According to statistics from the DVET, by the end of the second quarter of this year, Vietnam had 51.1 million labourers aged 15 years and above, only 26.1% of whom have received official training certificates.
Speaking at the event, MOLISA Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Ha said that since COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant impacts on Vietnam’s labour market, the ministry has worked out many policies to support employers and employees affected by COVID-19.
The ministry has also coordinated with functional ministries, sectors, localities, businesses and vocational education institutions to implement programmes and activities on providing training and improving skills for Vietnamese employees.
She stressed the need to make timely, accurate and complete analysis and assessment of the pandemic as well as the Fourth Industrial Revolution on Vietnam’s market in both short and long terms, and draw international lessons on maintaining production, managing labour supply chain disruptions, and developing skilled human resources for economic recovery after the pandemic.
She also called on solutions to restore and develop the domestic labour market while equipping Vietnamese workers with skills to adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Delegates at the event stressed the important role of skilled human resources in increasing national economic competitiveness and attracting foreign investment.
Thus, they proposed that ministries and agencies draw up mechanisms and implement policies to raise the skills of Vietnamese labourers with special attention to be paid to disadvantaged groups.
