Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long on September 21 signed Prime Ministerial Decision No 1017/QD-TTg, approving the “Development of Human Resources in the Semiconductor Industry by 2030, with a Vision to 2050” program.

Under the Decision, by 2030, Vietnam aims to train and develop a high-quality workforce for the semiconductor industry, focusing on the design, packaging, and testing of semiconductor chips, while gradually mastering the technology in the semiconductor production process.

Among the 50,000 personnel with university degrees or higher serving the semiconductor industry, at least 42,000 engineers and graduates will be trained. Additionally, there will be at least 7,500 master’s degree students and 500 doctoral candidates.

At least 15,000 personnel will be trained in the design process, and at least 35,000 personnel will be trained in production, packaging, testing, and other processes within the semiconductor industry.

Furthermore, at least 5,000 personnel with in-depth expertise in artificial intelligence will be trained to serve the semiconductor industry.

In-depth training will also be provided for 1,300 Vietnamese lecturers teaching at research institutes, higher education institutions, training support facilities, and enterprises.

According to the Decision, the State will partially financially support the establishment, upgrade, and modernization of four national shared semiconductor laboratories and local semiconductor laboratories to train personnel for the semiconductor industry at approximately 18 public higher education institutions across the North, Central, and South regions.

The program aims to meet Vietnam’s demand for both the quantity and quality of human resources in the semiconductor industry across all stages of the value chain by 2050. Educational institutions, especially higher education institutions in Vietnam, will have the capacity to train high-quality human resources to support the development of Vietnam’s semiconductor industry.