Phú Thọ plans vocational training for about 76,500 rural workers by 2030

Vietnam’s Phú Thọ province has drawn up a plan to improve the quality of rural vocational training by 2030. It aims to support about 76,500 workers through vocational training, retraining and skills development across agricultural and non-agricultural fields. The province is targeting a post-training employment rate of at least 85% and will prioritize poor and near-poor households, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities.

In Bình Phú commune, Phú Thọ province, the Phù Ninh Vocational Education and Continuing Education Center organized a three-month course on raising chickens and preventing and treating poultry diseases for 60 rural workers. The course covered breed selection, coop management and biosecure farming. With support from the state budget, participants paid no tuition and received free learning materials and supplies for practical exercises.

Phú Thọ province sends staff to local communities to guide and train residents.（VietVance）

Local authorities have also linked skills training with livelihood projects. In Tiền Phong commune, some households have learned techniques for breeding cattle and improved their cattle sheds and feed preparation. Some lakeside households in the commune have shifted from catching wild fish to cage fish farming while offering ecotourism services around the reservoir, expanding sales through visitor services and on-site product sales.

The waters and scenery around the Hòa Bình hydropower reservoir provide opportunities for local ecotourism and improved livelihoods.（VietVance）

Since early 2026, provisions on employment and vocational training support under Vietnamese Government Decree No. 338/2025/NĐ-CP have been in effect. Workers taking elementary vocational training or courses lasting less than three months can receive support for actual tuition costs; allowances for meals, living expenses and travel depend on conditions in their area of residence.

Source: VietVance