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The city has approved a comprehensive workforce development plan that stretches to mid-century, aiming to build a highly skilled, internationally certified team capable of planning, constructing, operating and maintaining a modern mass-transit system.
Officials say this is the missing link that will determine whether the city can move from isolated pilot lines to a fully integrated metro network.
The training roadmap is ambitious. Engineers, planners and operators will undergo long-term programs covering metro technology, signaling systems, rolling stock, power supply, tunnel and station design, and transit-oriented development (TOD), the model that integrates housing, offices and public space with major transport hubs.
City leaders and department heads will receive updates on financing mechanisms, global best practices and the policy frameworks that have shaped successful metro systems globally.
By 2030, half of the city's 60 metro-management officials are expected to have completed advanced training, including several who will earn master's degrees. By 2035, that share rises to 80%, with more employees gaining master's and doctoral qualifications. From 2035 to 2045, the workforce is expected to be fully "standardized," meaning every key position will require international-level certification and academic specialization.
Project-management capacity will also expand sharply: from 160 specialists in 2030 to 310 in 2035 and 400 by 2045. At least half of all metro personnel will be sent abroad each year to study technology updates, operations models, safety protocols and real-world metro management in cities with mature systems.
Ho Chi Minh City currently has only one operating line: Metro Line No. 1 from Ben Thanh to Suoi Tien, while Line No. 2 is preparing for groundbreaking.
With more than a dozen lines and branches planned, the demand for skilled labor far exceeds current supply, forcing the city to rely heavily on foreign experts.
