Lan Chi Le
Industrial Revolution 4.0 promotes smart manufacturing, robotics, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things. However, people still play a crucial role in managing and controlling work, innovating. Therefore, education and training still play an essential fundamental role in developing knowledge and creating society’s sustainable values. In particular, lecturer competence is facing challenges of change. In this article’s goal, the author researches the key factors affecting public universities’ lecturer competencies in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). The author applied a simple random sampling technique, tested Cronbach’s Alpha and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and model testing with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Besides, the study surveyed 500 lecturers and answered 16 questions, but 465 samples were processed. The study’s findings had three key factors affecting the lecturer competencies in HCMC with a significance level of 0.01. Based on the mentioned above, the authors had recommendations for improved lecturer competence.