Vietnam: Is the Continuing Education Center required to publicly announce its enrollment targets?

Is the Continuing Education Center in Vietnam required to publicly announce its enrollment targets?

Under Article 32 of the Regulations on the Organization and Operation of Vocational Education - Continuing Education Centers issued with Circular 01/2023/TT-BGDDT, the provisions are as follows:

Relations between the Center and students' families

1. Annually, the Center is responsible for publicly announcing the plans, targets, admission criteria, and policies for students and their families.

2. The Center is responsible for advising and supporting students and their families in selecting appropriate programs, schedules, and forms of study.

3. Maintain regular communication with students' families to provide support and exchange information about students' academic and training results.

Thus, under the above regulations, Vocational Education - Continuing Education Centers must publicly announce their annual enrollment targets.

Is the Continuing Education Center in Vietnam required to publicly announce its enrollment targets? (Image from the Internet)

Who is responsible for the enrollment at the Continuing Education Center in Vietnam?

Under Article 12 of the Regulations on the Organization and Operation of Vocational Education - Continuing Education Centers issued with Circular 01/2023/TT-BGDDT, the provisions on the enrollment at Vocational Education - Continuing Education Centers are as follows:

 

Enrollment

1. Annually, the Center prepares an enrollment plan based on the learning needs of the community, the local socio-economic development plan, the operational scale, and the capacity of the Center. The Center publicizes information about courses, including programs, teaching materials, learning objectives, conditions, teachers, assessment methods, results verification, start time, tuition fees, and other necessary information, before the course begins.

The Center Director is responsible for the accuracy and truthfulness of the enrollment information, ensuring the students' rights.

2. Learners of lower/upper secondary programs

a) Individuals who study the continuing education program to have a lower secondary school diploma include individuals who have completed the primary education program or the illiteracy eradication program. Individuals who study the continuing education program to have an upper secondary school diploma are those who have graduated from lower secondary school.

b) Individuals who have been certified as having completed the general education program and wish to study at the Center (without re-assessment) to reinforce knowledge to participate in the upper secondary school diploma exam will be admitted based on the Center's capacity and class arrangement decisions by the Center Director.

c) For enrollment for grades other than the first grade of educational level, if the student's academic records meet the required level, the Center arranges for them to continue to the next grade.

3. Learners of other programs. The Center enrolls students according to their needs and the Center's capacity to meet teaching and learning conditions.

Thus, under the above regulations, the Director of the Center is responsible for the accuracy and truthfulness of the enrollment information for the courses, ensuring the students' rights.

What are the duties of teachers at the Continuing Education Center in Vietnam?

Under Article 20 of the Regulations on the Organization and Operation of Vocational Education - Continuing Education Centers, issued with Circular 01/2023/TT-BGDDT, the provisions on the duties and powers of teachers at Vocational Education - Continuing Education Centers are as follows:

[1] Teachers at the Center have the same duties and powers as teachers at general education schools. Additionally, teachers at the Center have the following duties and powers:

- Participate in investigating learning needs in the area, identifying educational content, and proposing the organization of suitable programs and learning forms for different types of students;

- Compile materials and implement the continuing education programs organized by the Center;

- Participate in the enrollment process and literacy eradication, and educational universalization activities;

- Participate in managing classes and the Center’s affiliated training classes;

- Participate in activities ensuring the quality of education at the Center;

- Support professional activities at community learning centers;

- Tutor and support learning for disabled students.

[2] Teachers serving as homeroom teachers at the Center have, in addition to the duties and authority specified in Clause 1, Article 20 of the Regulations on the Organization and Operation of Vocational Education - Continuing Education Centers, issued with Circular 01/2023/TT-BGDDT, the same duties and authority as homeroom teachers at general education schools.

[3] The working policies for teachers at the Center is regulated by the Ministry of Education and Training.