(ĐN)- Vietnam will be one of the countries benefiting greatly from the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in terms of employment growth and labour productivity improvement.
 |
| Lilama 2 Vocational Training College offers international training programmes to prepare for AEC. |
(ĐN)- Vietnam will be one of the countries benefiting greatly from the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in terms of employment growth and labour productivity improvement.
While more jobs will be created as the AEC comes into effect by the year-end, the number of Vietnamese workers with skills that meet international labour market remains insufficient.
The number of additional jobs generated in Vietnam is predicted to rise over 14 percent by 2025.
At the seminars held by the provincial Union of Friendship Organizations, experts saw that many workers had yet to receive adequate training, many of them had poor foreign language skills and soft skills, such as the ability to work in teams.
Knowledge about technology and science was also low, as well as understanding about company culture and laws in other countries.
"If labour capacity cannot be increased, it will seriously affect the competitive ability and labour value in the AEC, where many people will be able work anywhere in the region," said Mao Quoc Trung, Head of Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs’ Vocational Training Office.
In the past time, the Lilama 2 Vocational Training College has focused on preparations for the upcoming AEC. The college created a plan for the vocational training system based on the demand of the labour market and international standards. Recently, the school offered international training programmes certified with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). After graduating, its students will receive the British Accreditation Council’s qualifications which are accepted in 100 countries around the world.
Director Huynh Ngoc Long of the Employment Service Center stated that the formation of the AEC will cause a severe competition in labour. Vietnamese workers cannot compete with others in the region unless their professional qualification, foreign languages and soft skills are improved.
Reported by C.N
