High-quality human resources are always a top concern for the State and the society. To provide a wider understanding of the capacity of training units to supply human resources, Vietnam Business Forum reporter Thu Huyen interviewed Ms. Dao Phuong Thuy, Director of Trade and Finance Consulting Company.
How do you evaluate senior human resources in Vietnam at present and the importance of workforce training to meet the international economic integration needs of Vietnam?
The shortage of senior human resources is inevitable for developing nations like Vietnam. The labour market now lacks managers and experts in all fields from finance, banking, technology, information technology and personnel to sales and marketing. Many companies are willing to pay a US$5,000-10,000 salary a month, in addition to various special treatments to employ talented leaders, but still not all of them are successful in finding suitable staff. However, a large majority of Vietnamese companies do not understand the importance of human resource management and development activities, and a clear financial mechanism to attract and keep talent.
How do you assess the training quality of mushrooming senior official training courses for the finance and banking fields, as well as the applicability of those training programmes to business administration activities?
I myself took part in an MBA course at Henley University, United Kingdom, and I acquired a lot of knowledge from that course. In my opinion, all training programmes bring necessary knowledge for participants, but the success of each course depends on their “studying spirit.” The success yardstick of each training programme is the working performance of its participants. However, many Vietnamese lecturers have never experienced a day of the kind of work their students are doing. Hence, it is not easy to evaluate the actual quality of training courses.
PTI and Indochina Pro are carrying out several “Financial officer” training programmes. Would you mind talking about the importance of these programmes?
The practical “Financial Officer” programmes we coordinate with Indochina Pro are organised in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, to help Vietnamese overcome financial management weaknesses. We build the training content from the experience and success of financial officers working in different fields.
In practice, PTI training programmes for big companies in the oil and gas industry received very good feedback. Most attendants achieved very good results (4.5/5 points). We will operate many classes, because these are practical courses. In 2007, we will open one course in Hanoi and another in Ho Chi Minh City.
To continue updating knowledge and create a financial officer community, we will set up a financial officers club after finishing the first course. Club members will be authorised to access updated information on our website, attend free seminars, free consultancies and give contacts with investors and banks to arrange loans for their companies.
PTI will join hands with Indochina Pro to open financial officer training courses in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City lasting nearly one year, starting from April 21. In Hanoi, the course will be organised at its Business Administration Training Centre, with six major subjects namely, roles of financial managers in administering financial information, accounting and financial management and tax outlining for companies, administration accounting and decision-making, internal control, using bank products and services to improve financial efficiency, and financial strategy establishment and capital arrangement.
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