Focus on Training to Improve the Quality of Human Resources

Third , the inspection and examination work here is also given due attention, clearly defining the motives and purposes of inspection and examination: to discover the good and positive aspects to encourage and motivate businesses, at the same time, working with businesses to remove difficulties and obstacles, overcome shortcomings, remind businesses to comply with the law, and limit the criminalization of civil relations.

Through inspection work, it helps remind businesses, prevent and limit violations of the law, and on the other hand, helps the government clearly see the issues raised in local policies, as well as the implementation of tasks according to central regulations to promptly amend, supplement, and adjust inappropriate policies, or propose that superiors amend and supplement matters beyond their authority.

1.1.4 Focus on training to improve the quality of human resources

There are synchronous solutions to train quality human resources to serve the cause of socio-economic development. In particular, it is necessary to promote vocational training and improve the quality of labor training, first of all to provide for industrial parks, industrial clusters, tourist areas, meeting the labor needs of enterprises and economic sectors to solve employment for local workers, shift the labor structure, overcome the situation of mechanical population increase leading to environmental and social challenges.

1.2. Remaining shortcomings in attracting FDI of Vinh Phuc and Binh Duong provinces

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1.2.1. Shortcomings in attracting FDI of Vinh Phuc and Binh Duong provinces

Investment attraction in Vinh Phuc and Binh Duong provinces has achieved many results in recent times. However, investment attraction in Vinh Phuc and Binh Duong provinces is still limited and weak, which are:

Firstly, investment attraction in the past has not been commensurate with the potential and advantages of the province, and has not met the basic and necessary conditions to achieve the goal.

Second, the synchronous and high-quality technical infrastructure system is still weak and has not really attracted strong investors to the province. The development orientation of key industries with high competitiveness such as: mechanical engineering, electronics and information technology, textile industry, food and beverage processing, with priority given to attracting high-tech projects, is still general and unclear.

Third , compensation and site clearance are very difficult. Especially compensation and site clearance for industrial parks and clusters. Construction of infrastructure for resettlement areas, service land and employment for people in areas where land has been recovered for industrial - service and urban purposes still faces many difficulties and obstacles, leading to a very complicated cultural and social situation in this area, social evils tend to break out, causing negative impacts on domestic and foreign investors investing in the province.

Third , the investment environment has been improved, but there are still many signs of discrimination against economic sectors, making them reluctant to invest. Credit borrowing mechanisms and procedures are still limited, discouraging businesses and investors from borrowing capital for investment.

Land policies, support and capital lending; agricultural product consumption are still inadequate and lack uniformity. Investment in the application of new technical advances, high technology, and biotechnology in production is still limited. Information and propaganda work from all levels and sectors to rural people is still limited. Farmers still lack information about the market, scientific information, and new technical advances in agriculture.

Fourth , the majority of the province's workforce is still mainly engaged in agricultural activities. While the labor force in this sector has not contributed much to the province's GDP. This is a major limitation of the province with a process of

The transformation of the industrial economic structure is mainly based on the foreign-invested sector. The transformation of the income structure of farmers is mainly based on the development of non-agricultural activities (services and small trade), this sector is still developing slowly. The limitation of the relative isolation between the central and local economic sectors, now added between the domestic and foreign economies, between industrial production and services... The image of the strong development of the foreign-invested sector next to the local economic sector with slow structural transformation, low-income agricultural economy, has limited the coordination, support, improvement of efficiency and competitiveness of the territorial economy operating as a unified entity.

Fifth , environmental issues and environmental depletion are currently pressing issues in both Binh Duong and Vinh Phuc provinces. The current issue is to strictly control investment projects, and not allow investment projects at any cost. Each investment project has not really had a specific assessment of environmental impact.

1.2.2. Causes

- The system of policy mechanisms has been amended, supplemented and issued but is not really clear, slow and not synchronous.

- Regarding administrative procedures, although we are focusing on implementing the one-stop mechanism at licensing and investment management agencies, it is still complicated and causes inconvenience to investors. Further strengthening of decentralization of investment management goes hand in hand with strengthening coordination, monitoring and inspection mechanisms; timely settlement of procedures on land, import and export, customs... is limited.

- Coordination between levels, sectors and civil servants in implementing investment attraction tasks is still limited, the subsidy ideology and the "ask and give" mechanism still heavily in the subconscious of a part of the province's civil servants.

- The reason why the rate of FDI investment in agriculture and rural areas is still low is because agricultural and forestry production often faces more risks than other industries due to the influence of weather, climate, and lack of assurance of infrastructure, land and human resources.

2. Some solutions to improve the foreign direct investment environment in the two provinces of Vinh Phuc and Binh Duong

2.1. Improve the management and operation capacity of the state apparatus, especially the investment project management apparatus.

In order for the province's socio-economic development to be stable, the province needs to pay attention to the management and administration capacity of the state apparatus in the province. That capacity includes: the capacity of individual cadres in the system of state agencies, the internal operating mechanism of those agencies and the linkage between agencies in the system. Training and capacity building for cadres must be carried out systematically and synchronously, taking the final results as the criteria for organizing training and development activities for cadres. Training programs need to include a system of activities from researching needs to designing appropriate training programs, organizing and implementing training activities and activities, monitoring and supporting after training. Specific solutions:

Fully implement regulations on the arrangement and streamlining of state agencies and administrative procedure reform to promptly resolve requests from citizen organizations, especially in the field of production and business, socialize socio-economic development areas, clarify the tasks and functions of departments and branches, eliminate overlapping functions, unnecessary tasks and functions, organize a streamlined apparatus, reduce focal points, and perform state management functions. Develop a long-term, consistent program on training and fostering for state agency managers in all state management agencies of the province. This program should be considered one of the province's key programs in the coming years, designed on the basis of an objective and comprehensive assessment of needs.

Improve the management and operational capacity and ability of state management officials at all levels to adapt to the ever-changing, rapidly changing environment.

Quickly detect and adapt to new factors arising from the process of globalization and economic integration.

Review the functions and tasks of provincial-level state agencies and adjust them to suit administrative agencies, simplify business procedures, create effective coordination between state management agencies, and thoroughly implement the "one-stop" mechanism in state management agencies.

2.2 Upgrading technical infrastructure

Roads need to be replaced promptly because of frequent congestion. Due to limited capital, the province needs to take advantage of capital sources but should use them in a concentrated and focused manner to ensure high-quality traffic works. The design of roads should be based on long-term needs, at least capable of ensuring traffic flow for the next 10 years without major repairs. The focus of construction should be prioritized in the following order: roads connecting large industrial parks with traffic centers, markets with large purchasing power, craft villages with high development potential, urban areas, large residential areas, specialized and intensive agricultural areas with large output of goods.

Investment in transport systems and potential tourist destinations should be carried out cautiously and selectively. This stems from the need to ensure the economic efficiency of projects in the context of limited capital sources: tourist areas can only develop highly when there are diverse comprehensive services with many sources of income. To do so, a lot of investment capital is needed, but more importantly, the human resources for business and tourism business services in these areas must have the necessary quality. To do this well, it is necessary to:

Implement the viewpoint of concentrated investment, avoid spreading, focus on investment to enhance investment efficiency. Enhance competitiveness and honesty in bidding, strengthen state management, and combat

Loss in investment, inspection, supervision, quality assessment of basic construction works, no bad debt in basic construction.

Mobilize resources for development investment, promote land use rights auctions, promote investment attraction activities, remove difficulties, support investment for licensed projects, create more favorable conditions in administrative procedures for business registration, land lease, loans... so that projects can go into production.

Prioritize projects that can be exploited early and effectively. Programs and projects for agricultural and rural economic development... develop power sources, modernize the power distribution network to ensure supply for production, business and daily life. Continue to invest in and upgrade national highways, provincial roads, district roads, inner-city roads... invest in building and upgrading ferry terminals, ports, and modernize the telecommunications network. Continue to implement the clean water supply program, gradually build clean water treatment facilities in rural areas.

2.3. Accelerate site clearance to soon plan industrial parks and industrial clusters.

Currently, many projects cannot be put into operation due to slow site clearance. Therefore, both provinces need to take measures to speed up site clearance and ensure the progress of investment projects. Specifically:

Strengthen coordination between levels and functional sectors in compensation and site clearance work, further improve the effectiveness of propaganda, mobilization and negotiation to persuade people.

Focus on coordinating with all levels and sectors from the province down to the commune level to completely resolve the re-encroachment situation in key areas, and at the same time urgently promote the construction of resettlement areas to move households within the area to new places of residence.

Continue to implement the work of granting service land to people in places approved by the Provincial People's Committee so that people can feel secure in converting land.

Strengthening contact activities between enterprises and management agencies, promptly answering questions, and removing difficulties and obstacles for enterprises in the province, because these enterprises will be important catalysts to attract FDI, creating a sense of security and trust for new investors to learn about investment.

Increase the application of information technology in investment promotion activities. It is possible to apply for receiving investment license registration via the internet for projects that only need to register a license or for projects that increase investment capital or expand business. This will greatly reduce the time and hassle in administrative procedures for investors.

Continue to participate in investment promotion activities organized by the state and proactively organize seminars, exhibitions, etc. more regularly and professionally, with an open spirit, strengthen the establishment of relationships with representative offices and foreign investment promotion agencies in Vietnam.

2.4. Promote and improve the effectiveness of investment promotion activities

Both provinces do not stop at advertising and introducing their localities, but must follow a proactive and positive program with clear content and methods, suitable for each locality and each type of investment enterprise.

The two provinces should establish a separate specialized department to study the economic development situation, policies of other countries, investment trends of large corporations and companies, understand their requirements and desires so that appropriate FDI attraction policies can be developed. This department must regularly study and synthesize legal systems and policies, consider whether there are any disadvantages for businesses in order to promptly adjust within the province's authority or make recommendations to the state for appropriate adjustments.

2.5. Enhance the flexibility and attractiveness of the system of mechanisms and preferential policies for FDI enterprises.

Although the two provinces have had many preferential policies to support foreign investment and are considered quite open to foreign investors. However, these incentives have gradually lost their advantages in today's fierce competition to attract investment. Therefore, both provinces need to consider:

Preferential tax rates on loans and service fees of banks and credit institutions for FDI enterprises.

There are preferential policies on information, advertising in newspapers, magazines, local radio and television for FDI enterprises for a certain period of time, and consideration of free and reduced consulting for investors.

2.6. Planning for human resource development, improving qualifications, capacity and ensuring the rights of employees in FDI enterprises

Policy makers need to have long-term plans to develop, train, and improve the qualifications and capacity of workers.

First of all, it is necessary to invest in developing the education and training system at all levels from preschool to high school to create a foundation for future vocational education. Investing in facilities, schools, teaching aids, building a curriculum that is consistent with the general program of the whole country while encouraging students' thinking ability, creativity, and desire to learn, and improving the capacity and knowledge of the teaching staff.

The province also needs to focus on developing the province's vocational training system: planning and developing the vocational training system, investing in building modern provincial vocational training schools, capable of training highly qualified workers such as precision mechanics, electronic assembly production... to quickly meet the needs of foreign investors. Accurately reassess the training needs in the coming period and each existing facility in the province and neighboring provinces to improve the operating mechanism and orientation of vocational training units in the province. The construction of vocational training schools may require high costs.

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