The Provincial People’s Council’s resolution on talent attraction, training support and human resource development for the 2026 - 2031 period took effect on October 30, 2026. It provides a further legal basis for attracting highly qualified personnel while improving the professional capacity of the existing workforce.

Under the resolution, individuals recruited or appointed to civil servant and public employee positions who meet the prescribed conditions are entitled to a one-off initial support payment based on their qualifications along with academic degrees or titles. The respective amounts are 500 million VND for holders of a bachelor's degree, 700 million VND for master's degree holders, 1 billion VND for doctorate holders, 1.5 billion VND for associate professors and 2 billion VND for professors. Recruited personnel may also receive housing rental assistance, benefits for commercialised research results and initiatives, as well as other preferential entitlements. For leading experts and scientists working under fixed-term employment contracts, the initial support payment is capped at 500 million VND per person, while monthly salaries may reach 100 million VND per person.

The talent attraction policy being expected to create a breakthrough in high-tech agriculture in Dak Lak Province.

According to comrade Huynh Lu Tan, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Head of the Provincial Management Board of Economic Zones coupled with Industrial Parks: "The policies on talent attraction, training support and human resource development for the 2026 - 2031 period will help establish mechanisms to attract highly qualified professionals while promoting training and improving the local workforce quality. This provides an important foundation for preparing human resources to serve projects in the South Phu Yen Economic Zone alongside industrial parks in the coming years."

Comrade Nguyen Hoang Tuan, Deputy Head of the Fisheries and Islands Sub-department under the Department of Agriculture and Environment, said that human resources are among the key factors determining the effectiveness as well as sustainability of the marine economy. Attracting highly qualified personnel must go hand in hand with improving the qualifications and skills of the existing workforce. Training must also be based on the practical needs of each sector together with field, in line with the provincial marine economic development orientation.

Creating an environment for talent people to realise their potential

The working environment, career development opportunities, research facilities and the ability to apply knowledge in practice also directly influence employees' decisions to remain with an organisation.

MSc Tran Van Dung, a lecturer at Dak Lak College, emphasised that attracting  lecturers and professional staff in vocational education while enabling them to realise their potential must be aligned with actual working conditions. Laboratories, workshops together with equipment must meet the requirements of training, research and new technology adoption. Simultaneously, administrative procedures should be streamlined, enabling lecturers to balance teaching as well as research responsibilities. Greater engagement with experts, enterprises and research institutions is also needed to improve professional qualifications alongside align training with labour market demand.

Trainees practising vehicle repair skills at Dak Lak College.

Improving the existing workforce qualifications is also an important task. Under the resolution, cadres, civil servants and public employees sent for training who meet the prescribed conditions are entitled to support based on their qualifications coupled with academic titles. The support amounts are 100 million VND for those obtaining a bachelor's degree, 200 million VND for a master's degree, 300 million VND for a doctorate, 500 million VND for those appointed as associate professors and 700 million VND for professors.

Attracting suitable personnel, providing training that meets actual needs and creating an environment in which human resources can realise their potential are decisive factors in implementing the resolution effectively. These efforts will enable the province to gradually improve workforce quality as well as meet the requirements of socio-eco development in the 2026 - 2031 period.

Translated by KHUONG THAO