Some Solutions to Improve the Quality of Vietnam’s Human Resources

Improving the quality of human resources associated with promoting innovation, application and strong development of science and technology is one of 12 key tasks and solutions of the 5-year socio-economic development plan 2021 - 2025 of Vietnam (Resolution No. 16/2021) /QH15). The vocational education development strategy for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2045, clearly states that vocational education development is the most important task in human resource development to take advantage of opportunities in population, education, into a direct human resource of high quality, efficiency, and effectiveness. Professional qualifications, serving the country's socio-economic development. (Decision No. 2239/QD-TTg, 2021). This study is based on official data published by World Bank Group, United Nations Development Programme, Unied Nations Population Fund, Asian Productivity Organization, General Statistics Office of Vietnam, Vietnam Productivity Institue. Analysis results show that the quality of Vietnam's human resources is increasing but there is still a shortage of technical workers with intermediate and college degrees, and social labor productivity is still low. Based on that analysis, the article offers some specific solutions to improve the quality of human resources.