Vietnam: What are the qualifications of pedagogical college and higher education accreditors?

What are the qualifications of pedagogical college and higher education accreditors in Vietnam?

Under Article 4 of Circular 14/2022/TT-BGDDT stipulating the standards for accreditors:

Qualifications of accreditors

1. Have good moral qualities, stay honest, impartial and fair in work.

2. Have professional and scientific working attitude and style; responsible and cooperative in work; abide by the law.

3. Have a deep and wide understanding and practical experience in quality assurance and accreditation of higher education and pedagogical colleges; knowledgeable about policies and laws on higher education and pedagogical colleges; have the ability to independently and autonomously make comments, assessments and recommendations on quality assurance and accreditation of educational institutions and training programs according to the standards issued by the Minister of Education and Training.

4. Have 5 years or more working as a lecturer or working in the field of management of higher education, pedagogical colleges.

5. Have a valid accreditor’s card.

Thus, the qualifications of pedagogical college and higher education accreditors in Vietnam are as follows:

- Have a deep and wide understanding and practical experience in quality assurance and accreditation of higher education and pedagogical colleges; knowledgeable about policies and laws on higher education and pedagogical colleges; have the ability to independently and autonomously make comments, assessments and recommendations on quality assurance and accreditation of educational institutions and training programs according to the standards issued by the Minister of Education and Training.

- Have 5 years or more working as a lecturer or working in the field of management of higher education, pedagogical colleges.

- Have good moral qualities, stay honest, impartial and fair in work.

- Have professional and scientific working attitude and style; responsible and cooperative in work; abide by the law.

- Have a valid accreditor’s card.

What are the qualifications of pedagogical college and higher education accreditors in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

What are the prohibited acts for pedagogical college and higher education accreditors in Vietnam?

Under Clause 3, Article 5 of Circular 14/2022/TT-BGDDT, higher education and pedagogical college accreditors in Vietnam are prohibited from performing the following acts:

- Abuse the tasks and powers of accreditors to commit unprincipled acts of education accreditation in order to profit from educational institutions, education accreditation organizations and relevant organizations and individuals;

- Connect with educational institutions and education accreditation organizations to contravene the law in negotiating and signing education accreditation consultancy contracts, affecting the interests of the public interests and legitimate interests of organizations and individuals;

- Receive or demand any other money or benefits from educational institutions and other related organizations and individuals in addition to the remuneration and expenses agreed upon under the signed contract and under the laws;

- Insult the honor or ruin the reputation of colleagues; take advantage of their influence to illegally interfere in the activities of colleagues;

- Other acts prohibited by law.

What is the purpose of issuing Regulations on pedagogical college and higher education accreditors in Vietnam?

Under Article 3 of Circular 14/2022/TT-BGDDT, the issuance of regulations on higher education and pedagogical college accreditors aims to:

- Serve as a basis for competent regulatory bodies to manage the activities of accreditors; enable society and relevant agencies and organizations to know and supervise the performance of tasks and powers of accreditors, training, assessment, recruitment and management of accreditors.

- Serve as a basis to improve the quality of the accreditor team, to meet the requirements of quality assurance and quality accreditation of higher education, pedagogical colleges and related parties' requirements.

- Serve as a basis for accreditor training facilities to build and develop programs and provide professional training for accreditors.

- Ensure consistency and efficiency in recruitment and management of accreditors of education accreditation organizations; ensure fairness and objectivity in testing accreditors; improve the professionalism of accreditors and the quality of education accreditation.

- In order for accreditors and people who aspire to become accreditors to take initiative in and have plans in learning, training, improving quality and capacity to meet the requirements of quality assurance and education accreditation.