Workshop on connecting supply and demand between investors - State - schools
(Baonghean.vn) - The workshop is considered a forum to address labor needs as well as create a long-term, sustainable cooperation mechanism between schools and investors and businesses.
Morning of January 22, Management BoardSoutheast Economic Zoneorganized the 2021 Supply-Demand Connection Workshop between Investors - State - Schools.
Attending the workshop were comrades: Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Le Tien Tri - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee - Head of the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board, representatives of the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, Department of Education and Training and representatives of localities, universities, colleges and investors and enterprises.
Great potential for investment and labor market
The conference took place in the context of the complicated developments of the Covid-19 pandemic globally. Vietnam in general and Nghe An in particular are becoming destinations for many investors around the world because of its safety, reliability and great development potential.
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| Conference scene. Photo: MH |
Up to now, the Southeast Economic Zone and Nghe An industrial parks have had 128 enterprises in operation with a total revenue of more than 35,000 billion VND. In 2020, production and business targets all decreased compared to 2019. However, the number of workers in industrial parks still increased by more than 4,000 workers.
To connect supply and demandlaborbetween investors - the state - schools, at this workshop, representatives of the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board introduced the labor needs of enterprises and projects in the Southeast Economic Zone and Nghe An Industrial Park in 2021 and the period 2021 - 2025.
Accordingly, next year, Nghe An is expected to attract about 20 - 25 projects with a total registered capital of about 15,000 - 20,000 billion VND, of which FDI capital is about 600 - 700 million USD and the demand for labor at enterprises is expected to increase dramatically in both high-quality and unskilled labor.
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| Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa spoke at the workshop. Photo: Diep Thanh |
To seize this opportunity, the current problem for Nghe An is to have human resources with knowledge and appropriate skills to meet the requirements in the new situation.
At the workshop, representatives from the Department of Education and Training, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, universities, colleges and some investors also had many opinions revolving around the issues of career guidance, vocational training, the labor market and the quality of labor resources.
The current positive signal is that the career orientation and orientation in Nghe An has changed in recent years. From 2016 to now, the rate of students entering vocational schools has increased from 8.% to 18%... In particular, the rate of high school graduates who do not enroll in universities has increased from 37.2% to more than 42%. The current problem is to orient vocational school education to have a plan and orientation to achieve high efficiency.
Representatives of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and universities and colleges also proposed solutions to develop human resources in the coming time.
In particular, we will promote the work of connecting with businesses to create sustainable jobs after training. We will pay attention to coordinating with businesses in building programs, curriculum, training plans... towards regional and international standards.
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| Nghe An industrial parks are attracting many businesses to invest. Photo: Nguyen Hai |
Provide enough labor according to market demand
Speaking at the workshop, Mr. Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged and highly appreciated the organization of the workshop and that it would contribute to inspiring businesses, investors and schools.
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa gave an overview of Nghe An's potential in the coming period, especially when Nghe An currently has three potential investors with a value of more than 100 million dollars, attracting tens of thousands of workers.
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| Comrade Le Tien Tri - Head of the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board spoke at the conference. Photo: Diep Thanh |
Nghe An is also implementing the right investment strategy with the goal of developing Nghe An's economy together. Currently, Nghe An has more than 1.9 million workers (surplus labor), the province affirms that it will provide enough labor according to the labor recruitment needs of businesses.
The province is aiming to become a giant factory producing all kinds of goods. Therefore, it is desirable to have a strong orientation on vocational training with the construction of specific planning according to the needs of the labor market to supply enough.
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| Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa and representatives of departments and branches witnessed the signing ceremony of cooperation between enterprises and schools. Photo: My Ha |
To do that, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Education and Training and the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to work with vocational schools to have a complete plan, closely following the requirements of investors in the province. This will help the province's investment attraction, investment ecosystem and employment ecosystem to be stable and long-term.
The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested local authorities to listen to investors, vocational training centers... to have the right direction for workers in the province.
 Vocational training must be linked to training according to the address and needs of businesses. Photo courtesy of MH |
