What are the regulations on enrollment by vocational education and training institutions in Vietnam?

What are the regulations on enrollment by vocational education and training institutions in Vietnam?

Under Article 32 of the Law on vocational education and training 2014 (amended by Clause 1, Article 113 of the Education Law 2019), the regulations are as follows:

1. A vocational education and training institution may determine its enrollment quotas according to requirements pertaining to quantity and quality of the teaching staff, training institutions and equipment which is conformable to the requirements related to socio-economic development and planning for human resource development.

2. The enrollment shall be carried out as follows:

- The vocational education and training institution shall carry out the enrollment once a year or twice a year according to the determined enrollment quotas;

- The elementary-level enrollment shall be carried in the form of admission;

- The intermediate-level or college-level enrollment shall be carried out in the form of admission or examination or the combination of admission and examination. The Principal of the vocational training school or vocational college may decide the shortlisting before performing the admission or examination according to the specific requirements of the specialization or profession.

3. Cases of enrollment without examination at the college level include:

- Students having upper secondary degrees or certificates of completion of general educational program or certificates to have obtained adequate upper secondary education knowledge, having at least very good vocational secondary diplomas and having registered the same specialization or profession;

- Students having upper secondary degrees or certificates of completion of general educational program or certificates to have obtained adequate upper secondary education knowledge, having good vocational secondary diplomas, having at least 02 years of working experience in trained specialization or profession and having registered the same specialization or profession;

- Other cases as prescribed in Clause 2 Article 4 of Law on vocational education and training 2014.

Note:  The Heads of vocational education and training authorities in the central government shall regulate the determination of enrollment quotas of the vocational education and training institutions and issuance of the enrollment regulations.

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What is the duration of elementary-level training at vocational education and training institutions in Vietnam?

Under Clause 1, Article 33 of the Law on vocational education and training 2014:

Duration of training

1. The duration of training of elementary-level shall last from 03 months to under 01 year, provided that the minimum-learning hours are 300 hours with regard to students having education conformable with their professions.

2. The duration of training of intermediate-level applied to year-based program shall last from 01 year to 02 years with regard to the lower-secondary graduates according to their majors or vocational training.

The duration of training of intermediate-level according to the accumulated duration of modules or credits is the time in which the number of modules or credits accumulated with regard to every training program.

If a student obtaining lower-secondary degree wishes to reach college education, he/she must learn and pass the exams which satisfy the requirements pertaining to upper-secondary knowledge.

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Thus, according to the regulation, the duration of elementary-level training at vocational education and training institutions in Vietnam shall last from 03 months to under 01 year, provided that the minimum learning hours are 300 hours for students having education conformable with their professions.

What are the requirements for vocational training programs in Vietnam?

Under Clause 1, Article 34 of the Law on vocational education and training 2014, the vocational training program must meet the following requirements:

- Clarify the training objectives for elementary-level, intermediate-level, or college-level; introduce regulations on knowledge and skills of the graduates; scope and structure of curriculum, methods and types of training; methods of assessment of learning outcomes applied to every module, course credit, subject, major, or vocation and level;

- Ensure the a scientific, modern, systematic, practical, and flexible program to adapt to the variation in the labor market; arrange reasonably the duration of body of knowledge and professional skills; ensure the connectivity in the national education system;

- Update and supplement periodically the program conformable with the technology in production, businesses and services.

What are the requirements for training methods of vocational education and training institutions in Vietnam?

Under Article 36 of the Law on vocational education and training 2014, the regulations are as follows:

- The training methods applied to elementary-level must attach special importance to vocational practice skills and promotion of the positiveness and self-awareness of students.

- The training methods applied to intermediate-level or college-level must combine the vocational practice skills and vocational knowledge; promote the positiveness, self-awareness, dynamic, independent working and working in groups; use teaching software and apply information technology and communication to teaching and learning.