ASSIGNMENT 2:

PROJECT PROPOSAL

Prepared By: Group 2

International Project Management
Prepared For:
5/27/22
 Members Contribution and Grading

No. Name Student ID Participation grades

Do Thi
1 2014530006 10
Khanh Linh

Le Pham
2 2012530020 10
Lan Khanh

3 Le Hai Ha 2013550009 10

4 Le Thanh Thao 1915530538 10

Nguyen
5 1915550706 10
Thuy Duong

Ngo
6 1915550025 10
Phuong Thanh

Pham
7 2013530235 10
Quynh Anh

Pham Thi
8 2012550012 10
Thanh Huong
Assignment 2: Write the project proposal for the selected project of the group.
Project Summary:

As 60% of fresh graduates work in an industry different than what they majored in
university, 38% do not have a specific career orientation, 61,2% surveyed expressed that
they lack suitable soft skills needed, Youth Connector is created aiming to provide career
orientation, soft skill and hard skill enhancement, as well as valuable network to Vietnam
university students through an integrated website-based experience package, including the
following activities: i) Initial Testing to identify one’s ability, personality strengths and
weaknesses, ii) Mentor Coaching to help provide in-depth insights on industries and one’s
personal development to help develop a personalized career roadmap, iii) Access to online
courses to help nurture one’s soft skills and technical skills, and occasional webinars and
intensive bootcamp. 

PROJECT PROPOSAL
I. Project Name

Youth Connectors
II. Objectives
List the project’s objectives

Youth Connectors aims to solve the following problems:

 The lack of orientation and/or technical and soft skills needed for the labor market
in university students: By 2023, Vietnam is expected to have about 6,640,000
university students. According to statistics of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce
and Industry, each year, 60% of fresh graduates work in a different industry than
their university major. This is due to the fact that 38% of new graduates across the
country do not have a specific career orientation. Along with that, according to a
survey of ~1000 university students in Hanoi, 79,6% stated that they lack
experience to grow professionally, 61,2% lack soft skills needed to thrive in the
future labor market. 
 The shortage of highly skilled labor for technical placements, especially in the time
during and post-COVID-19 that leads to the risks of losing jobs: Statistically, the
share of employment in high-skilled occupations with regards to the ASEAN
Member States was below 20% in 2017, in which Vietnam shares were under 10%.

Regarding the identified problems, Youth Connectors, through a series of activities

including personality test, consulting with successful mentors, attending work orientation
webinars and bootcamp, aims to i) create a chance for students to understand themselves
and the labor market thoroughly to have better career orientation, ii) help students
acquire academic and technical knowledge and soft skills needed for the future labor
market ii) create a community/network for students and mentors from various industries
to help broaden their network and find career opportunities.

III. Activities/Indicative Time Frame

List the project’s activities, along with the indicative time frame
Initial testing  Participants participate in the personality test and aptitude test to
(120 help reflect on the student’s background and discover more about
minutes) their ability, personality, likings, to shed light on their suitable
career orientation.
Mentor  Participants participate in consulting sessions with successful,
consulting experienced mentors from various industries to have a more in-
(120 depth view of the labor market and specific industries. Thus, they
minutes) can make better career decisions and build a career development
roadmap.
Soft skill  Participants after taking the test and involving in the mentor
courses consulting sessions can have access to participate in the project’s
(Could take courses on soft skills to enhance their skills. 
up to 6
months)
Mentor  While participating in the courses, there will be a mentor as a guide
accompany for participants and will go with them till the end of the courses.
(throughout These mentors will be selected based on the similarity of career
the courses) path, characteristics,… with the participants.
Bootcamp (2  The project also aims to organize intensive bootcamps in the
weeks) summer, including workshops on soft skills and technical skills, as
well as networking sessions to provide students with an intensive,
interactive, and engaging experience.
Webinars  In between the activities, the project aims to launch online
(periodically) webinars on various topics regarding career orientation, soft skills,
technical skills, and insights in industries, to offer insights to
students, and help promote the project. 
Testing (60-  After a student’s participation in the series of activities of Youth
120 minutes) Connector, they will be required to participate in a test to measure
their changes.
IV. Outputs
1. Standard competency assessment framework with requirements from employers
2. A set of quality courses to help students develop skills that have not yet met the
recruitment requirements
3. 80% of students after the activities can have a clear answer regarding their future
 career orientation
4. 90% of the participants enjoy the project’s modules
5. 70% acquired sufficient soft skills needed for the labor market
6. Meet 80% of the requirements of recruitment partners, solve the problem of
incompetent personnel. Become one of the trustworthy sources of employees for
partners
7. Become one of the prestigious projects on developing necessary skills for young
people with a large community of over 1 million members and a network of
mentors in various fields
8. Reach the break-even point after 2 years

V. Budget
Fixed cost = 120.000.000 VND
Variable cost = 321.000.000 VND
Overhead cost = 16.050.000 VND
Total cost = 337.050.000 VND
Detailed Budget Plan for 1 year: Budget
VI. Beneficiaries
Direct and Indirect Beneficiaries
Direct beneficiaries: We estimated that there will be ~1000 active users as direct
beneficiaries after the span of 1 year. 
Indirect beneficiaries include:
 Mentors and trainers from the program, who will benefit from a wide network and
database of the students for future human resources. They can also promote
employer branding through their participation in coaching sessions with students.
 Businesses: Youth Connector nurtures a stable stream of high-quality human
resources for businesses in the long run.
 The community: Youth Connector contributes in solving the shortage of highly-
skilled human resources in many industries.