GoKawiilApple opens new Education Center in Vietnam for supply-chain workers
Apple is expanding its $50 million Supplier Employee Development Fund by launching a new Apple Education Center in Vietnam, run in partnership with Hanoi University of Science and Technology. The center will offer technical training in smart manufacturing, robotics and automation, plus leadership and soft-skills courses, mirroring a similar program Apple rolled out in India earlier this year.
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Vietnam is becoming a key manufacturing hub as Apple shifts production away from China, so investing in local worker skills helps secure a more capable and stable supply base there. The move also signals Apple's continued effort to address labor and welfare concerns tied to its overseas manufacturing partners.
- Apple's Supplier Employee Development Fund, launched in 2022, now expands into Vietnam.
- The new center partners with Hanoi University of Science and Technology to teach smart manufacturing and robotics skills.
- Apple says 9 million training sessions have been delivered globally, with 108,000 workers completing its Swift coding program.
Source: 9to5mac.com — Ben Lovejoy, 2026-08-27
Published there as: “Apple expands educational program for its supply-chain workers in Vietnam”
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