Partners of big companies spend a lot of money to train Vietnamese human resources

Businesses interview graduating students with many questions using foreign languages ​​- Photo: HA QUAN

Mr. Do Quan - HR Director of Luxshare-ICT Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Van Trung Industrial Park, Bac Giang) - said that there have been many plans to train human resources, especially senior Vietnamese officials, in the company's talent localization policy.

"This is a long-term development strategy in Vietnam, helping the rate of high-quality labor increase every year and is now over 80%," said Mr. Quan.

Localization of Vietnamese human resources

In the first quarter of 2024, the company plans to recruit 1,000 - 2,000 new employees. Of which, 300 positions are for project development officers and engineers with experience and foreign language requirements (English or Chinese).

The company uses many channels to recruit, from posting job vacancies, rewarding employees for referring workers to livestreaming on TikTok, especially cooperating with schools to prepare human resources.

Assessing the competitive situation, the unit cooperates with many schools in the North to place orders, support tuition fees, and award scholarships to excellent students.

"We also send Vietnamese staff to China for 1-3 months of training to prepare resources for key positions. Recently, the proportion of Vietnamese people holding high-level positions has increased rapidly," said Mr. Quan.

This unit has "orientation classes" located at schools, training key Vietnamese staff with professional, technical, and foreign language requirements, usually for about a year. Since then, the company has had 300 - 500 high-quality employees over the years. This group of employees has attractive policies, benefits, and a clear path for advancement and development.

According to Mr. Quan, the company works closely with schools to adjust training content to suit the needs of businesses. For example, learning about machinery and automatic equipment, students are exposed to modern equipment early. Supporting teaching equipment for schools or schools sending students to companies for internships. Some excellent students are also sent abroad for internships and experience accumulation.

Spending billions to send Vietnamese workers abroad

Having been sent to China for training, Ms. Cam Thi Nam - Head of Administration and Human Resources at Desay Battery Vina Co., Ltd. - said that the cost of sending people for training abroad is up to hundreds of millions of VND, but she is confident that she can do her job as well as foreign personnel.

"As a partner of many corporations such as Apple, Oppo, Huawei, Google, we need key human resources with high skills in related fields, one of the requirements for engineers is to be fluent in Chinese," said Ms. Nam.

Mr. Ou Yang Yi Feng - Deputy General Director of Desay Battery Vina Co., Ltd. - said that the company has recently sent several workers to China for training. This helps workers improve their skills and gain exposure to new products, technology, and machinery. The company's partners also hope that when investing in Vietnam, they will use Vietnamese people as the core.

This person said that when the factory first starts operating, it needs experienced leaders, but after that it can be operated remotely, and the jobs that can be done by on-site personnel will be prioritized for Vietnamese people.

"Vietnamese human resources, especially young people, have limited expertise and know a little bit about each thing. Not to mention unprofessional working style and methods, shyness, fear, not responding to bosses promptly and quickly, and low work efficiency are things that need to be overcome," he pointed out.

Mr. Marvin Yan - General Director of Sunwoda Vietnam Co., Ltd. - said that due to the desire to expand battery production for smartphones, the company needs 300 - 500 employees in 2024, technical workers account for about 1/3. The starting salary for skilled workers is relatively good, with allowances and if they have foreign language skills, there will be an increase.

The company has a plan to coordinate with schools and specialized training facilities to "hunt" for newly graduated students. For outstanding workers, the company sends them abroad to study, improve their skills, and build their working style. After completing the course and returning, the workers are considered for key positions, even becoming department directors.

It is possible to replace foreign personnel.

According to the Department of Employment (Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs), when working with foreign workers, domestic workers have more opportunities to access and learn expertise, technology, methods, and labor discipline. Thereby, they can improve their professional qualifications and skills to gradually replace the position of foreign workers in Vietnam.

In the context of global economic integration, the recruitment of highly qualified foreign workers to work in enterprises and organizations in Vietnam is a trend. Therefore, to increase employment opportunities, Vietnamese workers at FDI enterprises need to practice and improve their professional knowledge, teamwork skills, foreign languages, etc.

Labor changes thinking

Ms. Dang Ngoc Thu Thao - Director of Operations for Contract Work and Labor Leasing Services, Small and Medium Enterprises (ManpowerGroup Vietnam) - said that many companies, when building factories in Vietnam, have brought in foreign staff for both management and operations. These companies often have specific regulations on the percentage of employees who can use foreign languages, typically semiconductor companies.

"There is still a group of workers who like to work nearby, even if they are afraid to work in another province, and prefer simple jobs that do not require many constraints or high discipline. Vietnamese workers, especially young workers, need to raise awareness about the job market as well as change their mindset about work and working habits," Ms. Thao analyzed.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/doi-tac-cua-cac-ong-lon-chi-bao-dao-tao-nhan-su-viet-20240319081925018.htm