Project activities Information


The Vietnam Chambers of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and UNICEF Viet Nam are co-hosting three Virtual Dialogues with the theme “Let’s join hands to improve employability skills of boys and girls for jobs of the future”.
 
The objective of three dialogues is to provide a platform not only for youth (15-24 years old) to raise their voice on the demand of improving employability skills, but also for businesses, key business stakeholders and related organization to discuss and share international and national good practices to improve and create decent jobs opportunities and enhance employability skills for young people. The highlight of three dialogues is the sharing of three key experts on opportunities and challenges on meeting the demands of jobs of the future on transferable and digital skills as well as career orientation.
 
The event will bring together youth, businesses, key stakeholders, and partner organizations. It is also a channel for participants to expand their network.
  • Date: Wednesday to Friday, 15-17th September 2021
  • Time: Three morning online sessions from 8.30am to 11.00am
  • Virtual link: To be updated
  • Tentative agenda: See below
Register your interest by Monday, 13 September 2021. Participants will join the virtual events via Zoom and the dialogues will also be LIVESTREAMED on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CRBPproject/ and our partners' Facebook pages. For more details, please like and follow our Facebook page.



 
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Dialogue #1: Let’s join hands to improve employability skills of boys and girls for jobs of the future (transferable skills)
Date and time: 8.30 – 11.15 am, Tentatively 15 September 2021
 Virtual Link: to be updated
Time Agenda Item
8.30 – 8.35 Welcome & Introduction
8.35 – 8.45 Welcome remarks
Representative of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
8.45 – 8.55 Opening remarks
Representative of UNICEF Viet Nam
8.55 – 9.00 Short video: Transferable skills
9.00 – 9.30 Lightening talk
Ms. Nguyen Thanh Huong, Country HR Manager, Manpower Group - Opportunities and challenges on meeting the demands of jobs of the future: focus on transferable skills
Questions and Answers
9.30 – 9.35 Break
9.35 – 9.50 Employability Skills Gaps and Good Practices by Business to upskill Youth, especially marginalized and vulnerable group
Mr. Phung Duc Tung, Director of Mekong Development Research Institute
9.50 – 10.50 “Developing Business Transferable skills  for jobs of the future ”
Moderated by: Ms. Thao Le, Project Coordinator, CRBP project, SDforB/VCCI
Panelists:
  • Mr Kanwarpreet Singh, Sustainability Compliance Manager, South East Asia & Australia, IKEA Service Vietnam Co. Ltd.
  • Ms. Tran Lan Anh, Director, Bureau For Employers’ Activities (VCCI)
  • Mr. Dao Trong Do, Head of Department of Continuing Training, Directorate of Vocational Education and Training, MOLISA
  • Ms. La Yen Nhi, Student, Business Law Department, Economics University
  • Ms. Ines Kaempfer, CEO, The Centre for Child Rights and Business
10.50 – 11.10 Questions and Answers
11.10 – 11.15 Wrap-up and open for dialogue on digital skills
Note: This is a tentative agenda, subject to change.
 
 
Dialogue #2: Let’s join hands to improve employability skills of boys and girls for jobs of the future (digital skills)
Date and time: 8.30 – 11.00 am, 16 September 2021
 Virtual Link: to be updated
 
Time Agenda Item
8.30 – 8.35 Welcome & Introduction
8.35 – 8.45 Welcome and opening remarks
Representative of VCCI/UNICEF or key implementing partners
8.45 – 8.55 Short video: Demand of digital skills
8.55 – 9.25 Lightening talk
Mr. Lam Viet Tung – ICT and digital skills expert - Opportunities and challenges on meeting the demands of jobs of the future: focus on digital skills)
Questions and Answers
9.25 – 9.30 Break (show video: Let’s join hands to improve employability skills of boys and girls for jobs of the future)
9.30 – 10.30 “Developing Business Digital skills  for jobs of the future ”
Moderated by: Ms. Thao Le, Project Coordinator, CRBP project, SDforB/VCCI
Panelists:
  • Ms Phan Thi Hoai Phuong, Technology Department, VNPT Group
  • Ms. Le Binh, National Program Officer, IOM Vietnam HCMC
  • Ms. Le Thi Hong Hanh, We-Edit Vietnam
  • Ms . Bhavna Matharu, General Director– CEO Vietnam
  • Mr. Phung Duc Tung, Director of Mekong Development Research Institute
10.30 – 11.00 Questions and Answers
11.00 – 11.05 Wrap-up and open for next dialogue
Note: This is a tentative agenda, subject to change.
 
 
Dialogue #3: Let’s join hands to support career orientation for boys and girls
Date and time: 8.30 – 11.00, 17 September 2021
 Virtual Link: to be updated
  
Time Agenda Item
8.30 – 8.35 Welcome & Introduction
8.35 – 8.45 Welcome/Opening remarks
Representative of VCCI/UNICEF Vietnam or key implementing partner
8.45 – 8.55 Short video: video develop in two first dialogue
8.55 – 9.25 Lightening talk
Ms. Nga Tran, Coach-Trainer-Career Orientation Expert - Sharing from One reputation/influenced expert on the important of career orientation
Questions and Answers
9.25 – 9.30 Break (show video: MDRI video)
9.30 – 10.30 “Business and other stakeholders’ support for Youth/young worker in Career orientation  for jobs of the future ”
Moderated by: Ms. Thao Le, Project Coordinator, CRBP project, SDforB/VCCI
Panelists:
  • Mr. Denis Brunetti, President, Ericsson Vietnam and Myanmar
  • Ms. Quyen  Vu, CEO – Founder, We-Edit Vietnam
  • Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Nhu, Esoft Vietnam
  • Mr. Dang Cuong, Career, Alumni and Industry Relation Consultant, RMIT
  • Mr. Colin Blackwell, CEO, Enablecode
10.30 – 11.00 Questions and Answers
11.00 – 11.05 Wrap-up
Note: This is a tentative agenda, subject to change.