Vietnam and Singapore increase cooperation in personnel training

Pragasam, who is also head of Singapore’s Civil Service College International, conveyed greetings from Singapore’s People’s Action Party leadership and Chan Chun Sing, the party’s Assistant Secretary-General, Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence. He said his visit aimed to discuss concrete steps to advance personnel training cooperation following the first Vietnam-Singapore Strategic Dialogue, held in August 2026.

Tu welcomed the successful inaugural dialogue and praised Singapore’s Civil Service Division for its important role as a key organising partner representing the People’s Action Party.

He expressed appreciation for Singapore’s support for Vietnam’s reform, development and international integration, particularly through training programmes and the sharing of experience in policymaking, economic management and effective policy implementation.

Moving towards more practical cooperation

Pragasam briefed his host on discussions with the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Organisation Commission and other Vietnamese agencies. Both sides had explored new approaches to personnel training and development, drawing on their respective strengths and responding to each country’s needs.

He reaffirmed Singapore’s readiness to work closely with Vietnam to make the partnership more substantive, comprehensive and focused on each country’s development priorities.

Pragasam also expressed interest in expanding two-way cooperation, including training Singaporean officials in areas where Vietnam has relevant expertise.

The two sides also discussed experience sharing in political organisation and coordination between the Party, government agencies, ministries and localities.

Tu, for his part, called on Singapore’s Civil Service Division to continue working closely with relevant Vietnamese agencies to implement agreements reached at the first joint strategic dialogue. He encouraged cooperation based on joint programme design, pilot implementation and transfer, enabling Vietnam to adapt, localise and scale up suitable models.

He agreed in principle with Singapore’s proposal for Vietnam to provide training in selected areas and called on both sides to clarify their needs, programme content and implementation schedules.

The Vietnamese leader emphasised that education, training and human resource development are strategically important to both countries, helping translate the Vietnam-Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership into practical cooperation and build lasting ties.

He welcomed the two sides’ initial agreement on measures that could be implemented soon, including the establishment of a joint Vietnam-Singapore working group on personnel training and development.

Both sides agreed to continue discussions with a view to signing a new cooperation document, paving the way for implementation from early 2027.

Vietnam treasures Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Singapore

Vietnam attaches importance to and wants to work with Singapore to advance their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, in line with the two countries’ interests, long-term vision, Politburo member and Standing member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu said on August 25.