Enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest economic hub in southernVietnam, will have 140,000 job vacancies in the last two quarters of theyear, according to the municipal Centre for Forecasting Manpower Needsand Labour Market Information (FALMI).
It said that of the total,30,000 labourers will be recruited for temporary positions, adding thatnumber of job seekers is forecast to shoot up 10 percent from the firstsix months of the year.
FALMI Vice Director Tran Anh Tuanunderscored that there will be a sharp rise in enterprise demands forhigh-quality labourers and senior managers, though the number ofrecruited labourers will be limited.
He said most of thevacancies will be in engineering, electronics, information technology(IT), food processing, chemistry, and services, among others.
Inthe first two quarters of this year, recruiting demands among municipalbusinesses grew 7.4 percent from the same period last year. Demand forexperienced and professionally skilled candidates has risen in thecity’s job market.
From January to June, job demands amongworkers rose 8.1 percent compared to the same period last year, mostlyin business, services, garments-leather, medical andpharmaceuticals-healthcare, administration, engineering-automation andarchitecture- construction techniques.
The city is set to fosterlinks between enterprises and vocational training schools to meet theincreasing demands of the labour market, Tuan said, highlighting thatvocational training schools should develop a high-quality workforce andensure standards on professional capacity, soft skills, computing, andforeign languages.-VNA
It said that of the total,30,000 labourers will be recruited for temporary positions, adding thatnumber of job seekers is forecast to shoot up 10 percent from the firstsix months of the year.
FALMI Vice Director Tran Anh Tuanunderscored that there will be a sharp rise in enterprise demands forhigh-quality labourers and senior managers, though the number ofrecruited labourers will be limited.
He said most of thevacancies will be in engineering, electronics, information technology(IT), food processing, chemistry, and services, among others.
Inthe first two quarters of this year, recruiting demands among municipalbusinesses grew 7.4 percent from the same period last year. Demand forexperienced and professionally skilled candidates has risen in thecity’s job market.
From January to June, job demands amongworkers rose 8.1 percent compared to the same period last year, mostlyin business, services, garments-leather, medical andpharmaceuticals-healthcare, administration, engineering-automation andarchitecture- construction techniques.
The city is set to fosterlinks between enterprises and vocational training schools to meet theincreasing demands of the labour market, Tuan said, highlighting thatvocational training schools should develop a high-quality workforce andensure standards on professional capacity, soft skills, computing, andforeign languages.-VNA
