Ending poverty & inequality in Vietnam

Center Highlight:  PN Vietnam (PNV), established in 2010

Country context (see video for a recap of PNV 2022):

• Low-skill, elementary jobs are generally those at the highest risk of displacement through automation. Unfortunately, these roles make up nearly 74% of jobs in Vietnam.
• 85% of Vietnam’s employed workers have not been trained to achieve any level of qualifications - and this trend is worse for girls and women and youth in a rural setting.One of the most critical issues facing Vietnam is insufficient on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities

How PNV addresses these challenges? 

• Our selection team reaches out across 7 provinces to find the most disadvantaged and motivated youth to participate in a 3-year program that takes them from having never touched a keyboard to becoming software developers to find jobs locally – often in European companies like some of our partners, Bollore and Ubisoft, that have branches in Vietnam. 
• PNV aligns with local market needs alongside our private sector partners to allow students to learn both practical and soft skills in real life working conditions.  
• PNV offers internships that are critical to the success of the student.
• PNV graduates earn an average monthly income of 361 USD from their entry job compared to 26 USD combined income of working family members before joining PNV.
• PNV graduates include 51% female alumni. 
• 30% of the graduate’s salary is donated back to the family 

Links:

• PNV 2022 Class Achievements

• Testimonial (PDF)