Currently, the Ministry of Education and Training sets a target of reaching 40% of junior high school graduates who will go to vocational training. The reason is that there are not enough schools for public high school students.
Not having enough classes, the 10th grade entrance exam is a fierce competition. Every year in the 10th grade entrance exam, parents are worried and students are worried.
Evaluating this tense contest, delegate Nguyen Cong Long said: "Everyone wants to end the horror of millions of parents and students. Every year, the high school entrance exam is a nightmare for millions of parents and students."
To eliminate this annual "horror", it is necessary to seriously study the flow into vocational schools.
Responding to questions from National Assembly deputies about student allocation, Minister Nguyen Kim Son admitted that allocating students according to a ratio of 40-60%, or 40% after junior high school, to vocational schools is a "very rigid, lacking scientific and practical basis" division.
It is true that there is no scientific basis for this diversion rate in terms of human resources. Therefore, Minister Nguyen Kim Son said that the Ministry is drafting a proposal for another replacement decree.
Parents and students really hope for a change in the flow after junior high school, so that any student who wants to complete high school can achieve their wishes.
Regulating the rate of traffic flow to vocational schools not only creates pressure for students and parents, but also for the school. Public opinion has spoken out about the school's consultation and orientation but there are signs of forcing students not to take the public 10th grade entrance exam.
Another reality that needs to be faced is that the training quality of the majority of vocational schools is still very low. Secondary school graduates are transferred to vocational schools, but after studying, they do not meet market demand, become unemployed or have no stable jobs.
Thus, the goal of getting 40% of high school graduates to vocational training is machinery, the achievement is "number", the will is imposed.
There needs to be an objective assessment, to have answers about the quality of vocational training, whether vocational schools can train highly skilled human resources for society or not. Specifically, how many junior high school students enter vocational schools each year, what is the employment rate after vocational training?
When there is a survey and assessment of the current situation correctly, there is a basis to give an appropriate rate of vocational training flow after secondary school, on a voluntary basis, without forcedness.
To make parents feel secure and students confident in choosing a vocational school, we must improve the quality of vocational training.
There are many vocational schools, but those who do not graduate well are a waste.
