Can Tho city is looking to expand cooperation with partners from Germany in vocational education, green industries, logistics, and smart city development, a local leader said at a working session with the German Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on September 17.

VOV.VN - The Minister-President of the German state of Hesse, Boris Rhein, is scheduled to visit Vietnam from November 26 to December 1 to strengthen the strategic partnership between Hesse and Vietnamese partners.

Vietnam’s labour market faces a critical challenge as many low-skilled workers, despite losing their jobs, are reluctant to pursue vocational training programmes aimed at helping them switch careers.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has sent more than 113,000 workers abroad to work under contracts over thepast nin months of the year, meeting 91% of the target set for this year, reported the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines visited the KOTO humanitarian vocational training centre in Tien Du district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, on August 26 as part of her official visit to Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany held a seminar on August 21 to explore measures driving cooperation in workforce recruitment and vocational training amid labour shortages there, with a particular focus on Mecklenburg-West Pomerania state.

Le Van Thinh, Director of HCM City's Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and Tran Thanh Hai, Principal of Vien Dong College, have signed a commitment with several German enterprises to increase skilled young labourers for the college and to train young talents in line with German standards for the labour market in both countries.

A seminar was held in Hanoi on December 6 to provide Vietnamese teachers and students with information about Australia’s education as well as its experience in vocational training.

VOV.VN - There remains great potential to build stronger ties between Vietnamese and German businesses, especially in the field of renewable energy and vocational training, heard an economic and trade promotion conference held in Berlin on October 5.

VOV.VN - A graduation ceremony for students of a German standard training programme on metal cutting (MC) was held on August 30 by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the General Directorate of Vocational Training in the southern province of Dong Nai.