At College of Urban Works Construction, when hundreds of students visit and learn about careers, the atmosphere in the research area becomes more appealing and thrilling. The students lined up and toured the places where the applicants took the exam after having an outline of the National Skills Test at the schoolyard.

Tran Ngoc Huyen, Grade 9C, Yen Thuong Secondary School student, Gia Lam, Hanoi, shared: "I have studied about the principle of career-related skills at school. I feel very pleased and surprised to see with my own eyes that the applicants practice vibrant and practical occupational skills when I get a chance to attend and observe the National Vocational Skills Test. This practice is really beneficial.”

Mr. Nguyen Quang Huy, lead expert in electrical installation, talked about career guidance practices at the National Technical Skills Examination: The labor market is evolving quickly, demanding new skills. In specific, in the area of electrical installation, capabilities have concentrated in the past on technical experience, including the installation of civil circuits. But now, many new skills have been put into training such as skills of customer needs analysis, circuit design, intelligent control.

The organization to visit the National Vocational Examination for high school students has a great effect on career education orientation, most of the students have not yet envisioned the learning process and practice. How industry will play out, including what jobs and what are the standards of that job ... When they are visited, they will have a more vivid visual view of the process of making products to have vision about new labor skills trends.

This annual activity is also carried out by the school through access to high schools to introduce training occupations to help them to have a specific visualization of the jobs available in the labor market. This is also a practical activity about student flow, not just by the mass media. The practical experience of children will see a job in a career to have a better idea of ​​the career that they want.

Schindler Việt Nam Co., Ltd, a wholly foreign-owned manufacturer of elevators, has been partnering with Cao Thắng Technical College to hire trained engineers every year since 2013. Nguyễn Đức Anh, the company's technical director, said the best students of the college are selected to enter a training program arranged by the school and the corporation. Per year, the business normally employs 30-50 graduates from this cooperative program. The students study practical subjects in which they then learn the skills needed for company work. They also earn internships, English improvement preparation, and instruction on legislation on occupational safety and hygiene and business culture.

Trương Quang Trung, vice principal of Cao Thắng Technical College, said the school has an online job placement website, creating connections between employers and students. A business in need of employees can access the website, create an account and post new jobs. Currently, there are about 1,000 businesses looking for workers on the website. The number of graduates cannot meet the high demand from businesses. 

Ngo Thi Quynh Xuan, principal of Sài Gòn Tourism Vocational College, said that to help corporations reach students, career festivals are held close to graduation ceremony dates. HR executives often come to vocational schools and host activities and announce positions and interview new workers at major companies in the restaurant, hotel and restaurant sectors. The Á Âu Vocational Guidance School specializing in hotel and restaurant services, has a career support department called Chef job that helps businesses easily contact students. Employees from vocational schools have good skills and attitudes. Most of them have the spirit of learning and always take the initiative to improve their skills.

 Nguyen Thi Hang, principal of HCM City College of Technology II, said vocational schools should enable companies to promote the standard of their students. Her school partners with organizations to get them interested in educational projects and to give students internships. It also undertakes national and international initiatives on a regular basis to enhance the level of teaching. Many students themselves find jobs after graduating, and they do not need support from the school. Mr. Trương Anh Dũng, director-general of the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs said that about 80 per cent of students from vocational schools can find a job after graduation.

Of that figure, 85 percent are vocational college students and 80 percent are intermediate vocational school students. The majority of the graduates are continuing their higher education studies. 100 percent of the graduates pursue jobs in the more prestigious colleges.