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Foreign investors interested in Vietnam’s future workforce

Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phuoc Dung speaks at the debate on March 23. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phuoc Dung speaks at the debate on March 23. (Photo: VNA)

Speaking at a debate in the framework of the summit on March 23 themed “A look into the future of jobs and skills in ASEAN to capture business opportunities”, Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phuoc Dung said Vietnam has become an attractive destination for foreign investors , and multi-sector corporations in the country are also growing stronger, so the demand for highly skilled and trained workers in Vietnam is increasing day by day.

Regarding future employment trends, Vietnam has a great demand for skilled technicians or middle- and high-level managers in industries, namely electronics and semiconductors, information technology, banking, finance, energy and the marine economy, Dung said.

Regarding Viet Nam’s preparations, the diplomat said foreign companies highly valued the Vietnamese workforce for their working ability and quickness in learning new skills.

However, the ambassador noted that Vietnam also faces challenges having a large enough skilled workforce to meet the high demand for its economic development in the future. The ratio of skilled workers in Vietnam only accounts for 26.1 percent of the labor force, he added.

Therefore, Viet Nam’s socio-economic development plan in the next five years has emphasized the importance of building high-quality human resources, consider it one of Vietnam’s top priorities for development in the coming time.

Viet Nam aims to have 75 percent of its workforce to be trained by 2030, of which 40 percent are granted with certificates. Viet Nam will also support digital and technology transformation for small and medium-sized enterprises, which account for 96 percent of the total number of enterprises and employ 47 percent of the labor force in the country, Dung revealed.

Sharing his views on how ASEAN should cooperate on jobs and skills in the future, Dung said that the bloc currently has a mechanism to convene ASEAN labor ministers every two years, which has been implemented effectively over the past several decades, contributing to enhancing intra- bloc coordination and efforts in terms of labor market information, skills development and recognition, and increasing labor productivity.

The potential for cooperation remains huge to ensure a smooth transformation in the region in this field, he stressed.

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