Human resources for the semiconductor industry: Comprehensive strategy needed!

According to a report by the Ministry of Education and Training , there are currently over 50 large FDI enterprises investing in Vietnam in the microelectronics and semiconductor industry, of which the field of microchip design requires the most high-quality human resources.

According to forecasts by some economic experts (Fulbright University), the total human resource demand in this field in the next 5 years will be about 20,000 and in the next 10 years about 50,000 with university degrees or higher.

Becoming a semiconductor chip manufacturing center requires well-trained human resources (illustrative photo - internet source).

While the number of microchip design personnel is about 5,000, according to experts, the training demand in the next few years is about 3,000 people/year. Of which, the number of postgraduate graduates accounts for at least 30%.

Currently, because the labor market in the field of semiconductor microchips is just emerging, mainly in potential form, the biggest challenge is how to attract students to study these majors and improve the quality of training to meet the strict requirements of American businesses.

This requires synchronous support policies and guidance from the State. From the Ministry of Education and Training , it is necessary to have policies to support and encourage learners to improve the quantity and quality of admission (including admission to specialized training programs and conversion training programs), such as scholarship policies, tuition exemptions, preferential credits, etc., especially to attract at least 1,000 students to study at postgraduate level (currently, the rate of postgraduate study in these fields is only about 4%).

Support policy group, breakthrough investment to enhance training and research capacity (first of all, capacity of teaching staff, laboratory equipment and software tools for practice, experiment and simulation).

The policy group encourages and promotes cooperation between universities, research institutes, and businesses, domestically and internationally, especially with US partner universities and businesses (with investment potential in Vietnam).

Currently, the Ministry of Education and Training is developing an Action Plan to promote training and research in the fields of semiconductor and microchip technology, which will be reported to the Prime Minister in October, in which it will direct and support higher education institutions to cooperate in an alliance, share and jointly use resources and capacity in training and research.

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/nhan-luc-cho-nganh-dien-tu-ban-dan-can-chien-luoc-toan-dien-post268876.html