JICA helps develop human resources in Ba Ria – Vung Tau
The Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Japan’s Sanjo city and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on July 4 held a conference to review the human resources development project for SMEs supporting institutions in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau.
Ba Ria – Vung Tau (VNA) – The Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Japan’sSanjo city and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on July 4 helda conference to review the human resources development project for SMEssupporting institutions in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau.
Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s CommitteeNguyen Thanh Long stressed that businesses need to pay more attention to therole of human resources in their development in order to create competitive edges.
They can learn from and help each other to improve their management capacity, thusgenerating jobs and contributing to local development, he said.
According to the province’s Department of Industry and Trade, the project, as partof the JICA partnership programme, aimed to enhance the management capacity ofbusiness owners and the capacity of training officials in charge of supportingsmall and medium enterprises (SMEs) in public agencies and organisations.
Implemented between April and July 2018, it targeted local SMEs operating inthe mechanical sector and public employees responsible for industrial development.
Three businesses in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province selected to join the project arethe Cua Huynh De Technical JSC, the Mekong United JSC and the Sao Vang JSC.
Under the project, Japanese experts provided training right at the threecompanies, helping them solve their existing problems, especially improvinglabour productivity to enhance competitiveness.
Thanks to the project, the management and supervision of quality, process andarising costs have become better, leading to higher growth, said reports by theCua Huynh De Technical JSC and the Mekong United JSC.
The Cua Huynh De Technical JSC posted its growth of 29 percent compared to thetime before participating in the project while the Mekong United enjoyed a surgeof 52 percent and the salary of its workers increased by 15-20 percent onaverage.
Also at the event, JICA granted certificates of completion to the twobusinesses.-VNA
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