Some 1.6 million young Vietnamese are outside employment, education and training, raising concerns about wasted talent and long-term pressure on social welfare, the home affairs minister has warned.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long has signed a decision approving a programme on comprehensive reform and improvement of vocational training quality for rural workers by 2030.

As Vietnam moves deeper into the digital era, the demand for a highly skilled workforce with digital competencies is growing.

The Japanese Professional Skills College (JPC) held its inauguration and opening ceremony for the first academic year in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho on October 18.

The project aims to establish at least one or two networks of such centres in each priority technology sector serving Industry 4.0.