To be granted a construction practicing certificate in Vietnam, what conditions must an individual meet?
To be granted a construction practicing certificate in Vietnam, what conditions must an individual meet?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 149 of the 2014 Law on Construction in Vietnam (added by point d, Clause 1, Article 39 of the 2019 Law on Architecture in Vietnam) stipulating as follows:
Construction practice certificates
1. Construction practice certificate is a document certifying practice capability granted by a competent agency to individuals prescribed in Clause 3, Article 148 of this Law who have adequate professional qualifications relevant to and experiences about the field of practice.
2. To be granted a construction practice certificate, an individual must meet the following conditions:
a/ Possessing professional qualifications relevant to the content of application for a practice certificate;
b/ Having a working period and experience relevant to the content of application for a practice certificate;
c/ Having passed a test on professional experience and legal knowledge related to the field of practice.
3. The competence to hold tests and grant construction practice certificates is prescribed as follows:
a/ Specialized agencies of the Ministry of Construction are competent to hold tests and grant class-I construction practice certificates;
b/ Provincial-level Construction Departments and socio-professional organizations that have all the conditions prescribed by the Government are competent to hold tests and grant construction practice certificates of the remaining classes.
4. Architecture practicing certificates shall be subject to provisions of law on architecture.
According to the above provisions, to be granted a construction practice certificate, an individual must meet the following conditions:
- Possessing professional qualifications relevant to the content of application for a practice certificate;
- Having a working period and experience relevant to the content of application for a practice certificate;
- Having passed a test on professional experience and legal knowledge related to the field of practice.
To be granted a construction practice certificate in Vietnam, what conditions must an individual meet?
What are the appropriate disciplines as the basis for issuance of construction practicing certificate in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 67 of Decree No. 15/2021/ND-CP stipulating as follows:
Appropriate disciplines as the basis for issuance of construction practicing certificate
1. Construction survey:
a) Topographical survey: one of the following disciplines is required: geotechnical engineering, geodesy, mapping, construction engineering;
b) Geological survey: one of the following disciplines is required: geotechnical engineering, geodesy, mapping, hydrogeology, construction engineering;
2. Construction planning design: one of the following disciplines is required: architecture, construction planning, infrastructure, transport.
3. Construction design:
a) Construction structure design: the discipline must be construction engineering related to construction structure is required (excluding mining, transport, irrigation works, dikes);
b) Mechanical - electrical design (excluding transmission lines and electrical substations): the disciplines must be engineering related to electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, air ventilation – heat supply and dissipation engineering;
c) Water supply – drainage design: the discipline must be engineering related to water supply and drainage,
d) Mining construction design: the discipline must be engineering related to underground and mine works;
dd) Transport construction engineering design (including roads; bridges - tunnels; railway; inland waterways, maritime): the discipline must be engineering related to transport works;
e) Design of water supply and drainage works; solid waste treatment works: the discipline must be engineering related to water supply and drainage, urban environmental engineering and equivalent discipline;
g) Design of irrigation works, dikes: the discipline must be engineering related to irrigation works, dikes, equivalent discipline.
4. Construction supervision:
a) Construction supervision: One of the following disciplines is required: construction engineering, construction economics, architecture, engineering related to construction of structures;
b) Equipment installation supervision: One of the following disciplines is required: electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, air ventilation – heat supply, water supply and drainage or other engineering disciplines related to equipment installation.
5. Construction valuation: One of the following disciplines is required: construction economics, construction engineering and other engineering disciplines.
6. Construction project management: One of the following disciplines is required: construction engineering, construction economics, architecture, engineering related to construction of structures.
According to the above regulations, depending on the field and position of work to determine the appropriate disciplines as the basis for issuance of the construction practicing certificate.
What is the power to issue a construction practice certificate in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 64 of Decree No. 15/2021/ND-CP stipulating as follows:
The power to issue and revoke the construction practicing certificate
1. Power to issue the practicing certificate:
a) Construction authorities affiliated to the Ministry of Construction shall issue Rank-I practicing certificates;
b) Departments of Construction shall issue Rank-II and Rank-III practicing certificates;
c) Socio-professional organizations specified in Article 81 of this Decree shall issue Rank-II and Rank-III practicing certificates to their members.
2. Power to revoke the practicing certificate:
a) Authorities that have the power to issue practicing certificates are the ones that have the power to revoke the practicing certificates that they issued;
b) If the practicing certificate is issued against the law but the competent authority that issued the practicing certificate fails to revoke it, the Ministry of Construction shall directly revoke that practicing certificate.
Thus, the power to issue practicing certificates is prescribed as above, specifically:
- Construction authorities affiliated to the Ministry of Construction shall issue Rank-I practicing certificates;
- Departments of Construction shall issue Rank-II and Rank-III practicing certificates;
- Socio-professional organizations specified in Article 81 of Decree No. 15/2021/ND-CP shall issue Rank-II and Rank-III practicing certificates to their members.
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