Revisiting Employer Perceptions of Skill Mismatch: The Case of the Machine Manufacturing Industry in Vietnam

Autor/in	Mori, Junichi
Titel	Revisiting Employer Perceptions of Skill Mismatch: The Case of the Machine Manufacturing Industry in Vietnam
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 34 (2021) 2, S.199-216 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mori, Junichi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2021.1897547
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Employer Attitudes; Job Skills; Supply and Demand; Manufacturing Industry; Vocational Education; Labor Needs; Vietnam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Produktive Fertigkeit; Bedarfsplanung; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf
Abstract	There are growing claims that increasing skill mismatch, or skill deficit, is impeding further economic growth and industrialisation in Vietnam. Previous studies often attributed it to the failure of supply-side initiatives to meet increasing skill demand. However, it is still uncertain whether skill demand is increasing in Vietnam, as the supply-side approach presumes. Through questionnaires and in-depth qualitative interviews, this research investigated employer perceptions of skill mismatch at the intermediate occupation level in the machine manufacturing industry. This sector is expected to lead higher value-added industrialisation. It found that employers are not uniformly concerned about large skill shortages because many of them do not require large numbers of skilled workers due to intensified supply chain competition, small domestic markets, and incremental technological progress. In order to achieve upskilling and further industrialisation, Vietnam needs an integrated skill formation strategy which not only improves skill supply but also stimulates the dynamism of skill demand, as the demand-side approach proposes. The research findings suggest that one possible way to evolve the demand-side approach in Vietnam is to develop supporting industries. These industries typically contain some dynamic suppliers which have high aspirations for ascending value chains and higher demand for intermediate workers than assemblers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01