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Speaking at the 2025 National Conference on Vocational Education and Continuing Education, taking place on the afternoon of October 23 in Phu Tho, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Le Quan emphasized: In the current context, the country has many favorable conditions to create a strong transition for the development of education in general, especially vocational education and training. GDTX. The 2025 National Conference on Vocational Education and Continuing Education was held on the afternoon of October 23 - Photo: VGP/Thu TrangConcretizing Resolution 71, creating an institutional turning point for vocational education. Deputy Minister Le Quan affirmed that the Party, State, especially General Secretary To Lam, the Prime Minister and key leaders always pay deep attention to the work of perfecting educational institutions and policies. Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW of the Politburo and many other important resolutions have opened up great opportunities to create breakthroughs in education and training development, especially in the fields of vocational education and continuing education. The Ministry of Education and Training is urgently institutionalizing Resolution 71 through perfecting the legal system, in which three revised bills on education, vocational education and higher education are expected to be approved by the National Assembly right in this session. This will be a turning point in policies and resources, creating a foundation for vocational education to develop sustainably, associated with the requirement for high-quality human resources in the period of digital transformation and international integration. Minister Nguyen Kim Son affirmed that 2026 will be a key time for vocational education and continuing education to create a new breakthrough - Photo: VGP/Thu Trang Deputy Minister Le Quan said that the conference focused on discussing 3 focus groups of content. First, on the Law on Vocational Education (amended) - the law institutionalizing the spirit of Resolution 71, with new points on grassroots autonomy, decentralization - decentralization of power, accountability and connection between educational levels. Second, about regulations Plan and arrange the network of vocational and continuing education facilities, ensure reasonable allocation, avoid spreading, encourage the private sector to invest and participate more strongly. Third, regarding the development strategy for the period 2025-2030, focus on improving training quality, connecting schools - businesses - learners, developing human resources for high technology, key industries and modern services. According to the Deputy Minister, the draft Law on Vocational Education (edited) change) was discussed by the National Assembly, Positive reviews and expected to take effect from January 1, 2026. Deputy Minister Le Quan believes that vocational education is entering a more open and flexible stage of development - Photo: VGP/Thu Trang. Vocational education makes a breakthrough in quality and integration. The report of the Department of Vocational Education and Continuing Education shows that the 2024-2025 school year is a pivotal period in implementing Resolution 71-NQ/TW and Directive 21-CT/TW on innovation and development of vocational education and training. Continuing Education. Director of the Department of Vocational Education and Continuing Education Truong Anh Dung said We know that the direction and administration work has had many positive changes, especially in institutional improvement. The Vocational Education Law project (amended) will be submitted to the National Assembly in September 2025 with many new regulations, increasing autonomy, expanding connections with higher education and promoting management decentralization. As of September 2025, the country has 1,163 vocational education establishments, of which more than 55% are non-public. Enrollment will reach 2.43 million people in 2024, with nearly 1 million people in the first 6 months of 2025 alone. 245 colleges have joined the joint admission system with universities, expanding learning and transfer opportunities. The quality of training has improved significantly: more than 80% of learners have jobs, of which many schools achieve 100%. New industries such as AI, semiconductor chips, and green energy are included in training, associated with human resource needs for the digital and circular economy. More than 7,200 businesses have signed cooperation agreements, receiving over 310,000 trainees, contributing to increasing the post-graduation employment rate to over 85%. Regarding digital transformation and international integration, vocational education institutions have begun to form digital school models, smart schools, gradually digitizing management, training and quality accreditation. The digital diploma database system is applied, helping to make learner profiles transparent and connect between training levels. The industry also proactively integrates deeply through the ASEAN vocational education network and cooperation programs with UNESCO, gradually bringing Vietnamese vocational certificates closer to international standards. Director Truong Anh Dung said there are many positive signs in managing and improving the quality of vocational education and continuing education - Photo: VGP/Thu Trang Continuing education spreads the lifelong learning movement. In the field of continuing education, the lifelong learning movement has spread strongly across the country. The whole country currently has 20,621 centers operating stably, including 582 continuing education and vocational education - continuing education centers, along with more than 10,000 community learning centers and foreign language - information technology centers. In the 2024-2025 school year, the continuing education system serves 26.3 million learners, a sharp increase compared to the previous year. Nearly 469 thousand students enrolled in the high school program; More than 91 tho
