Online career guidance for more than 25,000 high school students nationwide

From July 21, 2020, VTC Academy of Information Technology and Design (VTC Academy) received the authorization of the Ministry of Education and Training to implement Project 1665 of the Prime Minister on “Supporting students to start career to 2025” to promote career guidance and start-up support activities to high schools.

Within the framework of the cooperation agreement, the online career guidance program “Digital Career – Learning and choosing a future career” has the participation of experts from many businesses in the fields of Engineering, Business, Service, Creative, those who are working in the field of Education, Training, Career, Start-up, … such as Dr. Nguyen Le Minh – former Deputy Director General, Deputy Head of the National Program Department on employment issues; Dr. Computer Science major Tran Anh Tuan – Head of Knowledge Technology Department VTC Academy; Ths. Psychologist Dao Le Hoa An, Master of Psychology Vo Minh Thanh,…

At the same time, the topics shared in the program are also diverse from industry trends, labor market picture, orientation to choose the right major to psychological and health counseling for students before the Good exam. National High School.

The program has cooperated with more than 150 high schools, attracting more than 45,000 approaches and more than 25,000 students participating in 25 provinces and cities: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nghe An, Hai Duong, Bac Ninh, Da Nang, Nam Dinh … This is considered the leading prestigious online career event up to the present time.

Participating in a series of events, parents and students received psychological counseling, answered questions about career orientation and had the opportunity to listen to experts’ perspectives on future job transition trends; the fluctuations of the labor recruitment market after Covid-19; opportunities and challenges of industries in the digital age to grasp and build a career development roadmap.

Sharing at the event, Dr. Nguyen Le Minh – Former Deputy Director of Human Resource Development Department, Deputy Head of the National Employment Program Department of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, shared that most candidates registered their aspirations based on the wishes of their parents, friends, and heavy psychology degree but lack of in-depth understanding of themselves and the profession, have not identified strengths to promote.

In the face of the current digital transformation context, Career Expert Vu Tran Lam – Branch Manager of VTC Academy Hanoi with more than 15 years of experience in education and career guidance said: “Training programs need to be closely follow the actual needs of the industry, based on the passion and capacity of young people and equip students with solid knowledge and skills, as a foundation for learners to be confident enough to develop their career path “.

Associated with the goal of building a training model according to international standards in Vietnam, VTC Academy always focuses on creating conditions for students to participate in building real projects from businesses, hone their working skills. group work, time management, presentation and negotiation… and foreign language ability to be ready to work in an international environment.

Doan Phong