The "Thirst" for
programmers
Only until the end of the third quarter of 2015, the number of software
companies rose to 124% (compared to 2012), which explains why the number of
jobs in the IT industry are rapidly increasing, but the most developed is
software development. "If the current growth ratecontinues, by 2020,
Vietnam will be in a shortage of more than 500,000 IT personnel."
-According VietnamWorks
Mr.HoangHai, General Director of IFICorporation for Computing Solutions,
said: "Being a programmer is a fashionable career and attracts a lot of
young people. But every year, the number of personnel that we recruit only reaches
the minimum. Unfortunately we have to hire foreign workers. "
It can be seen that the
social needs of the industry programmers only increase, not decrease, and tend
to rise sharply when Vietnam joins the World Trade Organization. While there is
a lack of personnelsupplies with poor quality.
Cooling the "thirst"
for programmers
So, what are the reasons whichexplains why businesses do not recruit people
while the number of unemployed graduates has steadilyexponentially increased?According
Vietnamworks, there are 2 followingmain reasons:
The first one is knowledge. Vietnamese people working in IT are pretty
much interested inthe concepts of Big Data, Mobile, Cloud Computing,
etc.Although all of these technologies are already popular in the world,
Vietnamese students can have the access and relatively stable knowledge of these
technologiesonly in the international schools. Moreover,Vietnamese programmer are
not good at language skills while mostoutsourcing IT companies often have to
work with foreign clients.
The second reason is about skills. The high positions in IT requires not
only technical knowledge. For example, being a Project Manager requires a
person to master communication skill, presentation skill, and skill in presenting
ideas, skill in convincing partners, timemanagement skill, etc. These skills
are not always available in all training schools.
So, to be provided with
sufficient knowledge and skills improvement, IT students often look for
international training institutions. Mr. Ho Son Tung, an Aptech graduated
student andcurrently the Deputy Director of Lac Hong Corporation for
Telecommunication,said: "I always appreciate the students of international
schools. They are the most prominent people with the ability to apply theories
to practice as well as with other working skills. "
Therefore, many IT businesses
have solve their problem in personnelshortfall by coordinating with the schoolsto
set up a Scholarship Fund named "Flying high with Aptech" to look for
future programming personnel. This fund is applied to all students in
Universities and colleges in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh cities with the support up
to 66 million VND and a commitment to ensure employment after graduation.
(Source: http://svvn.vn/294552-2/)