Vietnam: English education revamp needed for businesses

[Francis Hult]

Thanh Nien Daily

 

English education revamp needed for businesses

 

Employers are demanding better English skills to cope with new challenges in the business environment. 

 

"Most employers want to hire employees with ready skills as they can save costs on training and development," a senior executive of FPT Securities Company, Nguyen Van Dung, said.

 

"Candidates who can speak English are given priority in our company as our staff need good English to be able to read and write reports in English."

 

As the world becomes "flatter", employees are expected to adapt to different work requirements and English is turning from a useful skill to a prerequisite for business.

 

According to reports released by recruitment agencies, 48 percent of Vietnamese companies and 95 percent of foreign companies conduct interviews in English.

 

Full story:

http://www.thanhniennews.com/education/?catid=4&newsid=37986

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