Developing the skills for Vietnam’s IT opportunities

Developing the skills for Vietnam’s IT opportunities

According to job search company VietnamWorks, Vietnam’s information technology job market will face a shortage of 79,000 qualified workers every year until 2019.

It’s a huge shortfall for the country, but RMIT Vietnam Lecturer Dr Vladimir Mariano sees it as an opportunity.

“The future is bright for young people who choose to go into this field,” Dr Mariano said.  

“You can work as a game or mobile developer or create your own products for the market.

“A career in mobile application or game design is very attractive because it requires creative thinking; to succeed you need to be able to innovate and have up-to-date knowledge.”

Le Ba Khoi Nguyen, Bachelor of Information Technology student and a developer for the multi-world running game simulated the famous Super Mario, said people don’t usually consider programming as artistic.

“But I think it’s both challenging and also very artistic,” Khoi said.

 “We are working very hard to add more creative features to make the game more interesting.”

Khoi added that communication skills and teamwork are necessary for building up a project.

“Working in a team requires communication skills to work well with each other,” Khoi said.

“It is not easy to get the same idea with groupmates because each person has a different style.

“Teamwork will maximise your team’s productivity.”

Bachelor of Information Technology student and Lugagi Mobile Application co-developer Bui Thanh Dat commented that English and leadership skills also play an important role in the information technology sector.

The Lugagi Mobile Application project appealing to Information Technology students The Lugagi Mobile Application project appealing to Information Technology students

“English is the common language for interacting with global customers or participating in online forums,” Dat said.

“In addition to technology skills, many international companies are looking for software developers who are rich in leadership skills to become group leaders.”

“There are certainly many opportunities in the future – if you have the right skills.”

Dr Mariano explained that the academic programs in the Centre of Technology prepare students with the theoretical and practical skills to succeed in this evolving industry.

“Game or mobile development projects are part of our courses, and the time spent researching before every project is very important,” Dr Mariano said.

“The final project in each course provides good learning experiences.

“The more time you spend programming, the better you understand it.”

Attend the Technlogy Experience Day on Sunday 16 October to see more creative and innovative work by RMIT Vietnam students.

Story: Thuy Le

15 October 2016

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