Việt Nam works to improve skills of young labourers

HÀ NỘI — Training workers with new skills in the context of international integration and the Fourth Industrial Revolution is the top priority of Việt Nam, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Doãn Mậu Diệp said at a conference held in Hà Nội on Monday.

The conference on international integration, the future workforce and skills for young labourers, was held by ManpowerGroup Việt Nam, in co-ordination with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

At the conference, experts agreed Việt Nam’s progress in integration and the emergence of Industry 4.0 have made a high quality workforce the main factor in developing the country’s economy.

With a total of 56 million workers, Việt Nam has a great advantage in attracting foreign investment. However, ManpowerGroup’s report for the second quarter of this year showed that only 11 per cent of the workers had high-quality skills.

Simon Matthews, country director of ManpowerGroup Việt Nam, Thailand and the Middle East, said that businesses, the Government and schools should join in helping the young generation adapt to the new world of labour, as the rate of growth is higher than ever.

ManpowerGroup hoped to connect the three sides to help Vietnamese workers develop necessary skills and improve their competitive capacity, he said. — LV