(HBO) – In the closing months of 2022, most of the localities in Hoa Binh organised mobile job transaction programmes, mainly in remote and ethnic minority-inhabited areas. Notably, the job fair recently held by the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs drew the participation of 40 businesses, employers, vocational training institutions in and outside the province, along with more than 1,000 labourers and students from Hoa Binh city and districts.
Students gather at a booth of the job fair to
get information about working abroad
Lac Son district counts about 90,000 people in the working age, more than
20,000 of them working in other localities nationwide.
According to Bui The Hoa, head of the district’s labour, invalids and social
affairs bureau, in November and December, the district People’s Committee
coordinated with the provincial employment service centre to organise job
transaction programmes in Thuong Coc, Vu Binh, Nhan Nghia and Ngoc Son
communes, each luring up to 400 labourers and 12th graders.
Similar events took place in Thanh Hoi, Dong Lai, Phong Phu, Van Son and My Hoa
communes in Tan Lac district; Bo township, and Du Sang, Dong Bac, Xuan Thuy,
Nam Thuong, Kim Lap, Hung Son and Tu Son communes in Kim Boi district; and Da
Bac township, and Yen Hoa and Muong Chieng communes in Da Bac district.
The recent provincial job fair was intended to boost the recovery of the labour
market after the COVID-19 pandemic and address issues regarding employment and
vocational training.
It attracted a large number of businesses, employers and vocational
institutions, as well as students and labourers.
Director of the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Quach Thi
Kieu noted that the provincial Party Committee, People’s Council and People’s
Committee have paid due attention to job generation.
The 2022 programmes helped to fulfill the target of creating jobs for over
16,000 labourers at home and sending 300 others abroad, the official said.
More than just an information technology teacher, Bui Van Nien is an inspiring figure who has nurtured the scientific curiosity and creative spirit of students in Vietnam’s ethnic minority communities.
Da Bac is the most disadvantaged mountainous district in Hoa Binh province, with ethnic minorities accounting for about 90% of its population. Over the past years, the district has mobilised resources to implement ethnic policies to improve the quality of life of local people.
In recent years, Hoa Binh province has consistently prioritised the protection, care, and education of children, particularly those from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged backgrounds, by creating a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for their all-round development.
The Steering Committee for Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control of Hoa Binh province, in coordination with the Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control Fund, held a ceremony on May 28 in response to the World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and the National No Tobacco Week (from May 25 to 31). The event was chaired by Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee.
Since 2021, the Center for Industrial Promotion and Industrial Development Consulting (CIIDC) under the Department of Industry and Trade has been implementing a school lighting model as part of the plan for using energy efficiently and economically in Hoa Binh Province in the pẻiod of 2021 - 2025. This model not only aims to improve the learning conditions and enhance the education quality, but it also promotes the message of energy saving, energy security, environmental protection and contributes to the goals of socio-economic development.
In the 2024 - 2025 school year, the entire Hoa Binh provincial education sector includes 520 educational institutions and schools. Among them are 13 ethnic boarding schools with 153 classes and 4,487 students. Four of these schools have met national standards, reaching 30.7 percent.
