Vietnam: What are the policies on scholarships and grants for equipment and school supplies for disabled people?

What are the policies on scholarships and grants for equipment and school supplies for disabled people in Vietnam?

According to Article 7 of Joint Circular 42/2013/TTLT-BGDDT-BLDTBXH-BTC, the policies on scholarships and grants for equipment and school supplies for disabled people in Vietnam are as follows:

- Disabled people in poor households or near poor households who enter educational institutions shall gain scholarships equivalent to 80% of basis salary prescribed in regulations of the Government every month.

Disabled people benefiting from policies who are studying at higher education institutions or professional secondary schools shall be awarded scholarships for 10 months per year; disabled people benefiting from policies who are studying at preschool education institutions, secondary education institutions, continuing education centers, segregated schools, centers providing mainstream education shall be awarded scholarships for 9 months per year.

These policies shall not apply to disabled people eligible for policies prescribed in Decision 152/2007/QD-TTg (which has expired and been replaced by Decree 84/2020/ND-CP).

- Disabled people in poor households or near poor households who are studying at educational institutions and eligible for funding for school supplies or equipment shall be received VND 1,000,000/person/year.

Disabled people benefiting different policies on grants for school supplies or equipment shall only benefit the best grant.

- Public educational institutions having students who are disabled people shall be granted funding for learning materials and school supplies for disabled people ensure that it is kept to the minimum.

Every year, when the annual budget estimates are made, according to quantity of disabled people studying and their types of impairment, the educational institution shall prepare a plan for purchase (of special shared learning materials and school supplies) and a detailed budget estimates, then send them to superior agency for approval, the superior agency shall synthesize and send them to the financial authority for consideration and approval.

According to approved budget estimates and actual condition of the educational institution, the headmaster of the educational institution shall purchase materials and supplies as prescribed.

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What are the policies on evaluation of learning outcomes for disabled people in Vietnam?

According to Article 4 of Joint Circular 42/2013/TTLT-BGDDT-BLDTBXH-BTC, the policies on evaluation of learning outcomes for disabled people in Vietnam are as follows:

- Learning outcomes of disabled people shall be evaluated according to principles of encouragement of effort and improvement of the disabled people.

- Regarding disabled people under mainstream education, their learning outcomes in subjects or educational activities that disabled people conform to requirements pertaining to general education curriculum shall be evaluated similarly to ordinary students but there is reduction in requirements pertaining to learning outcomes.

 Those subjects or educational activities that disabled people fail to conform to common requirements shall be evaluated according to outcomes of Individual education plan; the areas of subjects, subjects or educational activities eligible for exemption shall not be evaluated.

- Regarding disabled people under segregation education, learning outcomes of subjects or educational activities that disabled people conform to requirements pertaining to segregated education curriculum shall be evaluated as prescribed in regulations in special education.

The leaning outcomes of subjects or educational activities that disabled people fail to conform requirements pertaining to segregated education shall be evaluated according to Individual education plan.

What are the policies on exemption or reduction in several areas of subjects, subjects or educational activities in the curriculum for disabled people in Vietnam?

According to Article 3 of Joint Circular 42/2013/TTLT-BGDDT-BLDTBXH-BTC, the policies on exemption or reduction in several areas of subjects, subjects or educational activities in the curriculum for disabled people in Vietnam are as follows:

- Disabled people under mainstream education who are entering general education curriculum.

If a disabled person fails to conform requirements pertaining to general education curriculum, the headmaster of the educational institution shall decide to adjust, exempt, reduce or replace several areas of subjects, several subjects and educational activities which specifies in his/her Individual education plan.

- Disabled people under segregation education who are entering segregated institutions or segregated classes in educational institutions in accordance with regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training pertaining to every type of disability. 

 If a disabled person fails to conform to requirements pertaining to segregated education curriculum, the headmaster of the educational institution shall decide to adjust, exempt, deduct or replace several areas of subjects or several subjects or education activities which specifies in his/her Individual education plan.