Deputy PM stresses need of human resource plan

It is necessary to build a plan for human resource development to ensure the feasibility of socio-economic development plan, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Deputy PM Nhan gave the guidance while attending a conference on human development plan for the Red River Delta provinces in the 2011-2020 period held in the northern province of Nam Dinh on Dec. 11.

He said the lack of quality human resources has been noticed for many years, but there was so far no effective solution.

The Red River Delta region has better economic strengths in comparison with other regions in the country, coupled with favourable location and conditions for development.

At present, the region has a population of about 18.5 million people with 77 percent of them aged from 15 and above. However, the Red River Delta region also faces challenges from its small acreage and a high population density, low quality of labour and the largest rate of unemployment in the country.

The overall policy to develop human resources for the Red River Delta till 2020 aims to develop education as well as vocational training and get all economic sectors involve in training, so that the rate of trained labourers in the region will increase to 50 percent by 2015 and to 60 percent by 2020.

By 2020, the unemployment rate in the region is expected to be 3.5-4 percent in urban areas and the rate of real working time in rural areas will be raised to 90 percent.

The conference was jointly held by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Nam Dinh provincial People’s Committee with the participation of representatives from relevant ministries, sectors, agencies and 11 cities and provinces in the region (Hanoi, Hai Phong, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Ha Nam, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh and Quang Ninh)./.

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Imbalances create worker shortages

Vietnam has a huge shortage of human resources to cope with pressing urbanisation and climate change issues, a national conference was told on Dec. 6.

The conference, telecast live in Hanoi , Da Nang and HCM City , agreed that the natural resources and environment sector needed to recruit another 800-1000 people each year.

The current figure, as provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, is about 45,600 workers, including those working at State corporations, industrial parks and localities.

The report says there is an imbalance in human resource structure among different sub-sectors. For example, those involved in land management account for 55 percent of the total number while those involved with water resources and hydro-meteorology stay at a low 1 percent.

Under State management, the sector is a newly merged group of seven sub-sectors—land, water resources, geology, environment, hydro-meteorology and climate change, mapping and maritime.

The ministry says these sub-sectors mostly deal with complex and sensitive issues related directly to the rights of people and enterprises.

"While human resources are needed to accomplish the sector's strategies, they are not sufficient to ensure their quality in the future," said the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Pham Khoi Nguyen at the conference.

"There are many shortcomings in training and using the sector's human resources," he added.

According to the ministry's report, most training institutions focus on technology and techniques rather than management's understanding of specific sectors.

Some topics have not been added into training programmes resulting in staff shortages at central and local levels. In addition, there are few cadres trained in advanced science and technology.

The reports also find that co-operation on education and training with other countries remains spontaneous - the country does not yet have an effective way of attracting more young applicants to natural resources and environment courses.

Speaking at the conference, UNDP Country Director Setsuko Yamazaki suggested Vietnam turn the climate change challenges into an opportunity by opting for "green growth" and investing in human resources.

"In order to achieve green growth, the country requires a cross-sectoral and cross-ministerial approach to the human resource development plan," she said.

The 800 or so viewers at the telecast, including representatives of international organisations and central bodies, agreed with five measures for human resource development and training.

They include focusing on training under a modern approach and international integration. There would be policies to encourage students to learn about hydro-meteorology, mapping and mineral geology.

More investment will be poured into developing natural resources and environment training institutions to have more laboratories and libraries. The country hopes to build at least three universities with international standard, specialised facilities by 2020.

The conference's discussions were expected to help the ministry finalise the draft strategy on human resources development and training from now to 2020./.

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Imbalances create worker shortages

Viet Nam has a huge shortage of human resources to cope with pressing urbanisation and climate change issues. Photo shows workers collecting and sorting rubbish in Ba Dinh District. — VNA/VNS Photo Ngoc Ha

HA NOI — Viet Nam has a huge shortage of human resources to cope with pressing urbanisation and climate change issues, a national conference was told yesterday.

The conference, telecast live in Ha Noi, Da Nang and HCM City, agreed that the natural resources and environment sector needed to recruit another 800-1000 people each year.

The current figure, as provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, is about 45,600 workers, including those working at State corporations, industrial parks and localities.

The report says there is an imbalance in human resource structure among different sub-sectors. For example, those involved in land management account for 55 per cent of the total number while those involved with water resources and hydro-meteorology stay at a low 1 per cent.

Under State management, the sector is a newly merged group of seven sub-sectors—land, water resources, geology, environment, hydro-meteorology and climate change, mapping and maritime.

The ministry says these sub-sectors mostly deal with complex and sensitive issues related directly to the rights of people and enterprises.

"While human resources are needed to accomplish the sector's strategies, they are not sufficient to ensure their quality in the future," said the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Pham Khoi Nguyen at the conference.

"There are many shortcomings in training and using the sector's human resources," he added.

According to the ministry's report, most training institutions focus on technology and techniques rather than management's understanding of specific sectors.

Some topics have not been added into training programmes resulting in staff shortages at Central and local levels. In addition, there are few cadres trained in advanced science and technology.

The reports also find that co-operation on education and training with other countries remains spontaneous—the country does not yet have an effective way of attracting more young applicants to natural resources and environment courses.

Speaking at the conference, UNDP Country Director, Setsuko Yamazaki, suggested Viet Nam turn the climate change challenges into an opportunity by opting for "green growth" and investing in human resources.

"In order to achieve green growth, the country requires a cross-sectoral and cross-ministerial approach to the human resource development plan," she said.

The 800 or so viewers at the telecast, including representatives of international organisations and central bodies, agreed with five measures for human resource development and training.

They include focusing on training under a modern approach and international integration. There would be policies to encourage students to learn about hydro-meteorology, mapping and mineral geology.

More investment will be poured into developing natural resources and environment training institutions to have more laboratories and libraries. The country hopes to build at least three universities with international standard, specialised facilities by 2020.

The conference's discussions were expected to help the ministry finalise the draft strategy on human resources development and training from now to 2020. — VNS

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Vietnam sets aside $153.9 mln to train nuclear power workforce

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a sum of VND3-trillion (US$153.9 million) to train and develop human resources for the atomic energy industry by 2020.

Under the project, Vietnam aims to train 2,400 engineers, and 350 master and doctorate holders for nuclear power.

Some of the trainees will be sent to study overseas.

Vietnam is now facing a dearth of human resources for nuclear science and technology, local news website, VnExpress, recently reported, quoting a survey by the Ministry of Education and Training as saying that, as of 2008, the country possesses 505 officials and scientists with relevant degrees.

Only 62, with an average age of 50-years-old, of them hold doctorates, while one-third of 12 professors and associate professors are between 60 and 62 years old, according to the news source.

In the meantime, Vietnam plans to build nuclear power plants with a total capacity of 15,000-16,000 megawatts in five provinces to meet 10 percent of the country’s total electricity demand in 2030, VnExpress cited a government project as saying.

The first plant is expected to break ground in the central province of Ninh Thuan in 2014 and to start operating in 2020 with a total investment of VND200 trillion ($10.2 billion), it said.

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Vietnam sets aside $153.9 mln to train nuclear power workforce

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a sum of VND3-trillion (US$153.9 million) to train and develop human resources for the atomic energy industry by 2020.

Under the project, Vietnam aims to train 2,400 engineers, and 350 master and doctorate holders for nuclear power.

Some of the trainees will be sent to study overseas.

Vietnam is now facing a dearth of human resources for nuclear science and technology, local news website, VnExpress, recently reported, quoting a survey by the Ministry of Education and Training as saying that, as of 2008, the country possesses 505 officials and scientists with relevant degrees.

Only 62, with an average age of 50-years-old, of them hold doctorates, while one-third of 12 professors and associate professors are between 60 and 62 years old, according to the news source.

In the meantime, Vietnam plans to build nuclear power plants with a total capacity of 15,000-16,000 megawatts in five provinces to meet 10 percent of the country’s total electricity demand in 2030, VnExpress cited a government project as saying.

The first plant is expected to break ground in the central province of Ninh Thuan in 2014 and to start operating in 2020 with a total investment of VND200 trillion ($10.2 billion), it said.

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