Director of ILO in Vietnam Rie Vejs Kjeldgaard spoke to Lao Dong newspaper on June 10 about a European Union-funded project, which ILO will manage to help develop Vietnam’s human resources.

The director said that the US$11.7 million project “Better information for creating jobs and developing skills in Vietnam ” is the largest project that ILO has carried out in Vietnam.

Kjeldgaard said the project has two main objectives. The first is to assist in setting up labour market information centres at the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and its offices in a number of localities.

The second is to increase the quality of vocational teachers to meet the demand for skilled workers in both state and non-state sectors.

Scheduled for completion by the end of 2010, the project will be carried out throughout Vietnam by ILO in association with MoLISA, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, the Vietnam Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance.