Finding solutions for the IT industry: How to welcome "eagles" to land at home?

On November 1, in Hanoi , the workshop "Decoding the paradox of the technology industry: Eagles knock on the door but human resources close the door" was organized by Aptech International Programmer Training System and the Multi-level Intelligence School (MIS). This is an opportunity for experts in the information technology (IT) industry to exchange, discuss and propose solutions to address the shortage of high-quality human resources in the industry.

Demand for high quality human resources

Speaking online at the Workshop, Mr. Kallol Mukherjee - Vice President of Aptech India Group - said: "At present, to elevate and create a position for a country, the general formula is to focus on young human resources, in which equipping with advanced technology is important. With that awareness, over the past 20 years, Aptech India has been honored to accompany and support Vietnamese human resources to access and master the field of modern information technology through the most modern equipment, facilities and training curriculum".

Mr. Kallol Mukherjee - Vice President of Aptech Group India (Photo: TL).

According to Mr. Kallol Mukherjee, Aptech has been with the Vietnamese IT industry for over 25 years and interestingly, for every 52 employees working in the IT industry, 1 employee is an Aptech student. To date, Aptech has trained more than 100,000 IT employees for the Vietnamese market. Aptech's goal is to help Vietnam become an open IT market, capable of attracting and retaining the world 's "eagle" IT businesses.

According to Mr. To Hong Nam, Deputy Director of the Department of Information Technology ( Ministry of Education and Training ), in recent years, through IT human resource projects, the State has focused on and invested heavily in building high-quality human resources. Mr. To Hong Nam commented that in order to implement specifically, IT human resource training also needs to equip students with the latest knowledge and skills, while promoting passion and creativity so that young people are ready to meet the strict demands of the labor market.

"A paradox today is that many IT candidates graduate from school but cannot find suitable jobs, while businesses lack human resources to meet job requirements. To solve this situation, it is necessary to develop IT training from high school level, even earlier, so that students can be familiar with STEM knowledge, programming and logical thinking from a young age," Mr. To Hong Nam recommended.

Mr. To Hong Nam, Deputy Director of the Department of Information Technology (Ministry of Education and Training) shared about the current quality of training in the field of information technology (Photo: TL).

In addition, Mr. To Hong Nam noted the need for cooperation between businesses and schools in building “output” standards. He said that schools need to proactively invite experts from businesses to teach, helping students grasp the reality while still in school.

At the same time, the long-term solution to improve the quality of IT human resources is to reasonably analyze training content between levels of education, thereby creating a solid knowledge foundation early on. In addition, schools need to focus on inspiring passion and forming IT career awareness. This should start from secondary school, while promoting training programs that incorporate AI technology so that students have access.

Businesses are always "thirsty" for good human resources

Also at the workshop, Ms. Nguyen Thu Giang - General Secretary of the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) - expressed the concerns of many member businesses when they could not recruit IT human resources as required. Although the number of applications reached hundreds, only 1-2 candidates met the requirements. Ms. Nguyen Thu Giang said that Vietnam has an abundant source of young and passionate technology human resources, but the biggest challenge is still how to improve the quality of human resources. This is a difficult problem, requiring time, a systematic training strategy and the participation of many parties.

VINASA representative at the workshop suggested that Vietnam needs to take advantage of young labor force with passion for technology, while promoting international cooperation to shorten the progress gap for developed countries. Ms. Nguyen Thu Giang emphasized: "To achieve this, universities and training centers need to constantly update technology trends from major companies, helping students to be ready to join."

Many useful ideas were shared at the workshop (Photo: TL).

Sharing the same view, Mr. Ngo Thanh Hien - Director of Technology of IBM Vietnam - said that the company has tested cooperation with Vietnamese IT enterprises in software outsourcing, expecting to create a team of programmers who meet international standards. However, after more than 10 years, the number of qualified programmers is only 200-300 people instead of the expected 1,000 people.

"The income for a newly graduated programmer can increase to 40-50 million VND/month, which shows the attractiveness of the IT industry. But to get this position, students need to constantly update technology trends and have a deep understanding of the requirements from IT corporations," Mr. Hien added.

According to statistics from recruitment platform TopDev, the IT labor market in Vietnam is facing a shortage of both quantity and quality. It is forecasted that by the end of 2024, Vietnam will need about 500,000 workers in the IT industry, but currently the resources can only meet about 300,000 people.

Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/tim-loi-giai-cho-nganh-cntt-lam-sao-don-duoc-dai-bang-ha-canh-san-nha-206790.html