Investment in higher education is crucial to foster human capital growth, which enriches the national economy. As a result, academic institutions face increasing pressure to focus on enhancing the employability of their graduates. Overall, numerous factors are observed to affect the employability of university graduates, including the graduates themselves (knowledge, experience, skills, attitudes), quality in higher education (curricula), and the dynamics of the labour market. In Vietnam, university quality assurance involves two elements namely, institutional accreditation and programmatic accreditation. The increasing emphasis on quality assurance and management of higher education has presented a direct challenge to the Vietnamese education and training system. Specifically, employment demands have necessitated academic counselling, extra-curricular activities, competitions, and other assistance to improve students’ performance, along with internal quality monitoring and management for further enhancement. Hence, the purpose of this study is to investigate the policies, quality assurance standards, and strategies implemented by Vietnamese universities to enhance graduates’ work prospects. The findings show that there is a notable difference in graduate employment rates between private and public higher education institutions. Particularly, the employment rate and the ability to meet the work requirements of students from accredited institutions are higher than those from unaccredited ones, reflecting the positive relationship between employability and education quality. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025.
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