The development of Vietnamese vocational education and training models since 1954

ABSTRACT This article was drawn from a part of a research project relating to the History of the Vietnamese Vocational Education and Traning (VET) since 1954. The research was conducted at 13 vocational schools in 13 provinces and cities in Vietnam. Data was collected from documentary and interview data. Participants were selected based on the snowball method. Findings show that since 1954, the Vietnamese VET system has experienced three different VET models, namely the French VET model, the Soviet’s VET model, and the German dual model. This research provides a deep insight into the Vietnamese VET models during three historic periods by analysing characteristics of policy, qualification, administration, funding, and curriculum in each historic period. Understanding the characteristics of the VET system in each stage may help policymakers, educators, educational managers and teachers to build and issue better VET policies in the future.