Green workforce crucial to a green economy

In December 2021, at COP26, Vietnam joined 150 countries in pledging to bring net emissions to ‘zero’ by 2050, also committing with more than 100 countries to reduce global methane emissions by 2030.

In addition, Vietnam joined 141 countries in joining the Glasgow Declaration of Leaders on Forests and Land Use and joined nearly 50 countries in the global declaration on converting coal power to clean energy.

In July 2023, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chinh presided over a meeting of the national COP26 Steering Committee emphasising that green growth, energy transformation and emission reduction are inevitable, especially as Vietnam is among the five countries most vulnerable to climate change.

Vietnam has made strong commitments to respond to climate change, towards the goal of ‘zero’ emissions by 2050. This is considered a historic turning point, creating a premise for future corporate strategies when investing in renewable energy.

Along with that, the government has approved Power Development Plan VIII (PDP 8) to gradually develop a competitive electricity market, diversify investment methods and electricity trading.

The approval has created a legal corridor for the implementation of power transmission projects to help release capacity for renewable power projects in the central and Southern regions.

Specifically, PDP 8 identifies priority targets for the development of renewable energy sources such as wind power, solar power, or biomass power for electricity production to increase the proportion of electricity and electricity coverage nationwide.

Green Workforce - a key factor in sustainable development

The realisation of these commitments requires great efforts from both the government and private sector, including businesses and direct producers.

Strategies need to be implemented at different scales to unlock the investment resources of the whole of society, thereby developing a green, low carbon and sustainable agriculture.

Nguyen Cong Thuy, CEO of HRDC, a leading manpower supply firm in renewable energy in Vietnam, has more than 15 years of experience in manpower supply for oil and gas and renewable energy industries in Vietnam and the Asia-Pacific region.

“How will we prepare the workforce with green skills to meet the requirements of green jobs and green growth?” Thuy said, “Job opportunities in this field will become bustling in the future, and enterprises need to have strategies to prepare for green human resources.”

Thuy stated that currently, the important positions of the green workforce are in shortage and lack of expertise, causing businesses five times the cost to hire foreign experts. Therefore, the training of the green workforce is considered an urgent issue in the process of developing a strong and sustainable green economy of the country.”

The labour market witnessed a large disparity in labour qualifications, with only 11 per cent of these having high professional qualifications.

This places urgent priorities in the process of training and managing people in response to global trends. Humans are the centre of the society, thus sustainable national development stems from the competence of the workforce that drives the economy forward.

A leading manpower supply firm in renewable energy in Vietnam, Global Human Resources Development Consulting Company (HRDC) has wind farms across Vietnam’s central and southern locations as Bac Lieu, Tra Vinh, Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan, Quang Tri, and Quang Binh.

HRDC also mobilises expats and technical engineers for General Electric Renewables, Vestas, and PetroVietnam.

The company has six-years of experience in providing and training high-quality domestic and international green workforce, owning a network of 1,500 employees and more than 100 senior consultants and engineers from South Africa, the US, China, Korea, Japan, and more.

The company consistently aims to promote labour market development, improve the efficiency of labour supply - demand connection through labourer’s skill development and strategic consulting for business. The realisation of the green economy requires meeting the demand for high-quality human resources and taking maximum advantage of the domestic workforce.

HRDC innovates to create an integrating system with synergy of HR gurus and customises to perfectly match businesses with international benchmark and local insight. The company is set to grow into a trusted manpower vendor for investors and green projects in Vietnam in the upcoming time.

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