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Technical work no longer elbow grease

Enrolling in a vocational school was an easy decision for 23-year-old Truong The Dieu, even though he was under pressure to become an engineer.

Private, public universities launch new majors to meet labour trends

Many public and private universities throughout the country in the 2020-2021 academic year will launch new majors to meet labour market trends and demands.

Work hours for students should be managed: experts

Students supplementing college with part-time jobs could miss out on studies while they work.

Companies hunt for qualified technical workers at year-end period

Usually, in the last months of the year, most companies hunt for well-trained workforce in the fields of technology, electronics, mechanics to meet production demand in the year-end.

Over 80% of executives in Vietnam’s manufacturing businesses seek new jobs

Experienced candidates, aged 40 and over, are expected to have the highest demand for jobs by the end of 2019.

The new world of work

Many young Vietnamese have foregone the 9 to 5 routine and chosen to work in alternative types of employment.

Jobs for Mekong Delta farmers

Director of the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s branch in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho Vo Hung Dung spoke to Tuoi Tre newspaper about measures to prevent mass migration from the Mekong Delta region

Tata Steel workers braced for 1,200 job cuts

 Tata Steel is set to announce later that 1,200 jobs are being cut at its plants in Scunthorpe and Lanarkshire.

Students drop out, take jobs in Laos

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite school boards' attempts to bring dropout students back to class, many have quit their studies in central Thua Thien - Hue Province to take jobs in Laos.

NA seeks job training improvements

 National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung yesterday called for better vocational training, saying that this would produce more qualified trainees.

New graduates disillusioned about job opportunities

Only a modest percentage of new graduates can find satisfactory jobs, while the majority either are unemployed,  work blue-collar jobs, or accept low-paying jobs or in fields in which they are not trained.

Cao Bang to get bigger border economic zone

 VietNamNet Bridge – Following a decision by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, a larger border gate economic zone will be set up in the northern province of Cao Bang.

Thousands of jobs cut in banking sector

 VietNamNet Bridge – Commercial banks have laid off thousands of workers because of the bad business performance.

New university graduates find work uncertain

 VietNamNet Bridge – For 22-year-old university graduate Nguyen Thi Ha, further education is the only choice she has after being knocked back by employer after employer.

Women in 15 nations need spouse's okay to work

 At least 15 countries give husbands the power to prevent their wives from working, the World Bank said in a report on gender equality in business.

Job market tough for new graduates

  A flood of students will be graduating in June, but many of them will not be able to find jobs, according to HCM City's Centre for Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour Market Information.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 21/4

Mekong Delta to create work for 400,000; Ministry moves to help the disabled; Transfers may help hospital crowding; Delta hospitals get medical equipment for neonatal care; Residents granted passes to park

More unemployed female workers than male workers: statistics

VietNamNet Bridge – In early 2013, Vietnam had about 857,000 unemployed workers, of which women accounted for the majority with 53.8 percent.

Experts say stop criticizing Vietnamese scientists

Vietnamese scientists have been criticized heavily for their modest scientific research achievements. However, it is really unfair to condemn them.

Only students from rich families can study at economics schools

VietNamNet Bridge – The students, who follow economics related majors, would have to pay 100 percent of tuitions, if a project being considered by the Ministry of Education & Training and Finance comes true.