Vietnam: Organization and implementation of education, training, retraining and instruction of professional operation of rescue

According to Article 11 of the Decree No. 83/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the Fire safety and Rescue Police force shall be provided training courses in law and professional skills on rescue, consulting skills, organization of rescue operations, consultancy on initial medical measures and first aid for victims; the use of vehicles, equipment and tools for rescue, other necessary skills. Thus, responsibilities for organization and implementation of education, training, retraining and instruction of professional operation of rescue are specified as follows:

- The training of rescue operations for the fire departments shall be provided by the University of Fire Fighting & Prevention and eligible educational institutions;

- The Fire and Rescue Police Department and the Ministry of Public Security shall provide training courses in professional operation of rescue to the Fire safety and Rescue Police force, rescue force in the entire People’s Public Security Force, the internal response team, professional firefighters and other forces upon request;

- The Fire and Rescue Police Agencies at the provinces and the police forces at the provinces shall provide training courses in professional operation of rescue to the Fire safety and Rescue Police force under their management, the patrol force, the internal response team and other forces upon request;

- People’s Committees of commune, ward or district-level town (hereinafter referred o as commune) shall instruct survival skills and necessary knowledge about rescue to the patrol force and the individuals and households living in the administrative division;

- Heads of agencies, organizations and establishments shall provide training courses in professional operation of rescue to the internal response teams and professional firefighters.

View more details at the Decree No. 83/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from October 04, 2017.

Ty Na

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