In a conference on the growth of Vietnam’s semiconductor chip industry, experts emphasized the need for skilled human resources in the field. Despite attracting large corporations in the sector, Vietnam faces a significant challenge of limited response to the high demand for engineers.
Minister Huynh Thanh Dat highlighted Vietnam’s potential to excel in the semiconductor industry ecosystem but acknowledged that the shortage of skilled human resources is a significant challenge that needs to be addressed. Associate Professor, Dr. Truong Viet Anh proposed focusing on core technology research and development to meet the semiconductor industry’s requirements, while acknowledging rapid changes in market demand, lack of investment in science and technology and high training costs for hardware engineers.
Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Tran Vu emphasized training Vietnamese engineers in all stages of IC design to fully participate in the semiconductor supply chain. He predicted that by 2030, there would be a need for 15,000 engineers for the design stage and 35,000 workers in the production and packaging stages. Vu stressed developing training programs, laboratories and international cooperation as essential steps towards building a team of experienced human resources for the semiconductor industry.
The Ministry of Science and Technology has implemented programs and projects aimed at developing microchip human resources. The science and technology development strategy until 2030 includes microcontroller chip manufacturing as a core technology focus. Building policy mechanisms and implementing projects to train human resources for advanced microchip hardware design are some of the efforts being made to prepare for Vietnam’s future growth in this sector.
