Skills Needed for Vietnamese Human Resources to Adapted to the 4th Industrial Revolution

Abstract

A current paradox in the Vietnamese labor market is that there is lack of workers with enough knowledge and skills to meet the needs of the job, but an abundance of those who cannot. The reason for this situation is that in the process of training and education, universities have focused a lot on equipping learners with knowledge, the formation and development of professional skills are often given less attention. Therefore, post-trained human resources entering the labor market still lack the necessary skills in the labor process. Meanwhile, firms in Vietnam are well aware of the great role of workers' working skills, which is an important factor in the current period, especially skills to adapt to the 4th industrial revolution. Therefore, in the process of educating, training and fostering human resources in school, higher education institutions need to consider supplementing and equipping learners with necessary skills to create products. The school’s output can best meet the needs of recruitment and jobs in the labor market in the current new period.