Up to 30% of university graduates are attending vocational colleges and professional courses after being unable to find a job in their chosen profession. There is an argument that there is an overabundance of bachelors while the national economy needs more skilful technical workers. According to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, there were 72,000 unemployed graduates by the end of 2013.

Vietnam has therefore started to invest resources for the vocational education reform.