The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Innovation Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), through the programme “Human Resources for Innovation – Startup Ecosystem” (USAID WISE), on June 21 organised a workshop “Future of jobs in digital economy” and launched a digital workforce platform.

The online platform nhanlucso.org.vn is built by leading experts in the IT industry with the aim of providing a information system on IT career paths and equipping future human resources with essential skills for the new era of the industry.

Digital Workforce, sponsored by USAID and MPI, is one of series of activities to support Vietnam with its national strategy for the 4th Industrial Revolution by 2030.

Digital workforce platform launched. Photo: VNA

Through the platform, people can have overviews of hundreds of professional positions in the IT industry, a distinct promotion path for each job position with corresponding income levels; required skills and certifications related to each position, as well as recommended prestigious training institutions in the industry; latest news related to job opportunities and professional knowledge, providing diverse perspectives to help young people in building their own career development process.

Speaking at the event, NIC Director Vu Quoc Huy said that in the past time, NIC coordinated with three reputable human resources companies in Vietnam - Navigos/Vietnamworks, TopCV, and JobHopin - and collaborated with USAID WISE to jointly build the digital human resource platform - one of the first platforms to provide detailed information about personnel in the field of information and communication technology.

He said the platform will bring the most general knowledge about the job market, thereby orienting and creating a career development trend for young people in the future. Employers can also adjust and use labour resources effectively and appropriately in response to fluctuations in the labour market.

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Phan Vinh Quang, Head of the USAID WISE research team, said that in the national digital transformation roadmap, the Prime Minister approved the project "Raising awareness, popularising skills and developing human resources for national digital transformation by 2025, with a vision to 2030", which affirms the Government's attention to digital human resources in the coming period.

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At the workshop, experts and speakers from recruitment agencies and technology companies discussed issues of concerns including how new technologies will change the job and labour markets and young workforce’s preparation to adapt to these needs and changes./.