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Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Youth Employment Project (2007 - April 2010)
In Vietnam, as in many other developing countries, decisions on public education and training are made by the Government. Linkages between education and training and industry are inadequately developed. Yet such links are especially important in a country like Vietnam where the economy is under going industrialisation and restructuring. Dialogue between the relevant government ministries and industry is needed to ensure that schools and other education and training institutions are producing graduates needed by businesses. Furthermore such dialogue would facilitate early and better actions to deal with manpower mismatches which are inevitable in a rapidly changing economy. (VCCI/ILO, 2007: 8)
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The Youth Employment Project in Vietnam implemented by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) aims to strengthen dialogue with Government agencies on youth employment policies and to develop and deliver training and advisory services that contribute to increasing youth employment.
The project has five main components:
- A Survey -
(pdf 578 KB), which explores the demands of Vietnamese employers for young workers, their experiences of employing young people and the employers' views of education, training and skills levels.
- A Work Experience for Schools programme, which involves placing high-school students with local businesses to help develop their business skills as well as soft skills such as interview and resume writing techniques. In HCMC, the VCCI targets especially university students who need work experience.
- An Employability Skills Programme: In collaboration with the employers' federation of Singapore, SNEF, trainers are trained and later conduct their own training courses on Personal Effectiveness Skills and Communication and Team Work. By the end of June 2009, the VCCI project in Hochiminh city had conducted 7 training courses on Personal Effectiveness and Communication and Team Work Skills for a total of 210 managers/team leaders of enterprises in Hochiminh city and Southern area in which female participants account for 60%.
In addition, 2 training courses on "Consulting skills on job seeking and interviewing" were carried out for 280 consultants in the Hochiminh city area to provide them with knowledge on job seeking and interviewing skills as well as how to conduct the consulting services effectively.
- Business Mentoring: Guidelines for the Mentoring Programme have been developed (See website: link) In Hochiminh city 15 young entrepreneurs were by mid-2008 successfully matched to mentors. A video clip on best practice of Business Mentoring Program also is being developed.
- Business Clinics: Regular seminars or Clinics are conducted under the Youth Employment projects in Hanoi and Hochiminh city. In Hanoi more than 30 people attended the Business Clinics on "Human Resource Management" and "Management in Engineering Industry". In Hochiminh city, 5 Business Clinics have been held on: "Securing Company Competitive Advantage through Retaining Staff"; "Building Corporate Culture"; "Accessing and Allocating Capital Effectively"; "Managing Your Business in the Crisis Time"; "Strengthening Corporate Finance through Better Tax Management System", with the participation of around 300 young entrepreneurs and managers.
A workshop on "Financial crisis and Youth Employment" was also organized in March with the participation of 80 employers and employees from enterprises in Hochiminh city to discuss how youth should change and improve their skills as well as mindset to adapt and overcome the difficulties in the crisis time.
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