VIETNAM: Shortage of skilled workers

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Updated February 28, 2008 21:37:38

As Vietnam continues to record high economic growth, it's facing a critical shortage of up to 65,000 highly skilled workers .. needed to fill positions created by five global IT giants that use the country as a base for operations.
Vietnam's deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan was in Melbourne to highlight the need for assistance in skills training. He's also called for Australia's help with education reforms in an effort to raise the international standard of education in Vietnam.

Presenter: Girish Sawlani
Speakers: Dr Nguyen Thien Nhan, deputy prime minister of Vietnam and minister for education and training ; Julia Gillard , deputy prime minister of Australia, minister for employment and workplace relations, minister for education and minister for social inclusion

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