The competition themed “ASEAN Skills, Crafting the Future” draws 337 contestants from 10 countries who will compete in 24 official and two demonstration skills.

Truong Anh Dung, Deputy Director General of the Directorate of Vocational Education, said skills training has been provided for 72 candidates as from August 18. After the first phase 52 trainees were chosen for the next course to be able to compete at the ASEAN Skills Competition. The training was run by 88 specialist in relevant fields.

 Contestant Nguyen Van Hung said he feels confident to take part in the regional contest after the two-month training at Ha Noi Electromechanical College.

The Vietnamese team aims to be among leading participating countries.