Trang Ngoc Nguyen, Hien Minh Thi Pham, Tinh Xuan Tran, Lan Truc Thi Do, Anh Ngoc Pham

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ICSIT 2024, pp. 103-110 (2024); https://doi.org/10.54808/ICSIT2024.01.103

Trang Ngoc Nguyen
Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Hien Minh Thi Pham
Aus4SKills (Viet Nam), Hanoi, Vietnam

Tinh Xuan Tran
Dalat College, LamDong, Vietnam

Lan Truc Thi Do
Dalat College, LamDong, Vietnam

Anh Ngoc Pham
GIZ Viet Nam, Hanoi, Vietnam

Cite this paper as:
Nguyen, T. N., Pham, H. M. T., Tran, T. X., Do, L. T. T., Pham, A. N. (2024). Perceived Impacts and Challenges to the Modular Approach to Curriculum Development in Viet Nam: Vocational Education and Training. In N. Callaos, J. Horne, B. Sánchez, T. Tran (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ICSIT 2024, pp. 103-110. International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics. https://doi.org/10.54808/ICSIT2024.01.103

The Vocational Education and Training Renewal Program in Vietnam, implemented in partnership with the German International Cooperation Agency and the General Department of Vocational Education and Training, involves piloting modular training curriculums in several vocational colleges. This study explores the impact and challenges of implementing the modular approach to curriculum development in Vietnam's vocational education and training sector. Using a descriptive study design, data were collected from 40 technical vocational education colleges in Vietnam through a survey comprising 20 questions rated on a 5-level Likert scale. In-depth interviews were conducted to gather insights into the modular curriculum development approach. The research findings illuminate the current status of modular training curriculum implementation in surveyed vocational colleges and evaluate their perceptions regarding the effectiveness of GIZ Germany's modular training approach. The study also proposes policy recommendations for government management agencies and training institutions. These findings contribute theoretically to research on the Modular Approach to Curriculum Development in Vietnam's Vocational Education and Training sector and advocate for innovative changes in vocational training policies and school administration.