Instead of opening classes solely at administrative headquarters, vocational education institutions coordinate with commune-level administrations, mass organizations, and village heads to survey demands, publicize policies, enroll students, and bring classrooms directly to locations near laborers.

The Vocational Education - Continuing Education Center 1, now reorganized as the Vocational Education - Continuing Education Center, organized a vocational training class titled “Traditional Hand-weaving, Garment Cutting, Pattern Making, and Product Introduction” for rural workers, predominantly ethnic minority compatriots. The class was held right in Chăn Nuôi village, Si Pa Phìn commune. The course spanned 1.5 months with a training format blending theory and practice, concentrating on traditional hand-weaving skills, garment cutting and sewing, pattern design, and product introduction. Practical sessions accounted for the majority of the curriculum, enabling trainees to handle operations directly, hone skills, and progressively familiarize themselves with product manufacturing procedures.

Nguyễn Thị Thịnh, the instructor in charge of the class, stated that most learners are rural laborers and ethnic minority compatriots residing locally. Starting levels were uneven; certain older learners experienced limitations in grasping theoretical concepts and communicating in the national language. Furthermore, because trainees serve as primary breadwinners in their households, arranging study time - especially during harvest seasons - encountered considerable obstacles. Confronting these realities, hands-on, visual, and practice-intensive guidance methods were applied throughout instruction. The class was divided into small working groups so learners could assist and support one another during practice.

Following the training course, learners demonstrated clear progress, mastering the steps of taking body measurements, drafting patterns, cutting, sewing, and finishing garments. 100% of participants passed the final assessment, with many individuals able to complete one to two full sets of clothing by hand and skillfully combine traditional handwoven fabrics with modern tailoring techniques to create garments suited to daily consumer demands.

Poòng Thị Thúy, a trainee in Chăn Nuôi village, Si Pa Phìn commune, shared that while she initially felt unfamiliar with machines, equipment, and technical operations, by the end of the course she had mastered the workflow from taking measurements, estimating fabric norms, drafting patterns, marking fabrics, and cutting blanks to finishing completed garments. Skills in sewing shirts and trousers were practiced hands-on across every single stage.

To ensure classes suit local populations, the Vocational Education - Continuing Education Center coordinates with commune and ward administrations, socio-political mass organizations, and village and hamlet heads to survey demands prior to enrollment. Based on natural conditions, designated production zones, and socioeconomic development orientations of each locality, the unit selects suitable vocations, training contents, and instructional formats. This approach helps overcome the practice of opening classes merely to fulfill administrative quotas with occupations divorced from actual demand. Residents receive clear information on training curricula, beneficiary rights, support policies, and employment opportunities before registering. Alongside cultivation and livestock husbandry trades, the Center is progressively expanding training into non-agricultural, service, and technical vocations that match labor market demands. Linking training programs with enterprises, cooperatives, OCOP products, and commodity production zones is recognized as an essential direction to secure market outlets and elevate product value.

In 2026, the Vocational Education - Continuing Education Center 1 was assigned to recruit and provide vocational training for 1,330 individuals across 16 communes and wards. Target beneficiary groups receiving priority attention include rural laborers, ethnic minority individuals, members of poor households, the unemployed, and other policy beneficiaries. On that basis, the Center determined its resolve to renew training objectives and deploy new non-agricultural occupations aligned with labor market realities.

Classes continue to be organized around practical applications and hands-on drills tied directly to post-training employment opportunities and income generation. Since the beginning of the year, the Center has opened 3 culinary arts classes for 105 students and 1 garment class for 35 trainees under commissions ordered by Si Pa Phìn commune. While knowledge acquired through short-term vocational courses may not immediately generate large-scale production setups, it equips workers to mitigate risks, boost productivity, economize expenditures, and take greater initiative in organizing production.

For training efficacy to be sustained over the long term, alongside upgrading classroom quality, continued attention must be directed toward assisting laborers in accessing capital, investing in production equipment, and connecting distribution outlets for their finished goods. Only then will the acquired knowledge and practical skills become effective tools enabling laborers to actively develop their household economies and enhance their living incomes.