Causes of disability and measures to prevent and minimize disability:

+ The fight against stigma and discrimination against persons with disabilities.

- Information, communication and education on disability issues must ensure accuracy, clarity and practicality; and conform to cultural traditions and social ethics.

- Responsibilities for information, communi­cation and education on disability issues:

+ Agencies and organizations are responsible for information, communication and education on disability issues within the ambit of their respective tasks and powers;

+ People's Committees at all levels shall organize information, communication and education on disability issues to local people;

+ Mass media agencies shall give priority to the volume and position on printed and electronic papers; the broadcasting time and time length for information, communication and education on disability issues on radio and television under regulations of the Minister of Information and Communications.

Quoc Dat

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