For provinces in the mountainous and midland regions of Vietnam, such as Phu Tho , labor export has long played a crucial role in job creation and achieving sustainable poverty reduction. Meeting the increasingly high demands of the overseas labor market and improving the quality of human resources has been a priority for all levels of government, agencies, and localities, implemented through various practical solutions.
Non-commissioned officers and conscripted soldiers who have completed their service in the People's Public Security Force are advised and introduced to job opportunities in overseas labor markets.
With focused investment from the State, Phu Tho College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering has continuously modernized its equipment and teaching programs to meet the demand for high-quality human resources, aligning with the recruitment needs of businesses.
The school has provided training in professions that are in high demand by businesses, such as automotive technology, welding, and mechanical engineering. Annually, more than 80% of graduates find employment in domestic and international businesses in their chosen fields.
Many students majoring in Automotive Technology have found stable jobs in Japan with high incomes. The school regularly collaborates with the Vocational Training and Employment Service Center (Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs) and the People's Committee of Thanh Ba District to organize job fairs, attracting dozens of businesses to recruit over 1,000 positions in various fields such as information technology, industrial electricity, accounting, welding, automotive technology, and electronics. Many of these job orders are for employment in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan (China), and Australia. This opens up numerous opportunities for graduates to find high-paying jobs.
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, the province sent an average of 2,500-2,700 people abroad for work each year. After a period of stagnation due to the pandemic, in the first six months of 2024, the province's overseas labor export activities have stabilized and shown many positive signs.
According to statistics, from the beginning of the year until now, the province has sent over 1,430 people to work abroad on fixed-term contracts, achieving over 57% of the annual plan (107% compared to the same period last year), mainly concentrated in Japan, Taiwan (China), Malaysia, and South Korea. Of these, unskilled laborers without vocational training account for 63.5%, those with college or university degrees or higher account for nearly 15.8%, and the remainder with vocational training account for nearly 20.7%.
In reality, most foreign employers prefer to hire trained workers with professional skills, expertise, and foreign language proficiency. These workers are able to learn quickly, work productively and efficiently, and possess better work discipline and organizational skills. Meanwhile, most workers from the province who go abroad are unskilled laborers, which poses a challenge for them when seeking higher-paying markets with better working conditions.
Recognizing the demand from foreign employers for high-quality human resources, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has consistently focused on strengthening the links between vocational training institutions and businesses. This is considered a crucial solution for training skilled, high-level workers that are in high demand in the labor market.
Vocational training institutions in the province currently offer training in over 200 trades and professions, including some such as automotive technology, welding, metal cutting, electronics, refrigeration and air conditioning technology, hotel management, and domestic electrical engineering, which attract many students. After completing the training program, nearly 90% of trainees find employment and stable income.
To date, vocational training institutions have proactively collaborated and placed orders with businesses in student recruitment, training, and job placement. The majority of graduates are employed by businesses or find their own jobs with starting salaries of 6-8 million VND/month/person, contributing to raising the rate of trained and skilled workers to 71.5%. The rate of trained workers with degrees and certificates accounts for 30.5%.
Comrade Nguyen Hien Ngoc - Head of the Employment and Labor Safety Department (Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs) said: “To make overseas labor export one of the solutions to promote human resource development in the province, in the coming time, units and localities will strengthen the connection of labor market information, improve the effectiveness of job fairs with more diverse and rich forms of organization. Vocational training institutions will be more proactive in building training programs; in addition to the framework knowledge, there needs to be modules that meet the requirements of businesses.”
Hong Nhung
Source: https://baophutho.vn/nang-cao-chat-luong-nguon-nhan-luc-cho-xuat-khau-lao-dong-216750.htm
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