Posted on 08/30/2026 11:53:35 AM PDT by tsowellfan
"Skills matter more than simply earning a degree"
VOV.VN - Vietnam is moving to place greater emphasis on job skills, practical ability and adaptability rather than academic degrees, as a new government plan seeks to raise labour productivity and build a more modern and efficient labour market.
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra on August 30 signed a decision, issuing a plan to implement Conclusion 62 of the Party Central Committee Secretariat on improving national labour productivity alongside the development of a synchronised, modern and efficient labour market.
The plan sets out eight groups of tasks and solutions aimed at improving labour productivity and contributing to the Government’s goal of achieving double-digit economic growth.
One of its most notable directions is a change in how workforce quality is assessed. The plan calls for a shift from emphasising academic qualifications toward occupational skills, practical capability, adaptability and work performance, while promoting lifelong learning so workers can regularly retrain and upgrade their skills...
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