According to the latest statistics released by the Da Nang Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, around 5,000 rural people took vocational training courses in the city between 2010 and 2014.  More than 900 of them had free tuition.  They were the poor, disabled and ethnic minority people, and those who had made great contributions to the nation's revolutionary cause, and were affected by the loss of their agricultural land due to local development projects.

The courses were mainly in cooking, bed-making, food and drinks serving skills, reception skills, industrial electricity and sewing, and flower, ornamental tree and mushroom growing.

Trainees on a training course

After graduating, more than 4,700 trainees found suitable jobs.  Nearly 1,128 of them were employed by local agencies, businesses and organisations, whilst the remainder worked in their own businesses.

According to a survey during that period, over 8,000 rural residents wanted to take vocational training courses in the city, and more than 6,000 of these showed their interest in agriculture. 

Over the 2010 -2014 period, people in Ta Lang and Gian Bi villages in Hoa Vang Ditsrict’s Hoa Bac Commune participated in courses to learn how to make rattan and bamboo handicrafts.  The courses were jointly provided by the local Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the city's Cooperative Alliance. 

Taking advantage of their leisure time, the villagers have become actively involved in providing rattan and bamboo handicrafts for the An Khe Cooperative for exports.  Thanks to this, each of them earned an average income of 50,000 VND per day.

The Department reported that the quality and quantity of vocational training courses for rural people has been improved significantly, and recent years have seen an increasing number of self-employed trainees.