Hanoi to train 80% of workforce by 2030 to drive rural modernization
Hanoi's vocational training plan aligns skills education with the needs of a digital, green, and high-tech economy.
THE HANOI TIMES — Hanoi plans to provide vocational training for 20,000 rural workers annually to ensure 80% of the city’s workforce is trained and a 60% certification rate by 2030.
This target is part of the capital’s latest action plan to implement the Hanoi Party Committee’s Plan No. 316-KH/TU, following the Politburo’s Directive No. 37-CT/TW on reforming vocational training for rural labor to meet the demands of industrialization and modernization.
Vocational schools collaborate with employment centers to find job opportunities through job fairs. Photo: Tran Oanh/The Hanoi Times
Under the plan, Hanoi will comprehensively reform vocational education for rural workers to enhance workforce quality, generate stable employment, and increase incomes in rural areas.
It also supports the city’s overarching goals of economic restructuring and developing modern, sustainable agriculture and rural areas during the 2025–2035 period and beyond.
The plan focuses on aligning career orientation and vocational training with socioeconomic development needs, driven by green and high-tech production models.
To achieve these goals, Hanoi requires relevant departments and localities to prioritize awareness campaigns, modernize curricula, provide digital skills training, and build teacher capacity.
The plan underscores the importance of securing sufficient financial resources, reforming training methods, and strengthening leadership, oversight, and accountability mechanisms in vocational education.
Source: Plan No. 177/KH-UBND dated July 7, 2025 by the Hanoi People's Committee
