The article presents the study outcomes on the national workforce and the workforce in the tourism industry in particular. Specifically,the current situations,the existing challenges especially for the workforce in the tourism sector are featured. | RESEARCH, EXCHANGE SOLUTION TO TRAIN THE WORKFORCE AND PREPARING TOURISM WORKFORCE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF LABOR TRANSITION TREND IN INTEGRATION CONTEXT VU XUAN HUNG * hungvdtn@ Abstract: The article presents the study outcomes on the national workforce and the workforce in the tourism industry in particular. Specifically, the current situations, the existing challenges especially for the workforce in the tourism sector are featured. A set of solutions is given to fix the problems and create a better preparation for the workforce, to suit the transitional trends in the labor market under the context of international integration. Keywords: workforce training, labor transition, integration, tourism sector. On November 22nd 2015, under the framework of 27thASEAN Summit, ASEAN’s leaders signed in the Kuala Lumpur the Declaration 2015 on the “Establishment of the ASEAN Community”, starting on December 31st 2015. account for over 70% of total labor forces in the AEC region. According to a recent forecast given by International Labor Organization (ILO), the participation in AEC will help to raise employment rates in Vietnam up to in 2025. The creation of ASEAN Community brings many mobility opportunities for laborers in the region in general and for Vietnamese workers, in particular, to move to other countries in the region. In the meantime, this mobility trend also brings many challenges. In order to facilitate labor mobility within the block, we need to find ways to take advantage of the opportunities and overcome the challenges. The main objective of AEC is to create a single common market and a unified production base, in which commodities, goods, services, investments, capital flows, and skilled labors can freely move. As a consequence, the AEC enhances competitiveness and promote shared prosperity for the whole region through attracting investment flows and businesses from other regions. 1. Labor mobility in ASEAN tourism sector The ASEAN
