Improvement of the human resource’s skills to prepare for 4.0 revolution

According to experts, the industrial revolution 4.0 is an opportunity for Vietnam to increase its labor productivity, but it also requires the Government to issue synchronous policies to improve the education quality, the quality of labor to meet the needs of the new revolution.

 It is necessary to issue priority policies to facilitate the development of education and improvement of human resource’s quality

Director of the Institute of Labor and Social Sciences (Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs) Dr. Dao Quang Vinh said that the recruitment demand of enterprises is still very high, but the ability of workers to meet the requirements of enterprises is still limited. Trained Vietnamese workers can meet the technical requirements. But soft skills such as teamwork, foreign languages, critical thinking, creativity, technology compliance, etc. are still quite weak.

Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2018 launched on April 11, 2018 also showed that the shortage of labor skills emerged as a barrier to FDI attraction, and for general business activities in Vietnam. Similarly, the World Bank’s labor survey shows that finding candidates for job positions that require higher skills is a major challenge for most businesses because about 70-80% of candidates for managerial and technical positions does not meet the requirements.

Talking about the challenges that Vietnamese labor encountered in the 4.0 wave, the representative of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor said that many Vietnamese enterprises are in the stage of using 2.0 technology, some are in the middle stage of 2.0 and 3.0. Notably, 95% of Vietnamese enterprises use the internet but 60% of them face difficulties when applying internet in their operation.

At many workshops to improve the quality of human resources to improve labor productivity in Vietnam, economic experts all said that by 2030, most countries in the world are faced with labor shortage, especially lack of skilled workers. Future workers need to combine many factors such as multimedia communication, artificial intelligence and electronic machinery, international connection, sustainable development, etc. Therefore, it is necessary for Vietnam to priority investment in improving the quality of education to improve the ability of workers.

Director of Human Resources Training and Supplying Center (Ministry of Education and Training) Dr. Pham Van Son said that at present, Vietnam’s human resources have a great opportunity to participate in the labor division in the region and the world. However, in order to get that, it is necessary to improve the quality of human resources in many different ways, such as: Improving the level of education and labor skills, encouraging self-study workers, linking development strategies of human resources with socio-economic development, focusing on developing talents and building a learning society; along with that, improve information about the labor market, expand international cooperation.

According to Mr. Son, in order to catch up with the 4.0 wave right now, Vietnam needs to renew human resource training activities for the future; At the same time, research to find appropriate mechanisms, policies and solutions to quickly improve the quality of existing human resources. “This is really an important and long-term strategy to form and sustainably develop a high-quality workforce to meet the country’s industrialization, modernization and international integration requirements,” he said.

Productivity and Quality Office