PREVENTION (OHS) AT THE VIETNAMESE – GERMAN TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF HA TINH
From 17 to 21/07/2023, the training workshop on “Continuous Improvement Process (CIP)” combined with consultation on occupational health, safety, fire prevention (OHS) was conducted at Vietnamese – German Technical College of Ha Tinh. This is the course under cooperation framework between Programme “Reform of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Viet Nam”-GIZ and the college.
Mr. Alwin Matthias Angert – Development Advisor of Programme shared with the Automotive Technology Faculty’s teachers the basic and practical tools to support the workshop management aim to steer the workshop structured in an outside company-oriented way. He guided the teachers on how to identify the levels based on the “5S levels of achievements matrix” method, and how to implement for each specific practical workshop. Therefore, teachers can figure out the shortcomings and develop a plan and process of implementing the workshop management activities in accordance with the actual situation. The Development Advisor and teachers practiced implementing the first steps of the continuous improvement process (CIP) at several workstations in the Automotive Technology workshops. Teachers are requested to apply the shared tools and methods to self-assess the results, replicate, and synchronize the 5S-workstations to other practical workshops.
Combined with this training, Mr. Matthias Angert conducted the survey and consulted on occupational health, safety, and fire prevention at practical workshops of other technical occupations in the college. The advice and recommendations given by the Development Advisor help teachers increase awareness of workplace safety, work structure and monitoring.
Speaking at the Evaluation Meeting, Mr. Cao Thanh Le – Rector of Vietnamese – German Technical College of Ha Tinh shared: “The opinions and advice which raised by GIZ Development Advisor are necessary in the workshop management. The college is committed to further improve occupational safety, fire protection, and facilitate good conditions for students to study and practice to meet the requirement of labor market.”
At the end of the CIP training and OHS survey, all teachers committed themselves to implementing the agreed request and advice.
Vietnamese – German Technical College of Ha Tinh is supported by the Vietnamese-German Programme “Reform of TVET in Viet Nam” in developing into a high-quality TVET institute. The Programme “Reform of TVET in Viet Nam” is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in cooperation with the Vietnamese Directorate of Vocational Education and Training (DVET) under the Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). The programme aims to better align TVET to the changing world of work which will be increasingly digital and green.
