Director of the Department of Physical Education and Sports of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Danh Hoang Viet, said that career guidance for Vietnamese athletes is necessary for those who have prepared or completed their competitive careers to find a suitable job to develop their lives.
Previously, at the Workshop to collect opinions on the Draft Decree to replace Decree No. 152/2018/ND-CP dated November 7, 2018 of the Government, the content of the policy mechanism for athletes after the competition was thoroughly discussed by experts to collect opinions. In particular, special policies create conditions for athletes to have jobs after retirement, and the sports industry and related units build a coordination mechanism for implementation.
The introduction of special policies for athletes is a breakthrough, expanding the scope of treatment for athletes in Vietnamese sports, Mr. Nguyen Danh Hoang Viet shared at the Workshop on career guidance for Vietnamese sports athletes.
The workshop on career guidance for Vietnamese sports athletes attracted 100 coaches and athletes to attend. In the discussion topics, many once-in-a-lifetime faces such as Luu Thi Thanh (cloud bridge), Pham Phuoc Hung (physical education and equipment), Nguyen Thi Le Dung ( swordplaying) shared their careers at the end of the competition.
Our athletes need to prepare early by choosing the right major and career and must best promote the experience accumulated from their sports career to have a good foundation for themselves, former player Luu Thi Thanh shared her experience.
With his perspective, former player Pham Phuoc Hung believes that what helps change the career of each athlete when they finish competition is to dare to try the career they want to pursue. Pham Phuoc Hung used to be a fitness trainer, but when he decided to change his career to a nutrition coach, a trampoline trainer, he focused on performing it and is achieving many successes.
This year, the Vietnam Department of Physical Education and Sports and the Vietnam Olympic Committee organized an exchange of 6 groups of topics at the Workshop on career guidance for Vietnamese sports athletes, including: Employment orientation, discovery of revenue sources and new opportunities after competitive careers; Application of digital technology in work when athletes change careers; Start-up stories and lessons; Gender equality in sports for female athletes; Developing soft skills, confidently building an image outside of sports to adapt to new careers; Bringing athlete thinking into the workplace.
