The further training course for teachers on occupational safety and health (OHS) was conducted from 22 – 28 September 2022 at Ninh Thuan Vocational College (NTVC). 16 college teachers were trained by Lotus Engineering and Technology JSC and could enhance their technical and pedagogical competencies as OHS trainers in compliance to Circular No.31/2018/TT-BLDTBXH (MoLISA).  

The NTVC teachers gained necessary knowledge on relevant policies, technologies, training methods and skills during the three days of online training. When on-site, they applied what they had learned through leading safety training sessions for working at heights and in confined spaces, safe handling and lifting of equipment as well as working with electricity and electrical equipment. The training also included identifying risks as well as safety and health hazards. Further topics such as transport processes, constructing and installing onshore and offshore wind power systems were covered as well.  

All 16 training participants had to design and present a micro-lesson to the examination council with the representative of the Occupational Safety Department of MoLISA as final assessment in order to receive an official certificate on successful course completion.  

“The NTVC is developing to its capacity as Vocational Training Center for Renewable Energy in Viet Nam and we consider safety and health as the primary issue!” stated rector Mr. Nguyen Phan Anh Quoc during the certificate-awarding ceremony. He further added: “Our college strives also to become one official training center for OHS training. That is why we will integrate safety and health topics into relevant training programs and initiate the first step in the formal approval process to receive the certificate Qualified training, Occupational Health and Safety from Department of Work Safety of MoLISA.