
Strengthening cooperation on vocational education in a new phase
On 1 July, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and the Viet Nam Association for Vocational Education and Training held a conference on their 2026–2030 cooperation programme.
Policy analysis, expert commentary and international practice from across Vietnam’s TVET sector.

On 1 July, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and the Viet Nam Association for Vocational Education and Training held a conference on their 2026–2030 cooperation programme.

To foster healthy competition in education, the Association is developing a set of criteria to assess and rank vocational education institutions, starting with colleges nationwide.

On 13 May, Maritime and Inland Waterway College No. I (MIC1), in cooperation with the Embassy of Denmark, successfully held the workshop "Sharing experience in greening vocational education and launching the Green Logistics training materials at college and secondary vocational levels".

On 3 April 2026 in Bangkok, Dr. Phan Sỹ Nghĩa, Vice President and Secretary General of VAVET, joined the World New Energy Vehicle Conference 2026 and its high-level forum on international cooperation in workforce training.

The Association, together with AHK Vietnam, is organising a delegation to Germany under the "Talents & Trainings in Germany" roadshow, planned for July 2026.

On the afternoon of 6 February, a delegation from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Viet Nam, led by Ms Helga Barth, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Viet Nam, visited and held a working session with Viet Duc Technical College.

On the morning of 15 November 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Viet Nam Association for Vocational Education, Training and Social Work (VAVET&SOW) held a ceremony to launch the Viet Nam Vocational Skills Experts Club and to kick off the Fashion Design skills competition to select a competitor to represent Viet Nam at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026.

On 16 September in Hanoi, the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Viet Nam (AHK Vietnam) held an event as part of the German business delegation programme "Training Skilled Workers – from School to Enterprise".

On 11 July 2025, in Hanoi, the Viet Nam Association for Vocational Education, Training and Social Work (VAVET&SOW) held a seminar, both in person and online, to gather comments on the draft (amended) Law on Vocational Education.

On 10 June 2025, at the University of Science, World Vision International in Viet Nam cooperated with the Natural Sciences Company (HUSCO) to organise the workshop "Climate Change and Environmental Research".

The Viet Nam Association for Vocational Education, Training and Social Work has sent an official letter to the Ministry of Education and Training on the restructuring and merger of vocational education institutions.

World Vision International in Viet Nam and ADM have jointly implemented a successful irrigation project in Hải Lăng, Quảng Trị Province. The project is entitled "Securing Irrigation Water, Improving the Lives of Farming Households".