VietNamNet Bridge - In an effort to improve the training quality and reduce the unemployment rate, many universities and junior colleges haven decided to train students according to orders set by businesses.


The latest labor bulletin showed about 200,000 workers with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration, marketing, securities and banking.

Another report showed that six out of every 10 university graduates lack working and English skills, while four out of every 10 graduates lack professional knowledge. Six out of every 10 employers are unsatisfied about higher education quality.

Analysts pointed out that it is the loose connection between educators and businesses which has led to the high unemployment rate of university graduates. In many cases, graduates have good theoretical knowledge, but still cannot satisfy the requirements set by employers.

The latest labor bulletin showed about 200,000 workers with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration, marketing, securities and banking.

Many workers, when recalling their days at university, commented that they had too many learning subjects and many were really unnecessary for their current jobs.

Nguyen Van Nha, former head of the training division of the Hanoi National University, also said Vietnamese students lag behind because of impractical curriculum.

The conclusion has prompted educators to provide training to businesses’ orders -  providing students with the knowledge and practical skills necessary for their future jobs and produce graduates who can satisfy employers’ requirements.

Before the 2016 enrollment season, the Hoa Binh University in Hanoi announced a training program, under which it would produce 60 bachelors majoring in finance and banking under a business order.

The school said that after fulfilling the standard training program, graduates will have opportunities to work at banks. After one year of internship, students will get certificates about their working experience.

Students trained under the program will receive deeper knowledge and practice of many skills, including operation capability, analysis and programming and policy research. 

Meanwhile, students have studied informatics in accordance with international standard IC3, English and soft skills, which are believed to be useful in their future jobs.

Training students to business orders is also a training mode applied by some other schools, such as the Hanoi Industry University, Thai Binh Duong University and Tien Giang University.

In Ha Tinh province, in 2013-2014, a lot of junior colleges (3-year training) and intermediate schools (2 year training) signed contracts with tens of businesses in the locality for training over 1,000 workers. Most of the workers trained to the orders have found stable jobs.

In the south, the Kien Giang Vocational Junior College has been cooperating with Sai Gon Phu Quoc Tourism JSC in a program to train workers for the tourism company for several years. The college also provides workers to the Kien Giang Mechanical Engineering JSC.


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