What are the policies for vocational education institutions in Vietnam?

What are the policies for vocational education institutions in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 26 of the Vocational Education Law 2014, vocational education institutions are entitled to the following policies:

- The State allocates or leases land, and provides physical facilities; provides credit incentives for investment in physical facilities or improving training quality; tax incentives as prescribed by tax laws; tax exemption for the undivided income of institutions implementing private investment in vocational education for developmental reinvestment; tax exemption or reduction for profits obtained from products and services generated through training activities; tax incentives for businesses, services that align with training activities, publishing textbooks, teaching materials, producing and supplying training equipment, and importing books, newspapers, materials, training equipment;

- Participation in bidding, and receiving State orders for training under the provisions of the laws on bidding, and ordering the provision of public service using the State budget;

- Access to preferential loans from domestic and international programs and projects;

- Participation in programs for the training of vocational education teachers, and management staff domestically and internationally funded by the State budget;

- Investment support to ensure conditions for admitting boarding school students from ethnic minorities into vocational training upon graduation;

- Support in developing training for industries and occupations to meet the learning needs of workers who are working abroad;

- Policies to encourage private investment as per the law.

* People's Committees at all levels will facilitate vocational education institutions in the area to carry out training activities, disseminating scientific and technical advancements, and technology transfer.

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What are policies for vocational education institutions for people with disabilities in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 27 of the Vocational Education Law 2014, the policies for vocational education institutions for people with disabilities are as follows:

- The State encourages vocational education institutions to admit people with disabilities for integrated learning; encourages organizations and individuals to establish vocational education institutions for people with disabilities.

- Vocational education institutions for people with disabilities are entitled to the policies stipulated in Article 26 of the Vocational Education Law 2014 and receive State financial support for investment in physical facilities and training equipment; are assigned or leased land to build institutional works at locations favorable for the learning of people with disabilities.

What are vocational education institutions in Vietnam? What are forms of vocational education institutions in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 5 of the Vocational Education Law 2014:

Vocational education institutions

1. Vocational education institutions include:

a) Vocational education centers;
b) Intermediate schools;
c) Colleges.

2. Vocational education institutions are organized in the following forms:

a) Public vocational education institutions are state-owned and established by the State, with the State investing in and constructing physical facilities;
b) Private vocational education institutions are owned by social organizations, social-professional organizations, private economic organizations, or individuals, and established by them, who invest in and construct physical facilities;
c) Foreign-invested vocational education institutions include those with 100% foreign investment capital; joint ventures between domestic and foreign investors.

Thus:

* Vocational education institutions include:

- Vocational education centers;

- Intermediate schools;

- Colleges.

* Types of vocational education institutions:

- Public vocational education institutions;

- Private vocational education institutions;

- Foreign-invested vocational education institutions.

What is the organizational structure of vocational education institutions in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 10 of the Vocational Education Law 2014, the organizational structure of vocational education institutions is as follows:

* The organizational structure of public and private intermediate schools, and colleges comprises:

- School council for public intermediate schools and colleges; board of directors for private intermediate schools and colleges;

- Principal, vice-principals;

- Professional and operational departments or divisions;

- Faculties, departments;

- Advisory councils;

- Branch campuses; scientific and technological research organizations; organizations serving training, scientific research, and application deployment; production, business, and service facilities (if any).

* The organizational structure of public and private vocational education centers comprises:

- Director, deputy directors;

- Professional and operational departments or divisions;

- Subject groups;

- Advisory councils;

- Training support units; production, business, and service facilities (if any).

* Foreign-invested vocational education institutions have autonomy over their organizational structure.