Ms. Thanh Nguyen, Executive Director and Happy Inspiration Director of Anphabe Joint Stock Company, said that when the situation is unstable, good personnel are the first to leave. In addition to the problem of wages, the feeling of not being able to meet training needs is one of the reasons for this situation.
Even when businesses focus on training employees, Ms. Thanh Nguyen also recommends that if the application of traditional training methods is no longer suitable, it will cause consequences.
According to the theory of the Forget curve, 86% of employees will forget all the knowledge and skills they have been trained after 30 days, Ms. Thanh shared.
In addition to choosing the right training method, businesses also face challenges in promoting employees' self-study awareness.
Although 64% of workers want to learn new skills to maintain competitiveness, only 26% of people actually attend courses organized by businesses each week.
"Enterprises need to create a list of skills that the organization needs and position the capacity of each employee from traditional training according to a one-stop shop for all to learning and personalizing according to needs. Employees with clear goals at work will take the initiative to study and improve their abilities. The training program can apply short, highly interactive lessons, learning through hands-on experience... The most important thing is to increase the learning experience for employees to enjoy," said Ms. Thanh Nguyen.
Ms. Thanh Nguyen also noted that businesses need to apply bonuses to employees based on actual capacity rather than title or seniority. A new employee can still be paid higher than a long-time employee if they accumulate more skills and have better abilities.
"In addition to professional skills, businesses can train employees in soft skills, such as critical thinking, technology, solving complex problems, leading changes, communication to influence, and cooperation. These skills are the most important and at the same time the skills that workers are currently the weakest in," said Ms. Thanh Nguyen.
According to a recent report by the Statistical Office, about 500,000 people are added to the workforce each year.
Specifically, the labor force aged 15 and over in the first quarter of 2025 is 52.9 million people. However, the rate of trained workers with degrees and certificates as of the first quarter of 2025 was 28.8%. This means that more than 70% of Vietnamese workers have not been trained.
