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The Law on Vocational Education (amended) officially adding the form of secondary vocational education from 2026 is considered a notable adjustment step in the structure of the national education system. However, what is more interesting is not the name of a new type of training, but the new approach to vocational education. Talking to a reporter from the Government Electronic Newspaper, Prof. Dr. Duong Quy Sy, Member of the National Council of Education & Human Resource Development, said that vocational high school should not be seen as an alternative to high school. This model allows learners to complete a block of cultural knowledge equivalent to high school, while also receiving vocational training and continuing to study at higher levels, opening up a flexible learning path after secondary school. Download Prof. Dr. Duong Quy Sy believes that vocational training should not be seen as an alternative to high school. Vocational training is no longer a stopping point. In the context of the countrys goal of developing high-quality human resources to serve industrialization, modernization, digital transformation and international integration, the need to build an open, flexible education system linked to the needs of the labor market is becoming increasingly urgent. Professor Duong Quy Sy affirmed. determined, Vocational High School was born to meet that very requirement. This is a model that allows learners to learn culture and vocational training at the same time, instead of having to choose one of two paths as before. More importantly, Vocational High School is not a stop in the learning journey. One of the core points of this model is that learners do not have to trade off between cultural learning and vocational learning. The program is designed to ensure the necessary foundation of general cultural knowledge, thereby helping learners have an educational level equivalent to high school and be qualified to continue studying at higher levels. In addition to the educational foundation, learners are also equipped with vocational skills to enter the labor market or continue studying. The core value of this model lies in the combination of culture and career on a seamless basis. Learners can continue to study at intermediate level, college or university in the same chosen career group, and at the same time have enough capacity to enter the labor market immediately after graduation. In other words, Vocational Training is designed as an open pathway, ensuring lifelong learning opportunities instead of creating limitations in the learners development process. Download Vocational training is not a stop in the learning journey. An independent form of education Professor Duong Quy Sy believes that it is necessary to see vocational training as an independent component of the national education system, instead of just a branch of vocational education. According to him, the difference of this model lies in the integration of cultural education and vocational training right in a unified program. Learners do not have to choose between cultural education to continue their education or vocational training to soon enter the labor market, but have access to both simultaneously. The Vocational High School program is designed to ensure that learners have the necessary general cultural knowledge base and are equipped with vocational skills right from the early stages. Professor Duong Quy Sy believes that it is the combination of general education, vocational skills and transfer ability that creates the unique value of Vocational High School. This model not only expands options for post-secondary students but also contributes to building an open, flexible and more closely linked education system with the countrys human resource development needs. Download The Vocational High School Program is designed to ensure that learners have the necessary general cultural knowledge base and are equipped with career skills right from the early stages. Vocational training is not only for early employment. Professor Duong Quy Sy emphasized that Vocational High School not only serves the goal of streamlining education but is also associated with the long-term national human resource development strategy. In the context of Vietnam promoting industrialization, digital transformation and international integration, the need for a workforce has Skills and ability to adapt to new technology are increasing. This requires the education system to prepare human resources early, instead of just focusing on training at later levels. Therefore, vocational high schools need to prioritize occupations with high human resource demand and potential for future development such as semiconductor technology, artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, aviation - aerospace, pharmaceutical industry, new energy or other modern technology fields. Professor Duong Quy Sy commented that orienting training according to needs Economic development will help vocational training become a link in the process of preparing human resources for the countrys strategic industries. When implemented in the right direction, vocational training not only opens up more options for post-secondary students but also contributes to building high-quality human resources for key areas of the economy in the future. 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