Employability in context: labour market needs, skills gaps and graduate employability development in Regional Vietnam

This book explores the issue of graduate employability in regional Vietnam. It provides a critical discussion of not only the demands of the labour market but also the practices and challenges in the development of graduate employability and career capacity building at the national, institutional and individual levels. It discusses graduate employability in Vietnam by analysing government and institutional policies and taking into account the perspectives and experiences of three key stakeholders: employers, graduates and universities. The book highlights the development of 'employability in context' for graduates in regional Vietnam to be able to adapt to the specific social, cultural and demographic conditions of the region and tackle new employment challenges. Ly Thi Tran is Professor in the School of Education, Deakin University, Australia. Her work focuses on internationalisation of education, student mobilities, international student graduate employability, the New Colombo Plan, staff professional learning in international education and Vietnamese higher education. Nga Thi Hang Ngo is a Lecturer in the Faculty of General Education at Tay Bac University, Vietnam. Her research interests include education access and equity and employability for ethnic minorities. Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen is Associate Professor and Co-Chair of the Teacher Education and Development Research Group in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales, Australia, specialising in teacher education/development, mentoring and sociocultural theory. Truc Thi Thanh Le is a Lecturer of English at Humber College, Canada and Phu Xuan University, Vietnam. Her research activities and publications mainly focus on professional development and professional learning in international education and graduate employability.

Includes index.

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Overview of employability development and higher education reforms -- Chapter 3: Employers' demands on employability skills, knowledge and attributes -- Chapter 4: Employers' assessment of professional skills and knowledge -- Chapter 5: Employability development from university perspectives -- Chapter 6: Employability demanded by the labour market from graduates’ perspectives -- Chapter 7: Labour market needs, skills gaps, employability development and the way forward.