What is the newest report template on distance education at the higher education level in Vietnam?

What is the newest report template on distance education at the higher education level in Vietnam?

Under Clause 1, Article 14 of the Regulations on distance education at the higher education level promulgated with Circular 28/2023/TT-BGDDT, the regulations on reporting are stipulated as follows:

Regulations on reporting, information storage and disclosure

1. Before December 31 every year:

a) Training institutions shall report to the Ministry of Education and Training, the Provincial People's Committee and superior agencies in person or online on the delivery and management of distance education and quality assurance of distance education (Report form in Appendix I);

b) Joint training partners shall report to the Ministry of Education and Training and People's Committees of provinces or districts where training activities are delivered face-to-face or online regarding the enrolment and training in local areas (Report form in Appendix II).

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Thus, training institutions must annually report on distance education using the report template in Appendix 1 issued with Circular 28/2023/TT-BGDDT.

Under Appendix 1, the annual report template on distance education issued with Circular 28/2023/TT-BGDDT is as follows:

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What are the responsibilities of training institutions providing distance education at the higher education level in Vietnam?

Under Article 13 of the Regulations on distance education at the higher education level promulgated with Circular 28/2023/TT-BGDDT, the responsibilities of training institutions providing distance education at the higher education level in Vietnam are stipulated as follows:

- Pursuant to this Regulation and other relevant laws, the training institution shall:

+ Formulate, promulgate, and implement the training institution’s regulations provided that their regulations meet or surpass, but do not contravene, the requirements outlined in this Regulation; develop specific regulations on procedures for deciding on policies and approving distance education projects;

+ Issue decisions on delivery of distance education programs and distance education cooperation (if any) to meet all requirements of this Regulation; which must clearly state the name of the academic discipline, distance education mode, eligible entities, training locations, joint training partner and other relevant information.

Within 10 working days from the date of making the decision on distance education, update information about the distance education project and distance education decision to the national database system on higher education, and send the decision on distance education along with the distance education project to the Ministry of Education and Training;

+ Fulfill responsibilities for educational quality assurance in accordance with Article 50 of the Law on Higher Education (amended in 2018);

+ Strengthen academic integrity; monitor and control copy protection; ensure the integrity of the content of essays, projects, theses, and other thematic reports; formulate sanctions and take serious actions against violations;

+ Develop risk prevention and response plan: analysis reports, explanations and predictions of possible risk situations and preventive and remedial measures; specific analysis report on risk handling solutions in case the training institution is suspended from operation of academic discipline or delivery of distance education in that academic discipline.

- The training institution shall:

+ Ensure compliance with all minimum requirements to deliver the distance education program before enrolling learners (training institutions that have delivered distance education before the effective date of this Regulation are not re-develop the distance education project in accordance with Clause 10, Article 5 of this Regulation). Annually, review the minimum requirements for distance education delivery in accordance with Article 5 of this Regulation;

+ Disseminate and guide learners to comply with the training institution's regulations and regulations related to the learning process, regulations on the obligations and rights of learners at the beginning of the course;

+ Provide training and refresher courses in necessary methods and skills for lecturers, learning support staff, and school administrators;

+ Undertake internal inspection and examination of the implementation of the training institution’s regulations and this Regulation;

+ Maintain and develop the distance education system of the training institution; update and modernize technology and technical means to improve the efficiency and quality of distance education in the direction of international integration.

What are the regulations on carrying out the quality assessment of distance education programs at the higher education level in Vietnam?

Under Clause 2, Article 12 of the Regulations on distance education at the higher education level promulgated with Circular 28/2023/TT-BGDDT on carrying out the quality assessment of distance education programs at the higher education level in Vietnam:

- As for a distance education program that has enrolled learners before the effective date of Circular 28/2023/TT-BGDDT, no later than 3 years from the effective date of Circular 28/2023/TT-BGDDT, the training institution must carry out quality assessment of the distance education program that had a graduation course;

- As for a distance education program that has enrolled learners before the effective date of Circular 28/2023/TT-BGDDT but have not yet had a graduation course or has been approved after the effective date of Circular 28/2023/TT-BGDDT, the training institution must apply for quality assessment of distance education program in accordance with Clause 5, Article 33 of the Law on Higher Education (amended in 2018).

- Training institutions are not allowed to enroll learners in subsequent courses if they do not carry out program quality assessment in accordance with Circular 28/2023/TT-BGDDT or do not pass quality assessment of the distance education program.