Dr. Nguyen Minh Son speaking at the conference - Photo: TRONG NHAN
This question was the main topic of the workshop "Training human resources to serve the semiconductor industry at colleges", which took place at Cao Thang Technical College on the afternoon of August 16.
In general, Dr. Nguyen Minh Son - Head of the Department of Computer Engineering, University of Information Technology (Ho Chi Minh City National University) - said that according to the Center for Human Resources Forecasting, Vietnam is meeting about 20% of the labor demand for the semiconductor industry. By 2030, Vietnam will need about 30,000 - 50,000 more high-quality workers in this industry.
Dr. Nguyen Minh Son explained that in the 3 stages of Design, Manufacturing and Assembly - Testing - Packaging (ATP), before 2023, some universities taught some content of the Design stage in some majors but almost did not train in the Manufacturing or ATP stage.
By 2024, according to statistics, there will be about 15 universities with semiconductor microchip majors, mainly still in the Design stage and some starting to train ATP. Colleges have not yet participated in training in semiconductor-related majors.
According to Dr. Nguyen Minh Son, the development and training direction of the semiconductor industry should continue to focus on the Design and ATP stages. The ATP stage alone is suitable for the technological capacity of many domestic units today, and can also anticipate the trend of shifting the semiconductor industry in the region.
"With the manufacturing sector, Vietnam can move in the direction of attracting foreign investors and gradually taking advantage of their development resources," said Mr. Son.
Professor Dang Luong Mo - Honorary Professor of HOSE University (Tokyo) - shared at the conference - Photo: TRONG NHAN
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Tuan - Director of TUMIKI Joint Stock Company - assessed that training human resources for ATP would be more suitable for colleges, while Design would be more suitable for university and postgraduate levels.
Currently, the Design stage requires a very high level of high-tech human resources. 80% of Design engineers in the microchip industry have a master's degree, while the "giant" in the semiconductor industry, TSMC, requires workers to have at least a master's degree.
According to Mr. Tuan, the difficulty for colleges lies in the training program and the ability to ensure practice for students.
Regarding the training program, Mr. Tuan suggested that instead of developing it individually, large colleges could cooperate together, contributing potential experts from each school to form a program development group. This group would be sponsored to receive training experience from foreign universities and colleges that are strong in the ATP field.
Regarding the practical stage, Mr. Tuan shared that this is the most important stage because when recruiting personnel for the semiconductor industry, businesses often require candidates to have actually experienced most of the practical tasks.
Because practical facilities for the semiconductor industry are "very expensive", Mr. Tuan said that schools should take advantage of external resources, especially from partners in countries that are strong in semiconductor microchips.
For example, Taiwanese universities, colleges and businesses are having many projects connecting with Vietnamese colleges, granting scholarships to Vietnamese students... creating conditions for schools to take advantage of the facilities of businesses.
Dr. Truong Anh Dung - General Director of the General Department of Vocational Education (Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs) - shared at the event - Photo: TRONG NHAN
The General Department is reviewing the demand for college-level semiconductor workers.
Dr. Truong Anh Dung, Director General of the General Department of Vocational Education (Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs), said that the General Department has asked vocational training institutions to review their training capacity for emerging industries, including those related to semiconductors. The General Department is also surveying the demand for semiconductor human resources at the college level.
Based on the results, it will propose to add semiconductor-related occupations to the training list and support colleges with strong connections to businesses. When labor demand increases, the General Department will advise on additional policies to support the development of this industry.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/truong-cao-dang-dao-tao-ban-dan-duoc-khong-20240816172943895.htm
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