Vocational training in rural areas has met many difficulties that need to be overcome in order to develop the economy, particularly in rural areas, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Deputy PM Nhan emphasized this at an online conference, which was held in Hanoi between the Government and local authorities on August 29 to review the first six months of implementing the Prime Minister’s decision on vocational training for labourers in rural areas, and to set tasks for the rest of 2011.

This work requires comprehensive coordination between all ministries, departments and localities, Mr. Nhan stressed.

In the first six months of this year, 267,000 labourers in rural areas were given vocational training, achieving 53 percent of the year’s set target. 500 vocational training courses were completed in 49 cities and provinces, and 70 percent of the trainees have found jobs.

Source: VOV