The Vietnam AI skills plan aims to equip around 10 million workers with basic artificial intelligence skills by 2030, as businesses increase their use of the technology but many remain in the experimental stage.

Key Takeaways

  • Vietnam approved its national AI human resources development programme in August 2026.
  • An AWS-commissioned study found 26% of Vietnamese businesses had adopted AI, up from 18% a year earlier.
  • NUS Business School is piloting an AI-enabled simulation to help management students practise decision-making.

Vietnam AI skills plan and business adoption

The national programme also calls for developing specialised AI talent and strengthening AI education. Its 2030 training target is a plan, not a measure of workers already trained.

In the 2026 study commissioned by Amazon Web Services, 61% of businesses that had adopted AI were still experimenting with it. Separately, 87% of surveyed employers said reskilling existing employees was important to their AI strategies.

The findings suggest that wider adoption has not necessarily translated into established use across businesses. They also place employee training alongside Vietnam’s broader ambition to become a high-income developed economy by 2045.

Management and training challenges

At a media engagement session in Hanoi, Tan Hong Ming, assistant dean for digital operations at NUS Business School, said AI training alone may not improve productivity if companies leave their processes and management practices unchanged.

Tan also said organisations should consider how employees develop expertise and judgment when AI can quickly provide answers to difficult problems.

NUS Business School is piloting a business simulation for MBA and Executive MBA students using ScholAIstic, a generative AI platform developed by the NUS AI Centre for Educational Technologies. Students interview AI-simulated executives before making business recommendations.

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