How to Improve the Level of Occupational Skills of Students Majoring in Construction Economics Meeting Social Needs: A Research at HUCE in Vietnam

Abstract

Along with the trend of globalization, economic restructuring is taking place increasingly strongly, requiring human resources, especially high-quality people trained in universities. That brings both opportunities and challenges to find more suitable jobs for construction economics graduates. Hanoi University of Civil Engineering (HUCE) has gone through a long training process in construction economics. However, it must also compete with other universities to stand firm in the training field. Therefore, to affirm its position, HUCE needs to improve the quality of student training to enhance the ability to adapt to the labor market and increase the employment rate after graduation. This article is based on secondary and primary data to evaluate the cumulative status as well as the level of occupational skills of students majoring in Construction Economics based on the perspectives of learners, employers, and their requirements to point out gaps in student skills, thereby proposing several recommendations to relevant stakeholders to improve the level of student skills right after graduation as well as strengthen the University's position in the field of training high-quality human resources to meet social needs.