Skills Enhancement Project

Date: June 2010
Country:
Subject:
Education; Gender; Social development and protection
Document Type: Reports and Recommendations of the President
Project Number: 41339-013

Description

Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors describing terms and conditions proposed for the Skills Enhancement Project in Viet Nam, for approval of ADB's Board of Directors. The project's impact will be a reduction in skills shortages in key occupations. The project's outcome will be the establishment of higher level skills training in 15 key occupations. The project aims to strengthen the capacity of the vocational education and training system to train highly skilled workers and technicians who can master the modern technologies required by enterprises in the industrial and service sectors. Two of the six industry sectors selected have high female representation to ensure that women benefit equally from the project.