Amazon Web Services is launching AWS re/Start – a free cloud computing skills training programme in Vietnam to grow the talent pool for businesses.

Promoting human resource development (HRD), particularly skills for modern industry and innovation, was one area of significance highlighted in Vietnam’s Socioeconomic Development Strategy for the 2011-2020 period – and strengthening HRD remains a priority for the foreseeable future.

Retraining existing workers to improve skills and productivity is being seen as a necessity by many businesses in trying to solve the current labour shortages being felt up and down the country.

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Young people in the ASEAN face a relentless challenge to upgrade their skills as technology disrupts job markets, according to research by the WEF and Sea.

Despite its huge potential and incredible growth, the Vietnamese logistics industry is short on personnel, especially skilled employees.

On December 1, 2012 Microsoft Corp. marked the close of its Partners in Learning Global Forum 2012 by announcing an investment of up to $75million to bring digital access to youth and educators in developing nations.

Many Vietnamese enterprises with foreign direct investment capital are worried the skills shortages of Vietnamese workers.

“Skills and knowledge are engines of economic growth and social development, and it is through skills and knowledge that women and men can enjoy equal access to decent work and productive employment”