On March 31th, 2021, the Prime Minister issued Decision No.17/2021/QD-TTg regulating the vocational training support level for employees participating in unemployment insurance. This Decision takes effect from May 15, 2021. 

According to Decision No.77/2014/QD-TTg, the maximum support level is VND 1,000,000/person/month regardless of the training period, but the Decision No.17/2021/QD-TTg has specified as follows:

• For participants of vocational training courses up to 03 months:

The support level is calculated according to the tuition fees of the vocational training institutions and the actual training time but must not exceed VND 4,500,000/person/ training course. 

• For people participating in vocational training courses for more than 03 months:

The support level is calculated by month, the tuition fee rate and the actual time of vocational training but must not exceed VND 1,500,000/person/month. 

• In case the employee participating in a vocational training course has days with insufficient months as prescribed by the vocational training institution, the number of days is calculated according to the following principles:

14 days or less is counted as 0. 5 months. 

15 days or more is counted as 01 month.