What is the organizational structure of a vocational education and training institution in Vietnam?

In Vietnam, what does vocational education mean?

Under Clause 1, Article 3 of the Law on Vocational Education and Training 2014, vocational education is understood as follows:

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

For the purposes of this Law, these terms below shall be construed as follow:

1. Vocational education means a level of national education system which provides workers with elementary-level, intermediate-level, college-level vocational training and other vocational training programs in order to meet the needs of direct human resources in production, businesses and services, including: formal training and continuing training.

2. Vocational training means teaching and learning activities in order to equip trainers with necessary vocational knowledge, skills and attitudes so that they can find jobs or self-employ after completing their training courses or improve their vocational training levels.

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According to the above regulations, vocational education means a level of a national education system that provides workers with elementary-level, intermediate-level, and college-level vocational training and other vocational training programs in order to meet the needs of direct human resources in production, businesses, and services, including formal training and continuing training.

How many types of vocational education and training institutions are there in Vietnam?

According to Clause 2, Article 5 of the Law on Vocational Education and Training 2014 which regulates the types of vocational education and training institutions:

vocational education and training institutions

1. vocational education and training institutions include:

a) Vocational education centers;

b) Vocational training schools;

c) Colleges.

2. vocational education and training institutions shall be organized under following types:

a) Public vocational education and training institution is a State-owned vocational education and training institution, whose facilities invested and constructed by the State;

b) Private vocational education and training institution is a vocational education and training institution under ownership of a social organization, a socio-professional organization, a private economic organization or individual, or a vocational education and training institution invested and constructed by a social organization, a socio-professional organization, a private economic organization, or an individual;

c) Foreign-invested vocational education and training institution includes wholly foreign-invested vocational education and training institution; joint-venture vocational education and training institution between domestic investors and foreign investors.

According to the above regulations, vocational education and training institutions have three types: public vocational education and training institutions, private vocational education and training institutions, and foreign-invested vocational education and training institutions.

What is the organizational structure of a vocational education and training institution in Vietnam?

According to Article 10 of the Law on Vocational Education and Training 2014, the organizational structure of a vocational education and training institution in Vietnam is as follows:

1. The organizational structure of a public or private vocational training school or college includes:

- School councils of public vocational training schools, or colleges; Board of Directors of private vocational training schools or colleges;

- Principals, Vice Principals;

- Administrative departments;

- Faculties, or subjects;

- Advisory boards;

- School branch; organizations for scientific and technology research; organizations for training services, scientific research and application development; internal business facilities (if any).

2. The organizational structure of a public or private vocational training center includes:

- Directors, Deputy Directors;

- Administrative departments;

- Subjects;

- Advisory boards;

- Organizations for training services; internal business facilities (if any).

3. The foreign-invested vocational education and training institutions shall be given autonomy in organizational structure.

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

Under Article 19 of the Law on Vocational Education and Training 2014 which regulates the registration of vocational education:

- A vocational education and training institution shall be granted the Certificate in vocational education registration if it meets all requirements below:

+ There is a decision on establishment or permission for establishment;

+ There is land, facilities, or equipment meeting requirements pertaining to training activities according to the commitment;

+ There are sufficient training programs, teaching and learning materials as prescribed;

+ There are teaching staff and administrative officials of vocational education who have equalizations and sufficient quantity, uniform structure;

+ There is necessary finance resource as prescribed to ensure the maintenance and development of the vocational education;

+ There are regulations on organization and operation.

- The vocational education and training institution may only enroll students or provide training when it is granted the Certificate in vocational education registration.

- The vocational education and training institution wishing change the information in the Certificate in vocational education registration shall apply for additional registration to the competent authority.

- The Heads of vocational education authorities in the central government shall provide regulations on requirements, competence and procedures for issuance, revocation of the Certificate of vocational education registration or the Certificate of additional registration of vocational education.