High-speed North-South railway project: minimising foreign labour dependence
With the development of the high-speed North-South railway project, the focus has turned to training a local workforce to minimise dependence on foreign expertise in express rail operations.
Hanoi (VNA) 💞– With the development of the high-speed North-South railway project, the focus has turned to training a local workforce to minimise dependence on foreign expertise in express rail operations.
According to Vu Hong Phuong, Director of the Railway Project Management Unit, the Ministry of Transport has instructed relevant agencies to develop a workforce training plan as part of the project proposal. This plan includes early-stage training initiatives, allowing personnel to become familiar with the types of technology and management work needed once the project receives approval.
Preliminary estimates indicate that the project will require approximately 180,000 workers for construction, 13,880 operation staff, 700 management personnel, and around 1,200 consulting engineers.
To meet these demands, a multi-tiered training programme has been devised, encompassing domestic training, overseas training, and a hybrid model. It offers four levels of qualification – technical workers, engineers, master's, and doctoral levels – targeting the five key groups of state agencies, project management units, operations units, training institutions, and research institutions.
The Politburo and the Party Central Committee have approved the project, assigning the Government to present a proposal to the 15th National Assembly at its 8th session scheduled to commence on October 21.
In the project's pre-feasibility study, the Ministry of Transport proposed a 1,541-km high-speed railway with a designed speed of 350 km/h. The 1,435-mm gauge-line dual-track will be electrified, with a total estimated investment of 67.34 billion USD.
Traversing 20 provinces and cities from Ngoc Hoi station in Hanoi to Thu Thiem station in Ho Chi Minh City, the line will include 23 passenger and five cargo stations at key freight hubs.
The ministry has recommended the adoption of an open rail technology platform, which will enable the integration of multiple train types and prevent monopolies.
At a recent meeting on the project’s investment plan, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha directed the Ministries of Transport, and of Planning and Investment, and other related ministries to expedite their work, ensuring that it is submitted to the NA for approval on schedule./
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 5 order specific and special mechanisms be devised for the North - South high-speed railway project so that procedures are streamlined and construction duration shortened.
The Politburo has recently asked for opinions of the Party Central Committee regarding the investment policy for a North-South high-speed railway before the Government submits it to the National Assembly at its 8th session.
The Politburo convened a meeting in Hanoi on September 18 to deliberate on an investment policy for the North-South high-speed railway project, concluding that it is a highly important and necessary infrastructure work.
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