World Bank2014-09-162014-09-162012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20180Since Vietnam launched its economic reforms in 1986, the country has enjoyed more than two decades of rapid economic growth with concomitant reductions in poverty. In the coming years, as Vietnam looks to strengthening its global competitiveness and sustaining its record of rapid growth, it faces critical challenges. Poor labor market outcomes and low productivity remain important concerns that stem in part from the paucity of job-relevant skills among workers and the limited opportunities for workers to acquire or enhance their skills. The government s response to these challenges is encapsulated in two key documents which align closely with the country s Strategy for Socioeconomic Development approved by the National Assembly. The first is the Human Resource Development (HRD) Strategy (2011 2020), approved in 2011, which defines strategic targets for workforce development and offers guidance and solutions to meet the targets. The second document, the Vocational Training Development (VTD) Strategy (2011 2020), approved the following year, sets forth a roadmap for achieving specific targets in vocational education and training (VET).en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONSACADEMIC TRAININGACCESS TO TRAININGACCREDITATIONARTICULATION MECHANISMSBASIC EDUCATIONCAPACITY BUILDINGCAREERCAREER COUNSELINGCAREER GUIDANCECAREER SERVICESCOLLEGE EDUCATIONCOLLEGE LEVELCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCURRICULACURRICULUMDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONDEVELOPMENT OF POLICIESDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDROPOUT RATEECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INTEGRATIONECONOMIC TRENDSEDUCATION DEVELOPMENTEDUCATION LAWEDUCATION STRATEGYEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT GROWTHEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMESEXPENDITURESFORMAL TRAININGFORMAL TRAINING PROGRAMSGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESSGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGRADUATION RATESGROSS ENROLLMENTGROSS ENROLLMENT RATIOHEADMASTERSHEALTH CAREHIGH LITERACY RATEHIGH SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOLSHIGHER EDUCATIONHOME AFFAIRSHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESINDUSTRIALIZATIONINFORMAL TRAININGINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTORSINTERNSHIPSINVESTMENT IN EDUCATIONJOB CREATIONJOB OPPORTUNITIESJOB TRAININGJUNIOR SECONDARYJUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLSLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLEADERSHIPLEARNINGLECTURERSLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTLEVELS OF INSTRUCTIONLIFELONG LEARNINGLITERACYLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOW LEVELS OF EDUCATIONMANDATESMASS MEDIAMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMINISTRY OF INFORMATIONMODERNIZATIONNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL EDUCATIONNATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEMNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL POLICYNATURAL RESOURCESNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDSNUMBER OF STUDENTSNUMBER OF WORKERSOCCUPATIONAL SKILLSOCCUPATIONSPARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPOLICY DECISIONSPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY GOALSPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY MAKING PROCESSPOLITICAL LEADERSHIPPOPULATION GROWTHPOPULATION GROWTH RATEPOPULATION STRUCTUREPOPULOUS COUNTRYPOST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONPREEMPLOYMENT TRAININGPRIVATE INSTITUTIONSPRIVATE TRAININGPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTPROGRESSPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC TRAININGQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATIONQUANTITATIVE INDICATORSRE-TRAININGRECRUITMENT OF TEACHERSRESEARCH INSTITUTIONSRESOURCE USERISING DEMANDRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTSCHOOL BUILDINGSSCHOOL DROPOUTSCHOOLSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOLSSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVISIONSERVICE QUALITYSHORT-TERM TRAININGSKILL DEVELOPMENTSKILLED LABORSKILLED LABOR FORCESKILLED WORKERSSKILLED WORKFORCESKILLS ACQUISITIONSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSKILLS EDUCATIONSOCIAL AFFAIRSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL PARTICIPATIONSOCIAL WELFARESOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSPECIFIC INCENTIVESSPORTSSTRATEGIC PRIORITIESSTUDENT FEESSUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTHTEACHERTEACHERSTEACHINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTEENAGERSTERTIARY EDUCATIONTERTIARY LEVELTRAINING ACTIVITIESTRAINING CENTERSTRAINING COURSESTRAINING INSTITUTIONSTRAINING MATERIALSTRAINING NEEDSTRAINING PROGRAMSTRAINING QUALITYTRAINING SCHOOLSTRAINING SERVICESTRANSPORTATIONUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNIONSUNIVERSITIESURBAN AREASVOCATIONAL COLLEGESVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL SCHOOLVOCATIONAL SCHOOLSVOCATIONAL SKILLSVOCATIONAL TRAININGVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE POPULATIONSWARWORKING POPULATIONYOUTH10.1596/20180