Providing a High Quality Workforce for Japanese Partners

To achieve that goal, Hai Phong authority has decided to spend more than VND15 trillion developing human resources for 2011-2020 period. The amount is for upgrading the education and training facility system and developing vocational training. In particular, priority is given to making the Maritime College a key national trainer serving the marine economic development strategy of the country; Hai Phong University a high quality multi-disciplinary and multi-sector university; vocational colleges reach international level, and upgrading at least one of them the university focused on engineering.

 

From 2001 to present, Hai Phong City has directed its 14 units including universities, colleges, those in health and education sector to make pilot projects developing high quality human resources to serve the operation of the unit and the manpower needs of the city. The development of education from pre-school to high school level served as the foundation for training of human resources for the city is concerned. The city approved the plan on development of preschool education by 2015 towards 2020; implemented the plan on making Tran Phu High School reach national standards; gave priority of land fund for educational institutions including universities, colleges, professional and vocational schools. From 2010 to now, the city has approved 19 new projects and adjusted 15 projects and spent nearly VND405 billion on investing and upgrading schools. Universities and colleges in the city actively initiate joint training with nearly 20 countries and regions including many developed countries.

 

Along with investing in and upgrading training facility, Hai Phong has invested in the development of faculty and teachers at education institutions both in quantity and quality. At the same time the city has step by step innovated and completed a training program and curriculum, attaching theory with practical experience.

 

One of the key issues of the human resource development plan is training in accordance with social needs and efficient use of trained human resources to avoid waste for families and society. Mr Dang Van Tang, Deputy Director of the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs said: "Currently, of the 107 FDI enterprises in industrial and economic zones, 68 are Japanese enterprises, and this figure keeps growing. Accordingly, the number of employees working in Japanese companies is also increasing, accounting for 82 percent of total proportion of workers in FDI enterprises. Although Hai Phong’s labours’ skills have increasingly been raised, better than the average level of the country, they only partially meet requirement of Japanese businesses."

 

Addressing this issue, Hai Phong has built a database and information system forecasting manpower needs of the locality which is connected to that of the country. At the same time, the city regularly reviews to adjust the planning according to actual situation. The city also established Human Resource Training Council led by the Chairman of the city’s People’s Committee, with the participation of representatives of businesses, educational institutions and related departments and agencies to advise and assist the City’s People's Committee in the training of human resources to meet the needs of the city.

 

Along with boosting propaganda and raising social awareness about human development, Hai Phong City’s People's Committee has directed the Education and Training sector to innovate content and methods of vocational counselling in high schools and developed the plan on putting Japanese into the teaching curriculum in high schools, universities and colleges.

 

By investment with key focuses and specific solutions, it is hoped that Hai Phong city will soon reach its development goals of high quality human resources to meet the needs of Japanese partners.