The 14th National Party Congress has set a target of increasing the proportion of workers with formal qualifications or professional certificates to 35–40% by 2030. Developing a highly skilled workforce is now regarded as the key to enabling Viet Nam to achieve breakthroughs in its next stage of development.

As Viet Nam advances with major national railway projects, particularly the North-South high-speed railway, developing a skilled workforce has become just as urgent as securing investment, technology, and infrastructure.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has called for a fundamental shift from an “education management” mindset to “education development governance”, stressing that education must stay ahead of demand in preparing high-quality human resources for Viet Nam’s next stage of development.

The scholarship policy recently issued by the government is expected to make science, technology, engineering and mathematics more attractive, especially basic sciences and strategic technology fields. However, scholarships are only an initial foundation in the broader task of developing high-quality human resources for science and technology.

On April 20, National Assembly deputies discussed the 2026–2030 socio-economic development plan, aiming for double-digit growth amid global volatility.

Viet Nam considers education and training, along with the development of high-quality human resources, a top national policy and a key strategic priority, particularly in the context of promoting digital transformation, innovation and a knowledge-based economy in service of its long-term development goals.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 17 received a visiting delegation from the Eisenhower Fellowships, during which he called for closer and more effective cooperation between Viet Nam and the US in education and training through new and breakthrough approaches, contributing to the development of high-quality human resources in various sectors, particularly emerging fields.

The demand for a high-quality workforce—capable of creativity, mastery of science and technology, and rapid adaptation to global volatility—is becoming increasingly urgent.

Following the merger, Ho Chi Minh City faces both new opportunities and challenges in developing a high-quality workforce that meets emerging demands. To achieve this, the city must adopt long-term strategies and comprehensive solutions to train a highly skilled labour force aligned with the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

A national symposium was held in Ha Noi on October 8 under the theme ‘Strategic Breakthroughs in Human Resources’, underscoring the pivotal role that skilled personnel play in advancing national development amid evolving global and technological landscapes.

The concept of strategic technologies has been introduced for the first time in Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, which identified institutions, human resources, infrastructure, and data as the core pillars for encouraging innovation.

In the context of digital transformation and the increasing demand for technological autonomy, training young human resources for strategic technology fields has become an urgent task.

A conference discussing the importance of the “three-party” cooperation model involving the State, educational institutions, and enterprises in developing high-quality human resources was held in Ha Noi on June 14 by the Ministry of Education and Training.