The Hòa Lạc Hi-Tech Park is collaborating with institutes, universities and enterprises to prepare a skilled workforce for the development of semiconductor industry, said insiders.
According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), the Vietnamese government has been working on a plan to build a 50,000-strong workforce for the development of the country''s semiconductor industry until 2030, with a vision to 2045.
Digital Workforce, sponsored by USAID and MPI, is one of a series of activities to support Viet Nam with its national strategy for the 4th Industrial Revolution by 2030.
Katalon Co. Ltd., a provider of software test automation solutions, on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Science- VNUHCM and Fulbright University Vietnam for developing a high-quality workforce in artificial intelligence, machine learning and digital transformation.
Viet Nam''s assessment of future employment trends and how Viet Nam is preparing for its workforce to respond to such trends are issues attracting attention from foreign businesses at the ongoing Singapore Apex Business Summit (SABS) 2022.
After Lunar New Year, Ho Chi Minh City alone is expected to need about 45,000 skilled workers. The city and businesses are currently preparing scenarios to retain workers after the long holiday.
The Vietnamese government is targetting 10 per cent of retail sales being online by 2025, and up to 50 per cent in Ha Noi and HCM City. This will many avenues and opportunities in the digital economy.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is both creating opportunities and posing challenges to developed countries and countries entering the 4.0 revolution, including Viet Nam, from a perspective of readiness, ability integration and adaptation of the workforce.
Viet Nam needs advanced training and retraining for human resources to meet the demand of the economy in the digital era, and adapting to the post-COVID-19 "new normal".
With the increasing foreign investment in Việt Nam, the human resource structure will see a fundamental change since FDI generally goes into industries that require medium to very skilled workers, experts have said.
Experts have urged the Government, economic managers and business leaders to change their thinking and act urgently to a workforce suited to the development and adoption of digital technology. Economist Nguyen Bich Lam, former director of the General Statistics Office (GSO),...
Viet Nam needs to focus more on developing feedstocks and production of intermediate goods, especially in terms of human resources, to enable its industrialisation, experts have said.
The US, New Zealand and Canada are the most attractive countries for employer investment based on 200 factors that evaluated skills availability, cost efficiency, regulation and productivity, while Viet Nam is among the top five in cost efficiency.