Vietnam further drops on global talent index

Vietnam ranked 92 out of 125 countries in the 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (2019 GTCI), a report assessing the competitiveness of countries’ human resources.
Vietnam further drops on global talent index ảnh 1Vietnam ranked 92 out of 125 countries in the 2019 GTCI. (VNS Photo)

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam ranked 92 out of 125 countries in the 2019 GlobalTalent Competitiveness Index (2019 GTCI), a report assessing thecompetitiveness of countries’ human resources.

Compared to last year, the results of thisyear’s GTCI report showed that Vietnam slipped five places.

This is the fourth consecutive year that Vietnamhas been downgraded on the talent competitiveness index.

Last year, the country ranked 87th. The previousyear it ranked 86th out of 118 countries and territories.

The 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index(GTCI) report reveals that Switzerland, Singapore and the US continue to leadthe world in talent competitiveness, while countries in Asia, Latin America andAfrica are seeing a progressive erosion of their talent base. The reportconfirms that talent issues have become a mainstream concern for firms, nationsand cities, with talent performance seen as a critical factor to growth andprosperity.

The 2019 GTCI report, published on Monday byINSEAD, the Business School for the World, in partnership with the Adecco Groupand Tata Communications, is a comprehensive annual benchmarking measuring howcountries and cities grow, attract and retain talent, providing a uniqueresource for decision makers to understand the global talent competitivenesspicture and develop strategies for boosting their competitiveness.

The report measures levels of Global TalentCompetitiveness by looking at 68 variables. The 2019 index covers 125 nationaleconomies and 114 cities (respectively 119 and 90 in 2018) across all groups ofincome and levels of development.-VNA
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