NIC works to strengthen human resources training for semiconductor industry
The National Innovation Centre (NIC) is building a project on developing human resources for the semiconductor industry as part of the country’s efforts to provide 50,000 engineers for the industry, according to NIC Vice Director Vo Xuan Hoai.
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Innovation Centre(NIC) is building a project on developing human resources for the semiconductor industry as part of the country’s efforts to provide 50,000 engineers for the industry,according to NIC Vice Director Vo Xuan Hoai.
The centre is working with semiconductor chip giants in theworld to explore their demands, thus giving forecast in human resources demandsin the future, especially for those who are operating in Vietnam or keen oninvesting in Vietnam, Hoai told the Lao dong (Labour) newspaper.
Many training stages at universities have been designed, focusingon ensuring quality, he said, stressing that Vietnam is facing a shortage of chiefengineers for the semiconductor sector.
Meanwhile, the centre has worked with a number ofuniversities such as the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, VietnamNational University-Hanoi and Vietnam National University-HCM City as well asother university with engineering faculties to assess their training capacity,he said.
The NIC Vice Director revealed that the centre is linkingwith reputable universities in the world, including Arizona University andPurdue University in the US to learn their experience and send Vietnamesestudents to the facilities for training.
Vietnam aims to provide 50,000 engineers to the semiconductor sector (Photo: thanhnien.vn)
During its working session with businesses, leaders of thecentre proposed that they support Vietnamese students, engineers and labourersto practice.
Currently, the NIC has cooperated with Synopsys and Cadencegroups of the Switzerland to provide chip design copyright to more than 20universities of Vietnam.
Recently, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has askedfor the formation of a semiconductor chip design training centre, in whichshared platforms have been developed for universities, said Hoai.
Hoai said that the country is also preparing other conditionsfor the growth of the semiconductor sector, with the National Assembly’sapproval of a resolution on the formation of an investment fund to support businessesin investing in the high technology area, including the semiconductor industry.
This is an important foundation for the country to assistlocal firms when the country applies the global minimum tax from 2024.
In terms of infrastructure, Hoai held that the country hasadvantages from the 2,000-km North-South Expressway, along with seaports andinternational airports.
Vietnam has also made preparations in energy sources towelcome high-tech firms, especially those in the semiconductor industry./.
Vietnam is in need of high-quality engineers for the semiconductor industry, which holds great potential to create a breakthrough for sustainable economic development.
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Vietnam aims to provide 50,000 engineers to the semiconductor sector (Photo: thanhnien.vn) 
