At the international workshop (Photo: VNA)The event, held both in person and viavideoconference, was an activity to continue efforts by the VietnameseGovernment, ASEAN, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to realisesenior leaders’ commitments to developing human resources in the changing worldof work and the digital era. It took place also in response to the World YouthSkills Day (July 15).
Participants, including representatives from theForeign Ministry, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and someinternational organisations, pointed out the pandemic and 4IR’s impacts on thefuture of work and skills for the youth.
They looked into the knowledge, values, andskills that young people need to equip themselves with in the digital era,along with the training values that people should work towards when spiritual,cultural, and innovative values play an increasingly decisive role in productvalue.
They also gave some detailed recommendations toturn the youth into the centre, momentum, and target of socio-economicdevelopment plans.
Addressing the workshop, Deputy Minister ofForeign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu described COVID-19 and 4IR as a “double shock”for the global labour market, noting that they have caused disruptions to thelabour market and an increase in unemployment and social inequality, especiallyamong young workers.
He cited data from the International LabourOrganisation (ILO) as showing that youth employment fell by 8.7 percent in 2020compared with 3.7 percent for older adults.
Meanwhile, the pandemic and 4IR has also beenaccelerating the transition of jobs and skills to adapt to structural changesin the global economy. The jobs lost in old-fashioned industries are forecast tobe replaced by new ones in green and innovative industries.
Therefore, to meet requirements in a new worldof work, about 50 percent of workers will need re-training and intensivetraining in skills, Vu noted.
In Vietnam, people of working age account fornearly 60 percent of the population, with the youth playing the core role, hesaid, adding that young workers are facing both opportunities and challenges inthe strongly changing world of work.
The official expressed his belief that withtheir adaptability, young people will take the lead in improving occupationalskills, especially the skills and knowledge required in the digitaltransformation context, so as to perfect themselves and help change thecommunity and society./.
They also gave some detailed recommendations toturn the youth into the centre, momentum, and target of socio-economicdevelopment plans.
Addressing the workshop, Deputy Minister ofForeign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu described COVID-19 and 4IR as a “double shock”for the global labour market, noting that they have caused disruptions to thelabour market and an increase in unemployment and social inequality, especiallyamong young workers.
He cited data from the International LabourOrganisation (ILO) as showing that youth employment fell by 8.7 percent in 2020compared with 3.7 percent for older adults.
Meanwhile, the pandemic and 4IR has also beenaccelerating the transition of jobs and skills to adapt to structural changesin the global economy. The jobs lost in old-fashioned industries are forecast tobe replaced by new ones in green and innovative industries.
Therefore, to meet requirements in a new worldof work, about 50 percent of workers will need re-training and intensivetraining in skills, Vu noted.
In Vietnam, people of working age account fornearly 60 percent of the population, with the youth playing the core role, hesaid, adding that young workers are facing both opportunities and challenges inthe strongly changing world of work.
The official expressed his belief that withtheir adaptability, young people will take the lead in improving occupationalskills, especially the skills and knowledge required in the digitaltransformation context, so as to perfect themselves and help change thecommunity and society./.
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