Tourism is considered one of the fastest growing industries in 2024, welcoming more than 17.5 million international visitors, an increase of 39.5% compared to 2023. The development potential of the tourism industry is still large and the demand for human resources is forecasted to continue to increase.
Part 2 of the online TV consultation program "Choosing a future major: Tourism and service industry" on February 18 will provide information on career trends, job opportunities, training programs, and admission requirements for this field.
The program is broadcast online at: thanhnien.vn , Facebook Fanpage, YouTube channel, Tik Tok Thanh Nien Newspaper. While the program is taking place, readers can ask questions via the above addresses.
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Currently, in the list of training codes for level IV of the Ministry of Education and Training, tourism-hotel-sports and personal services is a training field with many codes. During the training process, universities have many different major orientations for each industry. The trend of training professions in this field is becoming more and more diverse to meet the changes of the labor market.
At the consultation program, university representatives will provide information on the training content of majors in tourism, restaurants, hotels, sports and other service industries. Especially the development trends and recruitment needs of businesses in these fields in the coming time.
Along with that, experts will share about the enrollment plans of schools in 2025, including notable new points in the tourism-service sector, such as new majors, new subject combinations, tuition fees, scholarships, etc.
In addition, school representatives will provide specific advice and consultation for students' questions. For example, to be admitted to the tourism and service majors, what should candidates pay attention to? What qualities and abilities are needed to study well in the tourism and service majors? Which major is the "hottest" and most sought after by businesses in this field?...
Tourism after Covid-19 pandemic grows strongly, leading to great demand for human resources
Guest speakers join the consultation program
Experts attending the second phase of the program
- Dr. Ha Thi Thuy Duong, Head of Tourism Department, Faculty of Business Administration, Ho Chi Minh City Open University;
- Dr. Truong Thi Hong Minh, Head of Tourism-Hotel-Restaurant Department, Hoa Sen University;
- Master Tang Thong Nhan, Deputy Dean of Tourism-Restaurant-Hotel Faculty, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology.
Shortage of tourism human resources in both quantity and quality
Dr. Ha Thi Thuy Duong, Head of the Tourism Department, Faculty of Business Administration, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, said that tourism is a "smokeless industry" that brings many job opportunities. Each year, 40,000 employees are needed, but only 20,000 students graduate each year, of which the rate of professionally trained tourism workers is low, only 43%. This shows a shortage of tourism human resources in both quantity and quality. According to Dr. Ha Thi Thuy Duong, tourism human resources require at least 2 foreign languages, which is currently a factor that tourism human resources lack.
Dr. Ha Thi Thuy Duong said that the tourism industry has recovered strongly after the Covid-19 pandemic, and is expected to need 8.5 million jobs by 2030. This is a great opportunity and advantage for candidates. The salary of tourism students after graduation is currently 15-20 million VND. However, this industry also has difficulties. Tourism depends on politics, war, seasonality... We need to update new tourism trends, always improve capacity, improve professional skills to meet market demand...
Dr. Truong Thi Hong Minh, Head of the Faculty of Tourism - Hotel - Restaurant at Hoa Sen University, said that customers in the tourism - service industry today want personalized experiences, want "tailor-made" services, meaning they are suitable for their own interests and needs. Training programs must integrate and incorporate skills, technology, and subjects into the training program to meet that need. Tourism activities currently tend to focus more on personal responsibility in protecting the environment and culture towards sustainable development.
According to Master Tang Thong Nhan, Deputy Head of the Faculty of Tourism-Restaurant-Hotel at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, tourism human resources are in great shortage due to fear after the Covid-19 pandemic. Hotel corporations and travel companies are continuing to expand, tourism is a key economic sector of many localities. Candidates need to consider majors that are suitable for the forecasted trend of human resources in the tourism industry.
Dr. Ha Thi Thuy Duong, Head of Tourism Department, Faculty of Business Administration, Ho Chi Minh City Open University
Training sectors related to tourism and service sector
Dr. Ha Thi Thuy Duong said that the admission methods of the Open University focus on international language certificates. This year, in addition to direct admission and high school graduation exam scores, the school also prioritizes candidates with international language certificates and good academic and training results...
Dr. Truong Thi Hong Minh informed that in 2025, Hoa Sen University will have tourism-service majors including hotel management, restaurant and catering management, travel and tourism services management, event management, and an Elite training program. The school will consider high school exam results, academic records, and competency assessment scores from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi National Universities, and direct admission. The school will offer scholarships of up to 60% of the first semester's tuition.
Regarding Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH), Master Tang Thong Nhan said that there are 4 tourism-service majors: hotel management, tourism-travel service management, restaurant and catering service management and event management. In addition, there are 2 special programs of the Vietnam-Japan Institute of Technology.
The school considers the 12th grade transcript and the high school graduation exam scores based on the subject group. The school does not increase tuition fees throughout the course. 25% full tuition scholarship for students who register early.
Dr. Truong Thi Hong Minh, Head of Tourism-Hotel-Restaurant Faculty, Hoa Sen University
Students sent questions to the program: ''How are the two restaurant and food service management programs, restaurant and food service management - Elite program at Hoa Sen University different in terms of admission, training process and job opportunities after graduation?''.
Dr. Truong Thi Hong Minh explained: ''The entrance exam is similar to other majors, however, the Elite program will have a direct interview related to English and the desire and reason for choosing this major. The two majors of restaurant management and hotel management, the regular program will take 4 years to study, of which 50% will study English, have a business semester and an internship at the business. The Elite program has 2 years of study at school, then 1.5 years of practical training at the business. During this time, students can choose to study in Vietnam or partners in the US, Switzerland or New Zealand''.
Participating in the program, students sent questions: "What does the tourism and travel services management major of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology train, is it different from the tourism major? I want to become an international tour guide, is this major suitable, what is the level of competition in the admission process?"
Master Tang Thong Nhan answered: According to the training orientation in 2025, in addition to basic knowledge and skills, students will be integrated with AI-related subjects to be able to work in a global environment. In addition, subjects following sustainable tourism trends, regenerative tourism, etc. will be integrated.
The school regularly has European and Asian cultural exchange programs to help students experience and interact. There are some semesters where students can choose to study abroad, there are business semesters...
Currently, Hutech prioritizes students with good academic ability to award scholarships.
Master Tang Thong Nhan, Deputy Dean of Tourism-Restaurant-Hotel Faculty, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
Essential factors when studying tourism and services
According to Dr. Truong Thi Hong Minh, the tourism environment is dynamic, creative, has many changes, and has unexpected elements, so it creates favorable conditions for students to develop soft skills after graduation. ''This industry also has its own pressure and high competition. If you want to pursue it, you must have passion,'' Dr. Minh emphasized.
According to Master Tang Thong Nhan, working in the tourism industry requires dealing with many situations that arise. However, currently, technology development has supported many procedures. Along with that, you must regularly update technology and technology application skills. In addition, there are challenges related to climate change, geopolitical changes... Therefore, students must constantly move, adapt to changes, have foreign languages, and intercultural communication skills...
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