Hanoi conference seeks to improve workforce
Jointly organised by the Centre for Socio-Economic
Information and Forecast (CSEIF) under the Ministry of Planning and
Investment and the Irish Embassy in Vietnam, the event is part of a
programme funded by the Government of Ireland, which aims to discuss and
introduce studies on the labour market in Vietnam.
Addressing
the workshop, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung
said Vietnam has reaped remarkable achievements in economic development
in recent years and the country is integrating intensively into the
regional and international economy.
However, Vietnam needs to
raise the quality of human resources to establish a labour market that
can meet common requirements, Dung stressed.
Fiona Quinn from
the Irish Embassy said data introduced at the conference will help
policymakers revise and update specific information, thus taking
measures to develop a real labour market in Vietnam.
According
to the CSEIF, with 83 percent of employees untrained in vocational
skills, it seems improbable that Vietnam’s workforce can work with model
production lines.
Participants said Vietnam should be
determined to reform its education system and vocational training in
order to improve the quality of human resources in the future.-VNA