Expert of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyễn Đức Tăng, teaches classes

During the training, which was centered around the theme of inventorying, participants discussed and explored the 2003 Convention and its key concepts, the specific skills and methods of inventorying, and studied and analyzed the cases of inventorying of ICH programs in Vietnam, combining the actual situation of the ICH. By way of lectures, group discussion and case study, they gained deeper understanding of inventorying.

To strengthen the effect of the training and to promote the participants' understanding of the relevant knowledge in inventorying under the framework of the Convention, two representatives who engaged in the inventorying of two Vietnamese ICH programs, “Art of Đờn ca tài tử music and song in southern Vietnam” and “Goldsmithing-Jewelry Crafts”, were invited to an interview about the problems they met and the skills and experiences they gained in inventorying.

Expert of Vietnam, Dr. Lê Thi Minh Lý, teaches classes

In addition, six observers from Singapore, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei and Timor-Leste shared with Vietnamese participants the experience and methods accumulated in the process of inventorying of ICH, and the difficulties and challenges they faced in their own countries. They also interacted with Vietnamese participants on relevant issues to exchange experiences and explore solutions to common issues.