Facing the trend
Mr. Nguyen Van Vu Minh - when he was still in charge of the position of Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dong Thap province - suggested: "I think that in addition to opening vocational colleges for training and fostering classes... there should also be an orientation to open new sectors such as drone repair and warranty ( drones). The mechanical industry should also expand this branch to adapt to market demand. Dong Thap is calculating in this direction".
Regarding this issue, Nguyen Duc Tai - lecturer in the field of Electromechanical, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (An Giang Vocational College) - informed that in the process of teaching students in electromechanical engineering, it has also created conditions for students to experience and maintain and repair agricultural drones. However, students can only handle it proficiently in normal weather conditions, in special situations or have legal training, and have a good grasp of agricultural techniques but still do not have the conditions to implement.
In the past 2 years, the department has identified the story of drones as a trend, so during the internship and training process, we have coordinated with businesses to help students access the subject. Currently, some graduates have gone to work in businesses to practice, and only then do they have the opportunity to truly understand the deep understanding of autonomous control," said Mr. Tai.
According to this lecturer, in the future, drones will continue to be a trend to help develop agriculture in the Mekong Delta region and the whole country in general. Currently, in the world, drones are also used for delivery, which is being applied in many other industries.
We certainly need to take the lead in agricultural drones to keep up with trends, need industry codes to bring training programs, have a correct curriculum, easy access, especially technical stories, maintenance and maintenance, towards a safe flight route for society, Mr. Tai proposed.
Ready to wait for "artillery"
Talking with Lao Dong, Mr. Le Viet Phuong - Vice Principal of An Giang Vocational College - informed that the school completely agrees with the use of drones in agriculture with many advantages, efficiency and efficiency in service. However, the current unsafe use of drones, the main reason being that control forces have not been properly trained, will affect society. This requires authorities to promptly issue management and training policies for units to deploy and put drones in a safe orbit.
"On the school side, we are promoting the opening of the industry to issue primary certificates to help device operators have enough knowledge, skills, and ethics when operating. Most of all, it is necessary to ensure labor safety for drivers, people and the environment. We are ready to implement vocational training related to agricultural drones, at that time we will coordinate with businesses on the use of equipment, ensuring to catch up with the modern technology that businesses have, Mr. Phuong expressed.
However, according to Mr. Phuong, the current difficult problem is the need for consent to open the industry code. If all goes well, the General Department of Vocational Education will have standards and a design framework for the major, 3 - 6 months of primary school, tuy ability skills, knowledge...
More than road and waterway vehicles, this is a special equipment that needs to be managed quickly, controlled, and trained immediately, Mr. Phuong added.
Regarding the difficulties in procedures that need to be resolved, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Sang - Head of Training Department, An Giang Vocational College - said that currently, based on Circular 26 of the Ministry of Education and Training on the conditions, records, and process for opening training majors, there is still no industry code for agricultural drones. Thus, if we want to open, in addition to having programs, curricula, and facilities, we need to calculate the number of lecturers.
At the very least, there must be at least 60% physical lecturers and 40% guest lecturers for the agricultural drone industry to soon put into practice, Mr. Sang added.
