
Viet Nam aims for 40 percent increase in trained workforce by 2010 (11/01)
06/08/2010 - 162 Lượt xem
Vocational training renovation with a focus on practical skills in key sectors is one of the pivotal measures in helping the Ministry of Labour, War Invalid and Social Affairs (MOLISA) reach its objective of increasing the rate of skilled workers to 40 percent by 2010.
Accordingly, 40 high-quality vocational training schools, including three of regional-quality standards, will be built by 2010.
As part of the whole country's concerted efforts, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) plans to expand the network of universities and colleges by increasing their enrollment capacity to 1.9 times by 2015 and 5.3 times by 2020, compared with the 2006 figure of 166.5 students per 1,000 people.
A number of international training programmes will also be applied in schools, universities and colleges nationwide to help improve their quality of education.
The MoET will also apply policies on diversifying training programmes like establishing more private schools and encouraging cooperation between local universities, colleges and their foreign partners.
Besides, the ministry will gear its efforts to upgrade teaching staff quality in local universities and colleges, by encouraging them to join training courses aimed at improving their professional skills. On the other hand, policies on supporting excellent students by providing scholarship incentive have been implemented.
More importantly, a lot of efforts have been done to create favourable conditions for volunteer officials to work in rural, as well as far-flung and mountainous areas.
Many businesses have sent their senior officials and technicians abroad for training and expanding their international experience.
Many experts have warned that the Vietnamese workforce is likely to face fierce competition from their international rivals, particularly in managing and technical skills as the country enters a deeper stage of integration.
According to Nguyen Manh Cuong, Deputy Director of the International Relations Department under the MOLISA, hordes of foreign workers will flock to Viet Nam after the country officially becomes a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) even though its WTO commitment does not involve the opening of the labour market.
Becoming a WTO member will bring in a huge opportunity for the on-spot labour export for Viet Nam, particularly in the fields of finance, banking, investment, business, insurance and high technology. However, Vietnamese businesses themselves face shortage of high qualified workers.
According to Jonah Levey, director general of the Navigos Group - one of leading suppliers of high-ranking officers in Viet Nam via their website: vietnamworks.com, Viet Nam is able to meet just 35-40 percent of demands for high-level cadres.
The reason behind the shortage of high-ranking executives in Viet Nam is inappropriate training in universities and colleges, where theory outweighs practice, according to experts.Source: VNAgency
