Education and training is at the core of success for students moving into work (Photo: Shutterstock) Despite pouring her heart and soul into the field of education, Jennie Hoang Phuong – chief marketing officer of the INTEK Institute of Applied Technology – has to admit that she feels very worried at a time when the “brain drain” situation in Vietnam seems to be getting worse. “This is partly due to the fact that the quality of training has not really met the actual needs of businesses, the ease of enrolment at universities and especially the shortage of experience, soft skills of the students,” said Phuong. She lamented that the first INTEK enrolment received thousands of applications, but after the entrance exam, there were only 13 eligible students. At the end of the first year of study, this number has decreased to five students. Despite a lot of difficulties, Phuong said that she and INTEK are still consistent with the way they are … [Read more...] about Releasing potential of quality labour
