Trade unions help improve skills, open up opportunities for workers

Dong Nai opens classes to improve skills and culture for workers

In Dong Nai City, the trade union has coordinated with the company to invite experts to the factory to organize professional skills training classes to help workers improve their skills and professional skills; organize long-term and short-term cultural classes for workers.

Typically, the grassroots Trade Union of Chang Shin Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Thanh Phu Industrial Park, Tan Trieu Ward) has coordinated with the Company's Board of Directors to organize classes to improve cultural qualifications for workers from grades 9 to 12.

In addition, the company also organizes classes such as: English, Korean, Informatics, Yoga for management staff. Deploying teaching skills classes for hundreds of internal lecturers from departments to teach in courses.

Mr. Dang Tuan Tu - Chairman of the grassroots Trade Union of Chang Shin Vietnam Co., Ltd. said that to improve the skills of management staff, the Trade Union has coordinated with the Company's Board of Directors to organize 45-day and 6-day classes for all employees on communication skills and technical skills in each stage of the production line.

Mr. Dinh Sy Phuc - Chairman of the grassroots Trade Union of TKG Taekwang Vina Joint Stock Company (Bien Hoa 2 Industrial Park, Tran Bien Ward) said that the company's Trade Union regularly organizes free cultural supplementary training programs for workers from grades 6 to 12. Up to now, thousands of workers have participated in studying, and many workers continue to be given opportunities to study at colleges and universities. Many workers after graduation are arranged to hold management positions, thereby increasingly improving and enhancing their income and lives.

From the trade union's training activities, many typical examples have emerged. Mr. Duong Cong Khue, a technical worker at Toan Cau Mechanical and Dynamic Co., Ltd., is an example. Thanks to regularly studying to improve his expertise, he has many innovations, contributing to improving quality, productivity and helping workers operate more conveniently.

Vocational training for workers who lost their jobs in Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam - Singapore Vocational Colleges, Binh Duong University, Thu Dau Mot University also provide many practical training and fostering programs for workers directly at enterprises.

For unemployed workers, the Ho Chi Minh City Employment Service Center said that during the period of receiving unemployment benefits, workers are consulted on jobs and participate in vocational training courses to improve their skills.

In the first quarter of 2026, the Center cooperated with many vocational education institutions, opening more vocational training opportunities for unemployed workers, and increasing labor supply and demand connections. People in need can come to the Center's headquarters for advice and guidance on registering for suitable courses.

Binh Duong Trade Union Technical and Professional Secondary School said that the unit is coordinating with the Ho Chi Minh City Trade Union and related units to implement a vocational training program to improve skills for workers.

The school also opened more elementary courses such as industrial sewing machine maintenance, industrial electricity, refrigeration, sewing, welding, machine repair... to diversify vocational skills for workers.

Encourage and support at least 50% of workers to study to improve their qualifications and professional skills

The first Ho Chi Minh City Trade Union Congress, term 2025 - 2030, set out 16 annual targets. In which, striving to support at least 50% of workers to study to improve their qualifications and professional skills; 75% to be equipped with life skills and digital skills; 50% to achieve the title "Learning Citizen".

To implement the above target, recently the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation and Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) signed a cooperation agreement for the period 2026 - 2030. According to this agreement, the two sides will coordinate to train and foster trade union officials, improve professional qualifications, professional skills and digital capacity for workers.

At the same time, scientific research, innovation and technology transfer serve the practical needs of trade union activities and business development.

Mr. Bui Thanh Nhan - Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation - said that through this cooperation program, trade union officials and workers in Ho Chi Minh City will have more opportunities to access training programs, update new skills and improve professional capacity in accordance with the requirements of the digital economy.

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