Vietnam to Train Workers for Semiconductors, Hydrogen, and Carbon Credits
Hanoi, The Gulf Observer: The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has announced a strategic focus on vocational training to enhance the workforce in the semiconductor chips, hydrogen, and carbon credits sectors. This initiative follows a directive from Minister Đào Ngọc Dung, aiming to align the workforce with emerging industry demands.
Minister Dung highlighted the upcoming key tasks for MoLISA, which include refining policies and the legal framework to develop the labor market comprehensively. Efforts will be made to improve market intermediaries, expand the labor market information system, and strengthen the connection between workforce supply and demand.
MoLISA will also prioritize policies for employees, particularly in social insurance, unemployment insurance, and salary regulations. Concurrently, the ministry will focus on training, retraining, and upskilling workers to build a highly-skilled workforce.
Minister Dung emphasized the need to enhance analytical capacity, forecast job supply and demand, and create new and sustainable jobs. He also called for strengthening policy dialogue to establish harmonious, stable, and progressive labor relations.
A recent MoLISA report for the first half of the year highlights the ministry’s flexible and effective execution of tasks and solutions in labor and social affairs, significantly contributing to the nation. Notably, MoLISA has completed and submitted the amended Law on Social Insurance to the Government, receiving high approval rates.
The ministry’s efforts in legal document compilation have ensured quality and progress, perfecting regulations related to labor and services for meritorious citizens. To support the labor market and job creation, MoLISA will implement solutions to maintain a stable workforce, contributing to economic development and business operations.
In the first six months of this year, Vietnam’s labor force aged 15 and over reached 52.5 million, an increase of 196,600 from the same period last year. The number of employed workers stands at 51.4 million, with an increase of 195,700 over the same period. The unemployment rate among the working-age population remains stable at 2.27 percent.
MoLISA will intensify measures to stabilize the foreign labor market and manage the recruitment, training, and deployment of Vietnamese workers abroad. Currently, 78,640 Vietnamese workers are employed overseas under contracts, achieving 62.91 percent of the annual plan, including 23,845 female workers.
Additionally, MoLISA will implement the Vocational Education Development Strategy for the period 2021-2030, with a vision towards 2045. This includes directing and guiding enrollment, organizing primary-level training, regular training, and vocational training for rural workers, ethnic groups, and disadvantaged communities.
As of June, Vietnam has a total of 1,878 vocational education schools, supporting the nation’s commitment to developing a skilled and adaptable workforce.
