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An Giang (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of An Giang plans to provide vocational training for 12,000 people living in rural areas this year and jobs for 80 percent of them subsequently, according to the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. It will spend about 14.5 billion VND (624,000 USSD) to organise 469 training courses. There will be 200 courses related to agriculture for 5,000 trainees and 269 non-agricultural courses for the remaining 7,000. Pham Son, Deputy Director of the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said the focus would be on providing vocational skills to people who really need them and based on policies that are in place. The department would get each locality to check the demand for vocational training there and demand for skilled workers, he said. Son said, in providing agricultural vocational skills, the province will focus on expanding training courses that have been proven effective. The courses will be organised at … [Read more...] about An Giang province to train 12,000 rural labourers this year

To encourage people to participate in vocational training courses, the province will provide stipends of 2.5 – 6 million VND (107 – 257 USD) to women trainees and those with disability, are from ethnic or poor and near-poor backgrounds or are beneficiaries of the Government’s preferential policies, according to the department. … [Read more...] about An Giang province to train 12,000 rural laborers this year