Open Campus, L&A, SKALE Start Job Matching Pilot Vietnam

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Finding the right job is not always easy. Many students finish school with skills, but showing those skills to employers can be difficult. Most hiring still depends on resumes. A resume can list education and experience, but it does not always show what a person can actually do.

Now a new pilot program in Vietnam is trying a different approach.

Open Campus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Le & Associates and SKALE. Together they plan to test a credential-based job matching system.

The goal is simple. Connect verified education records directly with hiring platforms so employers can better understand a candidate’s real skills.

The project will start as a pilot program in Vietnam and will mainly focus on students who are preparing to enter the job market.

Why Hiring Systems Often Miss Real Skills

In many countries, the hiring process has not changed much for years. Employers usually look at resumes first. They check where someone studied, what degree they earned, and what jobs they held before.

But this method has some limits.

A resume can be incomplete. It may not show real ability. Two candidates may have the same degree but very different skill levels. Employers often find it difficult to see the difference.

Students also face problems. Many of them have completed projects, training programs, or online courses. These achievements are not always easy to verify. Sometimes companies cannot confirm if the information is accurate.

Because of this gap, both sides face uncertainty. Employers want reliable information. Job seekers want a fair way to show their abilities. This is one of the reasons why new digital credential systems are starting to appear.

What Verifiable Credentials Mean

Verifiable credentials are digital records that prove a person has completed something. This could be a course, training program, certificate, or skill assessment.

Unlike a normal certificate, these credentials can be verified online.

They are often stored using blockchain technology. Blockchain creates a secure record that cannot easily be changed. This means employers can trust that the credential is real. Instead of uploading a simple document, a student could share a verified digital record with a company.

The employer can then confirm the achievement instantly. This system can make hiring more transparent and more reliable.

What Each Partner Will Do

The pilot project brings together three organizations, each with a different role.

Open Campus

Open Campus will provide the education network and digital credential system.

The project focuses on using blockchain tools in education. Its system allows learning achievements to be recorded and verified digitally. These records can then be shared with other platforms, including hiring systems. Open Campus also supports an education-focused blockchain ecosystem designed to connect teachers, learners, and institutions.

Le & Associates

Le & Associates will contribute recruitment expertise.

The company has been operating in Vietnam’s human resources sector for many years. It helps businesses manage staffing, hiring, payroll, and workforce operations. Through this pilot program, the company will help connect job seekers with employers using the new credential system.

SKALE

SKALE will support the digital hiring platform.

The company uses AI tools for talent matching and recruitment support. These systems analyze data to connect candidates with job opportunities. By combining AI matching with verified credentials, the hiring process could become faster and more accurate.

The Focus on Students Entering the Job Market

In the initial phase of the pilot programme, attention will mainly be on high school and university students.

Students often feel uncertain when they start searching for their first job. They have knowledge and practical skills, but employers often cannot detect those abilities clearly through traditional resumes.

The new system will allow students to share verified achievements directly with hiring platforms.

For example, a completed training program or skill certificate could appear as a digital credential. Employers reviewing candidates would be able to confirm the achievement quickly. This could give companies a clearer view of a candidate’s real capabilities.

Why Vietnam Is a Good Place for the Pilot

Vietnam’s job market has been growing quickly over the last decade. Education systems are expanding, and many new graduates enter the workforce every year.

But rapid growth also brings challenges.

Employers sometimes struggle to evaluate large numbers of candidates. At the same time, students may find it hard to stand out when applying for jobs.

Pham Thi My Le, founder and chairwoman of Le & Associates, explained that fast economic growth has made it harder for both companies and job seekers to clearly demonstrate real ability.

She noted that verifiable digital credentials may help solve part of this problem by providing more trustworthy information during recruitment.

How Technology May Improve Hiring

Technology is slowly changing the way companies recruit employees.

AI tools are already used in some hiring platforms to filter resumes and identify possible matches. These systems can reduce the time needed to review large numbers of applications.

However, AI systems also depend on the quality of the data they receive.

If the information in resumes is incomplete or inaccurate, the matching process becomes less reliable.

That is where verified credentials can help.

When education records and skills are verified, artificial intelligence matching systems can work with more reliable data. This could help companies find suitable candidates faster while also reducing hiring errors.

Mr. Truong Binh Nguyen, CEO of SKALE, said that AI-based matching and smart screening could improve hiring efficiency while creating a stronger connection between companies and educational institutions.

Building a Link Between Education and Work

Another goal of the project is to connect learning more closely with employment.

Many education programs teach useful skills, but there is often a gap between what students learn and what employers need. By tracking verified achievements through digital credentials, it may become easier to see which skills match industry demand.

Jonah Lau, project lead and core contributor at Open Campus, said Vietnam is going through rapid changes in education, skills, and job opportunities.

The pilot program will explore how verified credentials can become part of real hiring processes. Students will be able to demonstrate what they have completed and what they can do. Employers will receive clearer signals about the abilities of each candidate.

What Happens After the Pilot

The program is still in its early stage.

The first phase will test how credential-based hiring works in practice. It will also examine how students, employers, and recruitment platforms interact with the system. As the project moves forward, the team plans to collect lessons from the pilot program. These insights may help improve future versions of the platform.

They could also support wider use of digital credentials across Vietnam’s growing talent market. If the system proves useful, it may encourage more institutions and companies to adopt similar approaches.

A Slow but Interesting Shift

Hiring systems do not change overnight.

Most companies still depend on resumes, interviews, and traditional recruitment tools. But new technologies are gradually creating different possibilities. Digital credentials and blockchain event records offer one way to verify skills more clearly.

The pilot program from Open Campus, Le & Associates, and SKALE is one small step in that direction. It will test whether verified education records can help students show their abilities more clearly and help employers make better hiring decisions. The results of the pilot may take time to appear.

But the idea behind it is simple: connect real skills with real opportunities in a more reliable way.