Vietnam: What are the principles of education? What are the requirements on contents and methods of education?

What are the principles of education in Vietnam?

Under Article 3 of the Education Law 2019, the characteristics and principles of education are stipulated as follows:

Characteristics, principles of education

1. The Vietnamese education is a socialism-based education with popular, national, scientific and modern characteristics, based on Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh's Thoughts.

2. Educational activities must be conducted on the principles of learning coupled with practice, theories connected to practicability, education at school combined with education in the family and in the society.

Thus, educational activities must be conducted on the principles of learning coupled with practice, theories connected to practicability, education at school combined with education in the family and in society.

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What are the regulations on educational programmes in Vietnam?

Under Article 8 of the Education Law 2019 on educational programmes in Vietnam:

- Educational programmes shall reflect the goals of education; set the standards for knowledge, skills, requirements on quality and capacity of learners; scope and structure of educational contents; methods and forms of organizing educational activities; evaluation methods of educational outcomes for each subject of every grade and level or for each subject, module, specialization of every training qualification.

- Educational programmes must ensure the scientific and practical characteristics; inheritability and transferability among different levels and different training qualifications; facilitate the classification of students and exchange between training qualifications, specializations and educational forms in the national educational system in order for localities and educational institutions to proactively implement suitable educational plans; satisfying the goal of gender equality and demands of international integration. Educational programmes are the basis of comprehensive education quality assurance.

- Requirements on knowledge, skills and on dignity and capacity of learners defined in educational programmes must be concretized in textbooks used for general education, in syllabi and teaching materials used for vocational education and higher education. Textbooks, syllabi and teaching materials must meet the requirements on educational methods.

- Preschool education and general education shall run year-based programmes; vocational education and higher education may run year-based, module-based, credit-based programmes or combined programmes.

Study results of subjects or credits/modules accumulated by learners after pursuing an educational programme are considered for transferable values for respective subjects or credits/modules of other educational programmes when learners change their educational specializations/professions, forms of studies, or follow higher educational levels or qualifications.

- Within the scope of their duties and authorities, the Minister of Education and Training and Minister of Labour - War Invalids and Social Affairs shall stipulate the implementation of educational programmes and the recognition of the transferable values of study results of higher education and vocational education levels as prescribed in Article 8 of the Education Law 2019.

What are the requirements on contents and methods of education in Vietnam?

Under Article 7 of the Education Law 2019, the requirements on contents and methods of education in Vietnam are stipulated as follows:

- Contents of education must ensure the basic, comprehensive, practical, modern, systematic and up-to-date characteristics; with importance attached to ideological, ethical and civic consciousness education; preserving and developing the good traditions and the national cultural identity, absorbing the essence of the mankind culture; and suitable with the physical, intellectual and psycho-physiology development of various age groups and abilities of learners.

- Methods of education must be scientific and bring into full play the activeness, consciousness, self-motivation and creative thinking of learners; foster self-study and cooperative abilities, practical ability, learning eagerness and the will to advance forward.

What are the regulations on career orientation and student classification in Vietnam?

Under Article 9 of the Education Law 2019, regulations on career orientation and student classification in Vietnam are as follows:

- Career orientation in education is a system of measures implemented inside and outside educational institutions to provide students with knowledge about professions and the ability to choose a profession based on a combination of personal desires, fortes and social labour demands.

- Student classification is a measure of organizing educational activities on the basis of career orientation in education, enabling lower secondary and upper secondary graduates to continue with their studies in higher educational levels/qualifications or vocational education or to join the labour force with regard to personal capacity, circumstances and social demands, contributing to the regulation of the professional structure following the developing requirements of the country.

- The Government shall provide for career orientation and student classification in each period of time, meeting the requirements of socio-economic development.