What are types of vocational education institutions in Vietnam?

What are types of vocational education institutions in Vietnam?

According to Article 5 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014:

Vocational education institutions

1. Vocational education institutions include:

a) Vocational education centers;

b) Vocational training schools;

c) Colleges.

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

a) Public vocational education institution is a State-owned vocational education institution, whose facilities invested and constructed by the State;

b) Private vocational education institution is a vocational education institution under ownership of a social organization, a socio-professional organization, a private economic organization or individual, or a vocational education institution invested and constructed by a social organization, a socio-professional organization, a private economic organization, or an individual;

c) Foreign-invested vocational education institution includes wholly foreign-invested vocational education institution; joint-venture vocational education institution between domestic investors and foreign investors.

There are three types of vocational education institutions:

(1) Public vocational education institution:

A vocational education institution owned by the State, invested, and built by the State.

(2) Private vocational education institution:

A vocational education institution owned by social organizations, socio-professional organizations, private economic organizations, or individuals, invested, and built by such organizations or individuals.

(3) Foreign-invested vocational education institution includes:

Vocational education institutions with 100% foreign investment or joint venture vocational education institutions between domestic and foreign investors.

What are types of vocational education institutions in Vietnam?

Are vocational education institutions in Vietnam permissible to enroll students when they do not have the Certificate in vocational education registration?

According to Article 19 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014, the following provisions apply:

Registration of vocational education​

1. A vocational education institution, a higher education institution, or an enterprise shall be granted the Certificate in vocational education registration if it meets all requirements below:

a) There is a decision on establishment or a permission for establishment;

b) There is land, facilities, or equipment meeting requirements pertaining to training activities according to the commitment;

c) There are sufficient training programs, teaching and learning materials as prescribed;

d) There are teaching staff and administrative officials of vocational education who have equalizations and sufficient quantity, uniform structure;

dd) There is necessary finance resource as prescribed to ensure the maintenance and development of the vocational education;

e) There are regulations on organization and operation.

2. The vocational education institution may only enroll students or provide training when it is granted the Certificate in vocational education registration.

3. The vocational education institution wishing change the information in the Certificate in vocational education registration shall apply for additional registration to the competent authority.

4. The Heads of vocational education authorities in the central government shall provide regulations on requirements, competence and procedures for issuance, revocation of the Certificate of vocational education registration or the Certificate of additional registration of vocational education.

Thus, vocational education institutions in Vietnam are not permissible to enroll students when they do not have the Certificate in vocational education registration.

Do stundents in vocational education institutions in Vietnam have to relearn the content they have studied when moving from a lower level of training to a higher level of training?

According to Article 9 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014, the following provisions are stipulated:

Bridge programs

1. Bridge programs shall be run according to training programs; the learners are not required to learn the completed subjects again when they reach the higher level in the same or different disciplines.

2. The Principals of the vocational training schools or colleges shall decide the modules, credits, or subjects that the students are not required learning again according to the training programs.

3. Bridge programs between levels of the vocational education shall comply with regulations of the Heads of vocational education authorities of central government; Bridge programs between levels of the vocational education and levels of higher education shall comply with regulations of the Prime Minister.

Therefore, students in vocational education institutions moving from a lower to a higher educational level do not have to retake previously studied content, whether moving within the same field or to a different field.