From April 21^st to 26^th, 2023, the Programme “Reform of TVET in Viet Nam” cooperated with LILAMA 2 International Technical College (LILAMA 2) to conduct the coaching on “Preparation and organisation of the final examination part 1 (AP1) oriented to German standards for Metal Cutting (MC) occupation” for teachers of Bac Ninh College of Industry (BCI) and Vietnamese German Technical College of Ha Tinh (HTTC), who have been disseminated the MC training programme.

Desiring to provide in-depth technical advice and support as well as sharing experience of the assessing implementation for students, Mr Le Tuyen Giao and Mr Nguyen Hong Tien, LILAMA 2 multipliers organised an two-day online coaching session on April 21^st and 22^nd to finalise the exam materials, including theory and practice test questions and answers as well as professional interview questions. From April 24^th to 26^th, the onsite coaching was combined with the AP1 examination for 33 students of the German Standard Metal Cutting class at the High technology Center BCI. Mr Nguyen Hong Tien provided feedback: “BCI has prepared the theoretical content, practical facilities for AP1 exam very thoughtfully, the implementation and grading activities have also taken place meticulously and carefully.”

“Through this coaching, teachers of BCI and HTTC have mastered the process of preparing and organizing the AP1 exam for students in classes according to German standards for Metal Cutting occupation. With the content and methods that have been transferred, we have enough confidence to launch the next exams at our school” – shared by Mr. Nguyen Chi Thanh, Dean of HTTC Mechanical Faculty.

The coaching was held within the component “Supporting High-Quality TVET Institutes” as part of the Vietnamese – German Programme “Reform of TVET in Viet Nam”. The programme is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) together with the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).