Disparity in supply and demand
Ho Chi Minh City is the largest labour source in the country with some 4.7 million people at working age, including 3.2 million employed. The force of high-level scientists and technicians in the city currently accounts for 30 percent of the country’s total.
The proportion of trained workers increased from 40 percent in 2005 to 55 percent in 2010. More than 138,000 civil servants have been trained in the country and nearly 2,000 civil servants have been sent to study abroad. The number of vocational trainers increases 1.3 times from 2005 to over 5,350 people at present. In addition to traditional industries, in recent years, many new industries have been added to training programmes. Training forms are copious and flexible.
Although it holds various advantages for human resource development, its human resources, especially high-quality ones, still fall short, failing to meet socioeconomic development requirements. The deficiency has been pointed out for years but the seriousness worsened in recent years. The supply of professional workers (at secondary level, college, university levels) to some industries is very limited and the quality is disqualified. The most serious scarcity is found in executive management, information technology, accounting, human resources, back office, finance and banking. Thus, many companies are unable to recruit desired employees.
In the outskirts, the shortage of qualified labour is exacerbated. According to the HCM City Department of Home Affairs, five outlying districts of Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, Can Gio, Binh Chanh and Nha Be seriously lack high-quality personnel in many fields. Education and health sectors are the shortest of human resources. The paucity of high-quality human resources has caused negative impacts on companies and investment environment in the city. Operations of many companies stagnate or cannot expand operations. New investors turn more anxious when they think of coming to Ho Chi Minh City as they fear of being unable to recruit enough good workers for investment and development demands.
A breakthrough programme
Ho Chi Minh City has stressed the importance of upgrading human resources in 2010 and subsequent years. The city will focus on special groups which play a decisive role and create a breakthrough in human development and socioeconomic development. In the period from 2010 to 2015, it will give priority to training enough human resources for high-tech and high-valued sectors. According to development plans, it will need to train 500,000 technical workers by 2020.
The proportion of trained workers will reach 70 percent by 2015 and 80 percent by 2020. The rate must be 100 percent in four basic industries and nine service sectors.
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