After 3 years of implementing the project "Vocational training for rural workers by 2020", according to Decision No. 1956/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister (Scheme 1956), Thai Nguyen has been one of the provinces which has had many success, the total of employees participating in vocational training has been increased, many rural workers have been employed after having been trained, contributing to the rising of incomes, helping eradicate the poverty and enhancing social welfare. This article's aim is to provide objective assessment of the implementation of the scheme 1956 in Thai Nguyen province, recognize the achievements of the scheme, point out the causes of the limitations, and withdraw experienced lessons from them and propose better solutions for implementing scheme 1956 in the province of Thai Nguyen more effectively in the period from now to 2020.