What are procedures for accreditation of IT certificates used in Vietnam issued by foreign organizations?

What are procedures for accreditation of IT certificates used in Vietnam issued by foreign organizations?

Pursuan to Article 4 of the Circular 44/2017/TT-BTTTT stipulating procedures for accreditation of IT certificates used in Vietnam issued by foreign organizations satisfying IT skill standards for users as follows: 

1. A foreign organization or its authorized representative in Vietnam (applicant) shall send 2 sets of application for accreditation of the IT certificate satisfying IT skill standards for users mentioned in Article 6 herein, in person or by post, to the Ministry of Information and Communications (Department of Information Technology).

2. After receiving adequate application, the Ministry of Information and Communications shall transfer the application to and request the inspection council (mentioned in Article 5 herein) to consider verifying and accrediting the IT certificate.

3. The applicant shall provide the inspection council with 5 tests that are directly taken from actual testing software under supervision of the inspection council.

4. The inspection council shall consider verifying and assessing the IT certificate according to the criteria mentioned in Article 3 herein.

5. The IT certificate shall be accredited only when all of the criteria stated in Article 3 herein are satisfied.

6. The inspection council shall request the Minister of Information and Communications to whether accredit that the IT certificate satisfies IT skill standards for users or not.

7. If the application is valid, the Minister of Information and Communications shall consider accrediting the certificate and publish specimen of the certificate on its website. If the application is rejected, the Ministry of Information and Communications shall provide the applicant with written explanation.

8. The time limit for considering and making a decision on accreditation of the IT certificate shall be 45 working days from the day on which the Ministry of Information and Communications receives the adequate valid application and tests.

9. The decision on accreditation of the IT certificate shall be valid for 3 (three) years.

10. If there is any change in the program framework, syllabus, examination contents or specimen of the certificate, the Ministry of Information and Communications shall consider re-accredit the certificate in accordance with the procedures for accreditation of IT certificates mentioned in Clause 1 to Clause 9 this Article.

What are regulations on applications for accreditation of IT certificates used in Vietnam issued by foreign organizations?

Pursuan to Article 6 of the Circular 44/2017/TT-BTTTT stipulating applications for accreditation of IT certificates as follows: 

1. A completed application form provided in the specimen of Appendix I and Appendix II attached hereto.

2. Written evidence satisfying the criteria mentioned in Article 3 herein, including:

a) A certified true copy or translated copy of each of the written evidence suitable for Clauses 1 and 2 Article 3 herein;

b) A certified true copy or translated copy of the specimen of the certificate;

c) The list of logical mapping of modules of the program framework or syllabus of the applicant compared to the IT skill standards for users mentioned in the Circular No. 03/2014/TT-BTTTT;

d) Documents describing the tests;

dd) Documents describing testing software;

e) Documents describing the IT system serving setting of examinations;

g) Documents describing procedures for testing and certificate issuance.

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