Free International Standard Vocational Training Provided in Vietnam to Meet Skilled Workers Demand

To attract more engagement in skilled trades and address higher demand for skilled workers, Lilama 2 Vocational Training College is offering free three-year training courses aligned with international standard for students in Southern province of Dong Nai, Vietnam.

A student in Lilama 2 is practising 6G welding

Situated in Long Thanh district, Lilama 2 is proudly the first school in Vietnam to be accredited as a member of European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training. This college provides international training courses certified with EQF (European Qualifications Framework).

Following their graduation, students will attain the British Accreditation Council’s qualifications accepted in the world’s 100 countries. 

According to Mr. Le Quang Trung, Vice Rector of this college, Lilama 2 has enrolled over 150 students in welding, industrial electronics and mechanical tool manufacturing in the academic year of 2014-2015.

From now to 2016, Lilama 2 plans to enroll additional 400 pupils who reside in Dong Nai.

As one of first TVET (Centers of Excellence for Technical and Vocational Education and Training) in Vietnam, Lilama 2 has a total investment of $37.6 million funded by French and German governments.

This college has also worked with Bosch Vietnam to implement a pilot dual training program in Germany for 46 Vietnamese pupils to address the higher demand for skilled workers.

Expectedly, there will be more and more vocational gradudates with specific skills entering the national and international labor market. To do so, training centers should have proper ways to attract more students and include professional training to keep students updated with ever-changing pace of technology and equip them with knowledge and skills in reply to employers’ strict demands. Students themselves should leverage those programs as a cost-effective way of chasing their welding career through specialization. Also, offshore staffing providers in Vietnam should do their utmost to find out the most appropriate workers to serve the international demand for skilled migrant workers.

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Vocational Training in Vietnam Offers Rosy Path to Welding Career

Vocational training in Vietnam has been a promising alternative to the traditional four-year university education. Those with this training can earn good pay and good job security.

Universities have been, for years, preferred among students and their parents in Vietnam. Many students desire to enter universities no matter what their aptitude is and whether study major is suited to them due to higher job opportunities and income. Many relate vocational schools to the blue-collar jobs that require physically hard work. Still, lately, vocational training in Vietnam has got substantial attention. The high cost of four-year universities and other drawbacks lead more and more people to consider vocation schools as an education alternative. With shorter time of commitment, lower cost, vocational welding schools have been proving to be a good alternative to traditional universities and colleges. Specially, amid high demand, improved safety equipment and pay for skilled trade workers, an increasing number of students choose trade schools as a nice place to offer promising path in welding career.

University graduates’ unemployment rate and salaries

Recent university graduates are not just having harder time looking for work but they are being less paid when they do. Following are some most current statistics on this problem that may catch your attention. 

• As per the latest report by Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs, Vietnam (MOLISA), in quarter 1, 2015, the number of unemployed graduates and post-graduates keeps on increasing with over 177,700 people from 74,700 – a 7.3% rise compared to quarter 4, 2014, and 9.4% higher than the same period of past year. The number of jobless college bachelors is 100,600 in quarter 1, 2015 compared to 74,700 in quarter 4, 2014.

• According to Deputy Minister of MOLISA, Doan Mau Diep, unemployment mainly falls into university graduates or post-graduates, which show that this labor category has hard time entering the labor market. While there are about 400,000 graduates per year, there exist about 170,000 jobless. This fact should be taken into consideration, and change, to some extent, some perceptions that university education is the one and only path to good career.

• According to the statistics by Ministry of Education and Training (Vietnam), during the period of 2011-2014, the number of the employed with university and college degrees has been rising over years. Still, the unemployment rate that falls into this category has been higher during that period, too.

Vocational school graduates’ employment rates and salaries

Comparatively to those taking the four-year university route, the graduates of technical vocational schools are spending less time on school and some even enjoying higher wages. That’s not all, there are those who have not finished their training at those schools but have been keenly hunted by employers.

• For long, the vocational training fee is much lower than that of universities. The students in vocational centers often enjoy fee reduction.

• Vocational schools often cooperate with tons of enterprises to raise the graduates’ employability. Many trainees have been paid 3 million VND/ month, which is obviously higher than university students during their probation.

• Recently, there is an increasing number of university students who switch their education path to vocational education, or bachelors and masters pursue the vocational training because they find that such a training helps further their career.

• Specially, ASEAN nations will agree on a common labor market in 2015. Then workers can work abroad with the attractive wages. This is also a good news for head hunter companies in Vietnam and foreign employers.

Above facts and trends work like wonder on welding. Welding skills in the world and Vietnam have been hard sought after.

As shown in the statistics by Bureau of Vocational Training (MOLISA), with the good welding skills, the welders-to-be have been topping the list of graduated trainees with highest employability (to be specific, up to 92.5%)

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Welding can be said to be among the hottest jobs with truly high salary those days. It doesn’t take long for fresh gradates from welding training centers to be employed in local companies with the average salary of 4-5 millions dong/ month. The figure is far higher for those with welding certificates 3G-6G, especially for those skilled and working overseas. There are now available many offshore welding manpower supplies in Vietnam. Welders of 4-6G competence sent to Japan are often paid 800 USD/ month and more. As Middle East is really in need of 6G welders working in the oil and gas factories, the skilled welders can make salary negotiation with the employers.

According to Mrs. Truong Thi Phuong – Head of Department of Vabis – Hong Lam, the wage rate for welders is high those days, 6-7 millions dong per month. As per the offshore welding job posting in Japan by Lilama2 (Ba Ria – Vung Tau), the monthly pay rate for the first working year is 20-25 million dong, and higher at 30 million dong or more from the second year (exclusive of overtime pay).

As collected from job seeking websites, there have been numerous demands for welders in the construction of factory, prefab houses, skyscrapers, pipelines, and others. The salary given is commonly from 4.5 million dong to 1,000 USD reliant on the work type whether it is local jobs or exported jobs.

Vietnamese workers overseas will enjoy the really handsome salary rate equivalent to their competency and performance, especially welders properly trained and internationally certificated – for instance, DVS welding certificate authorized by IIW and tested and supplied by HwC.

Growing Demand for Welding Graduates

In recent years, the shortage of skilled workers is one of important contributors to the growing need of technical school graduates, especially those trained in such skilled trades as welding. Because manufacturing and other industries recover from the global economic recession, they encounter a shortage of skilled labor. This problem can be partly reasoned that older skilled employees are faster retiring than they are being replaced. A limited number of the young may enter the skilled trades – for example, as a welding professional, partly because high school students often consider university education as an automatic choice.

Indeed, this job demand is enormous to the extent that demand is higher than the supply. As shared by Mr. Dang Trung Dung, one lecturer of mechanical department – Cao Thang Engineering College, Ho Chi Minh city, many enterprises have, from time to time, had him introduce welders. Still, it is regrettable that there is not enough Vietnam manpower to address such big demands. Similarly, International Vocational Association Vabis – Hong Lam that is advantageous with mechanical vocational training, especially welding has failed to supplied adequate number of workers for local enterprises and export market.

As listed by Lilama2 school, this school’s welding graduates are more highly demanded. To be specific, quarter I/ 2011 witnessed 8 company requests for 250 welders; 6 companies with requests for about 150 welders were recognized in quarter II/ 2011; in quarter III/ 2011, 8 enterprises needed hire 250 welders; quarter IV/ 2011 came with 11 companies in need of employing over 400 welding workers. Since 2012, the demand for welders has been keeping high. There are lots of enterprises in demand for hundreds of welding jobs – for example, Zamil Steel Vietnam Company, Nam Kim Steel Joint Stock Company, etc.

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Rosy path to careers

Whilst vocational school, of course, isn’t for everyone, it can give a rosy path to career with less of financial risk than conventional four-year university education. The young can find themselves in a gainful and fulfilling positions in a short while when they’re willing to delve into and dedicate themselves to the skilled trade.

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What are Requirements to Become a Welder in Vietnam?

Vietnam employees are qualified as welders if ensuring certain personal traits, skills, training and certification. Those are,…

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Welding in Vietnam: In-demand and Good Pay Occupation

As skilled technical workers, welders shape and join pieces of metals utilizing heat produced by lasers or torches. That’s not all, they use the welding skills to fill in holes in the metal and repair the cracks. Other tasks welders are also involved in are maintaining welding equipment and enhancing the finishing touches through smoothing and polishing metal surfaces. Welder are commonly hired in the defense, ship building, aerospace, automotive and construction industries. Welding jobs are now in high demand in Vietnam and the world. There are some requirements to become a welder in Vietnam. Specifics are as below:

Personal qualities

Because welding is a precision required work, it is important to take a detail oriented approach. There requires ability of analysing and solving problems to define and repair flaws in the metal object and structure. The welder also needs a good hand-eye coordination and vision. Strength as well as stamina are other needed traits because the pieces of metal are often heavy, making welding take considerable time.

Training

Proper training for welding career is available from vocational school, private welding schools. Some employers offer on-the-job training while others like better to employ those who have already completed a formal training program.  Sometimes, vocational training centers deliver training courses based on the employer’s recruitment demand. For example, if one company is in need of 30 welders with specific skill requirements and asks the school for its students, the school will plan up to open the appropriate training courses in response to that demand.

Here are some Vietnam vocational schools with welding training included:

- Vabis Hong Lam International Vocational College (Truong Trinh street, Van Hanh, Phu My town, Tan Thanh, Ba Ria – Vung Tau)

- Lilama2 Vocational College (km 32, 51 National Road, Long Thanh, Dong Nai

- Lac Hong University (10 Huynh Van Nghe, Bien Hoa, Dong Nai)

- Ho Chi Minh City College of Technology (502 Do Xuan Hop, Phuoc Binh District, Ward 9, Ho Chi Minh City)

Skills

Beside learning to use welding lasers or torches, the welders have to understand blueprint reading and shop mechanics. The courses in physics, chemistry, mechanical drawing, metallurgy are also useful. Computer use skills is increasingly important for jobs related to the use of automated welding lasers and machines. Though machines do welding, it is the operator that programs the job instructions. Then he must comprehend welding processes for proper programming. Often, employers want to employ those with welding backgrounds for those jobs.

Additionally to being technically skilled, the welders should have ‘can-do’ attitude and work ethic. Arming up with such skills, they can be confident to further their career.

Certification

After their training completion, graduated students will be awarded with a certification. Employers may require their workers to earn one or more welding certifications. 

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Welding in Vietnam: In-demand and Good Pay Occupation

Welding is now one of the most in-demand occupations with handsome pay in Vietnam.  Kindly check details below.

Like other mechanical occupations, welding has been gathering numerous employees as a result of its big labor force demand and attractive pay

Such a big demand for welding manpower

There now increases welding workforce demand in Vietnam and the world. As shown in the statistics by Bureau of Vocational Training (MOLISA), with the good welding skills, the welders-to-be have been topping the list of graduated trainees with highest employability (to be specific, up to 92.5%)

Indeed, this job demand is enormous to the extent that demand is higher than the supply. As shared by Mr. Dang Trung Dung, one lecturer of mechanical department – Cao Thang Engineering College, Ho Chi Minh city, many enterprises have, from time to time, had him introduce welders. Still, regrettably, there is not enough Vietnam manpower to address such big demands. Similarly, International Vocational Association Vabis –Hong Lam that is advantageous with mechanical vocational training, especially welding has failed to supplied adequate number of workers for local enterprises and export market.

As listed by Lilama2 school (Ba Ria – Vung Tau), this school’s welding graduates are more highly demanded. To be specific, quarter I/ 2011 witnessed 8 company requests for 250 welders; 6 companies with requests for about 150 welders were recognized in quarter II/ 2011; in quarter III/ 2011, 8 enterprises needed hire 250 welders; quarter IV/ 2011 came with 11 companies in need of employing over 400 welding workers. Since 2012, the demand for welders has been keeping high. There are lots of enterprises in demand for hundreds of welding jobs – for example, Zamil Steel Vietnam Company, Nam Kim Steel Joint Stock Company, etc.

Why Choose Welding Occupation?

Welding has been around for centuries. It is especially important for manufacturing industries. For example, in U.S, up to 50% of products have been manufactured thanks in part to welding. Incredibly, all of those familiar products can’t be created without welding – cars, motorbikes, bridges, ships, computers, medical device, hand phones, to name a few. Chasing this occupation means pursuing a better life not only for the workers themselves but also for others.

Welding jobs are now heading the list for most in-demand occupations. As analyzed by International Institute of Welding (IIW) and American Welding Association (AWS), those in pursuit of welding technique always stand an ample chance of being most current about new knowledge of energy, material, controlling device, equipment, etc. That way will aid them in creating amazing products for human beings. 

Amid today’s industrialization and modernization, those well trained of welding will enjoy attractive job opportunities in the large manufacturing industries – for example,

- Petroleum industry (manufacturing, repairing rig base, oil pipelines, storage tanks)

- Ships manufacturing

- Aircraft industry

- Petrochemical, chemical industry

- Hydroelectric, thermoelectric industry

- Cement industry

- Bridge, tunnel industry

Handsome pay up to tens of million dong

Good pay is guaranteed

Welding can be said to be among the hottest jobs with truly high salary those days. It doesn’t take long for fresh gradates from welding training centers to be employed in local companies with the average salary of 4-5 millions dong/ month. The figure is far higher for those with welding certificates 3G-6G, especially for those skilled and working overseas. There are now available many offshore welding manpower supplies in Vietnam. Welders of 4-6G competence sent to Japan are often paid 800 USD/ month and more. As Middle East is really in need of 6G welders working in the oil and gas factories, the skilled welders can make salary negotiation with the employers.

According to Mrs. Truong Thi Phuong – Head of Department of Vabis – Hong Lam, the wage rate for welders is high those days, 6-7 millions dong per month. As per the offshore welding job posting in Japan by Lilama2, the monthly pay rate for the first working year is 20-25 million dong, and higher at 30 million dong or more from the second year (exclusive of overtime pay).

As collected from job seeking websites, there have been numerous demands for welders in the construction of factory, prefab houses, skyscrapers, pipelines, and others. The salary given is commonly from 4.5 million dong to 1,000 USD reliant on the work type whether local jobs or exported jobs.

Vietnamese workers overseas will enjoy the really handsome salary rate equivalent to their competency and performance, especially welders properly trained and internationally certificated – for instance, DVS welding certificate authorized by IIW and tested and supplied by HwC. 

Less cost and time consuming training

It’s not difficult for you to make welding your career. It isn’t important whether you have no idea of welding occupation, a high school graduate, or whatever. What is important is that you are ensured of physical health and self-motivation.

A job that you can work out and enjoy rock music

Some people consider welding as a tiring work and welders as those with dirty hands and obsession with unblemished skin. Still, on a brighter note, this is the best job. It is welders who work out and keep fit. It is welders who make clean money with their dirty hands. And it is welders who make metal and rock music when welding.

High chances of career advancement

Students from vocational schools can find a job for money and experience accumulation while they are studying. If they are quite good at English and computer use, they can work for foreign companies with the salary of thousands of dollars. After 3-5 years of working as 6G welding professionals, learning English and office computer skills, and others, they can sit for the welding teaching certification exam to become welding teachers, welding supervisors, welding inspector or welding engineers. This is among ways they can become an engineer without getting hold of a university degree.

In short, welding has been an in-demand and good pay job in Vietnam. Of course, there is none of workplace will pay high for jobs that can be handled by anyone. If you want a high wage, you should know to do what many people can’t do. Vietnamese welders have impressed foreign employers as being clever, hard working, intelligent. They favor hiring Vietnamese welders and accept to pay them high. Then why don’t we keep trying to make that good impression never sway, but better over time? Do our best for our sake!

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8 Top Benefits of Hiring Vietnamese Welders

Check out 8 top benefits foreign employers would gain from employing Vietnamese welders!

When you are looking abroad for talents, you will face certain challenges. This recruitment type will take time, cost and effort. Of course, the difficulties will be greatly reduced with the help of trusted offshore manpower agencies that can be by your side seamlessly overcoming the challenges and provide quick and reliable services. Despite the difficulties, you clearly see benefits of hiring internationally. If you are operating in the welding industry, employing Vietnam welders will be immensely beneficial. 

1. Vietnamese welders are skilled 

Many employers say, it is hard to find skilled welders those days. While the domestic workforce is not adequate in terms of quantity and quality, employers resort to hiring overseas workers. And one of the wise choices is Vietnam manpower. Welders from Vietnam are qualified with essential skills – for example, ability to read blueprints, awareness of safety standards, concentration, math and science, detail orientation, good eyesight, metallurgical knowledge, knowledge of welding tools and equipment, manual dexterity, eye for the arc, and more.  

2. They are hard working with low absenteeism

Vietnamese welders have impressed foreign employers as being clever, hard working, intelligent. Also, rarely do they take a leave because they are determined to stay and work in a strange country for their beloved family sake. How can they be absent from work without be paid when thinking of their children and wife working hard at home and awaiting money they send to home? That can partly reason why the foreign employers favor hiring welders from Vietnam and accept to pay them high.

3. Work ethic is extremely high

As reported by many employers, ‘can-do’ attitude is becoming rare in the today workforce. Some workers fail to learn the work ethic towards becoming a skilled welder. That way may result in a negative attitude about welding. This doesn’t apply to most of Vietnamese welders. Once they leave the home country, they are determined to be professional in their employment and earn lots of money, fending for their family. Plus, they are well trained in vocational schools and by the employment agency they trust. That’s why their work ethic is truly high. 

4. They are dedicated to overseas jobs

Vietnamese welders go to work outside of Vietnam, and consider that country as a promising land. Rather, they come with a firm desire to succeed in their new environment. It may be difficult to leave the family and friends behind and struggle with the new life. Still, Vietnamese welders leave being fearless in pursuit of a better life for their family and themselves. They choose to devote to the offshore jobs, especially working in the Middle East, Asian countries for the following reasons:

• Work export fees to those countries are cheaper than in developed ones like the US, Australia, Germany, etc.

• The pay is higher than it is in Vietnam, and experienced welders are in high demand overseas. For instance, a welder in Vietnam is often paid 4-5 million dong/ month. Comparatively, the work in Dubai is less tiring with better labor safety protection and salary 3 times higher. The welders are recommended to work in Malaysia as the employment export fee to Malaysia is considered the lowest. Specially, welder salary in this country can be on a par with other markets of Japan, Taiwan, etc. The Vietnamese welding employees would also love to work in Japan or Korean as a result of high possibility of being hired, good benefits and salary there. In the US, the average wage for overseas welding jobs is $56,000/ year. The salaries for welding occupations can vary greatly by enterprise, location, industry, experience and benefits.

• There are available modern device and equipment; working environment is safe; living standard is high; and social security is satisfying.

5. They are brave and strong in tough living and working circumstances

Vietnamese workers are truly determined and brave when it comes to what sets their soul on fire. The welding workers are not an exception. And those working is Dubai is a good example. The weather in Dubai is very harsh. While it is hottest at just 36-38oC in Vietnam, the summer heat in 3 months in Dubai is just burning up to 50-54oC. Such a torturing heat can’t frighten the workers here after all. They are, over time, get familiar to it, and work hard for their job accomplishment. 

6. Hire Vietnamese welders to fill the skill gap in your company

If you find it not easy to seek available welders in your country, especially with the experience, skills that match the industries your company serves, you can look for talents in Vietnam. They come with different levels of skills and experience and are ensured of behavioral skills.

7. Vietnamese welders help add to the work experience and contribute to your rich employee culture

Your employees are inside and outside of your country? If so, the muti-cultural background of your employees will help enhance the work experience and add complement to a rich employee culture, which is something extremely valuable.

8. Vietnamese welders are rigorously selected, well trained and committed of quantity and quality by Vietnam manpower agencies

VMST supplied Vietnamese Welders for The Gulf Encyclopedia .C & A/C

Aside from being properly trained in vocational schools, the Vietnamese welders to be  sent overseas must overcome the rigorous recruitment and selection process and have their skills and behavior well trained to address the client’s requirements. One of the most trusted offshore employment agencies in Vietnam is Vietnam Manpower Service & Trading Company (VMST). Its recruitment process includes sourcing and screening workers nationwide; organizing job applications and resumes; arranging theoretical and practical tests, arranging for its clients to interview applicants; medical check-up; passport and criminal recorded; intensive training; application for visa; ticketing and emigration. That way, VMST always ensures to supply you with the right persons that fit your company. 

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