What are the general and specific requirements for issuance of a construction supervision practicing certificate?
What are general eligibility requirements to be a construction supervisor?
Individuals who shall be issued with practicing certificates when meeting the general requirements specified in Article 66 of Decree No. 15/2021/ND-CP of Vietnam:
An individual shall be issued with the practicing certificate if he/she:
- has full active legal capacity as prescribed by law and obtains a residence permit or work permit if he/she is a foreigner or overseas Vietnamese.
- has his/her qualifications and experience relevant to requirements of the practicing certificate. To be specific:
+ A Rank-I practicing certificate is awarded to the individual who gains a bachelor's degree in appropriate major and at least 07 years’ experience relevant to requirements of that practicing certificate;
+ A Rank-II practicing certificate is awarded to the individual who gains a bachelor's degree in appropriate major and at least 04 years’ experience relevant to requirements of that practicing certificate;
+ A Rank-III practicing certificate is awarded to the individual who has appropriate qualifications and at least 02 years’ experience relevant to requirements of that practicing certificate with respect to the holder of the undergraduate degree and at least 03 years’ experience with respect to the holder of the associate degree or intermediate diploma.
+ passes the test in the field for which a practicing certificate is sought.
Issuance of a construction supervision practicing certificate
What are specialization requirements for practicing certificates?
Pursuant to Article 67 of Decree No. 15/2021/ND-CP of Vietnam on appropriate disciplines as the basis for issuance of the construction practicing certificate:
- Construction survey:
+ Topographical survey: one of the following disciplines is required: geotechnical engineering, geodesy, mapping, construction engineering;
+ Geological survey: one of the following disciplines is required: geotechnical engineering, geodesy, mapping, hydrogeology, construction engineering;
- Construction planning design: one of the following disciplines is required: architecture, construction planning, infrastructure, transport.
- Construction design:
+ Construction structure design: the discipline must be construction engineering related to construction structure is required (excluding mining, transport, irrigation works, dikes);
+ 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;
+ Water supply – drainage design: the discipline must be engineering related to water supply and drainage,
+ Mining construction design: the discipline must be engineering related to underground and mine works;
+ Transport construction engineering design (including roads; bridges - tunnels; railway; inland waterways, maritime): the discipline must be engineering related to transport works;
+ 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;
+ Design of irrigation works, dikes: the discipline must be engineering related to irrigation works, dikes, equivalent discipline.
- Construction supervision:
+ Construction supervision: One of the following disciplines is required: construction engineering, construction economics, architecture, engineering related to construction of structures;
+ 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.
- Construction valuation: One of the following disciplines is required: construction economics, construction engineering and other engineering disciplines.
- Construction project management: One of the following disciplines is required: construction engineering, construction economics, architecture, engineering related to construction of structures.
What are the requirements for issuance of a construction supervision practicing certificate?
An individual shall be considered to be issued with a construction supervision practicing certificate if he/she meet the eligibility requirements in Article 66 and 67 of Decree 15/2021/ND-CP of Vietnam and the eligibility requirements corresponding to ranks in Article 71 of Decree 15/2021/ND-CP of Vietnam:
- A Rank-I construction supervision practicing certificate is awarded to the individual who has worked as a chief supervisor or site manager or chairperson in charge of designing the tasks of the field for which a practicing certificate is sought of at least 01 Class I work or higher or 02 Class II works or higher that are the same as those for which a practicing certificate is sought.
- A Rank-II construction supervision practicing certificate is awarded to the individual who has worked as a chief supervisor or site manager or chairperson in charge of designing the tasks of the field for which a practicing certificate is sought of at least 01 Class II work or higher or 02 Class III works or higher that are the same as those for which a practicing certificate is sought.
- A Rank-III construction supervision practicing certificate is awarded to the individual who has participated in construction supervision or construction design or constructed part of the field for which a practicing certificate is sought of at least 01 Class III work or higher or 02 Class IV works or higher that are the same as those for which a practicing certificate is sought.
Thus, above are the general and specific requirements so that you can be issued with a construction supervision practicing certificate. Depending on your ability, your practicing certificate will be ranked differently.
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