What are regulations on counselors in assistance for small and medium enterprises in Vietnam?
What are regulations on counselors in assistance for small and medium enterprises in Vietnam? What are regulations on improvement and training for development of counselor network in Vietnam?
1. What are regulations on counselors in assistance for small and medium enterprises in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 8 of Circular 06/2022/TT-BKHDT stipulating on counselors in assistance for small and medium enterprises as follows:
1. Counselors mentioned under Point a Clause 1 Article 13 of Decree No. 80/2021/ND-CP include:
a) Individual counselors who are Vietnamese nationals (not including officials and public officials under Law on Officials and Public Officials) and foreigners working in Vietnam.
b) Organization counselors which are juridical persons, established, and operating in accordance with Vietnamese laws, specialized in counseling enterprises.
2. Apply for participation in counselor network:
a) Organization, individual counselors shall submit application to respective ministries, ministerial agencies. Documents in foreign languages will require certified Vietnamese translation.
b) Counselors shall access the Web portal, register, and be issued login accounts by Ministry of Planning and Investment in order to update information on counselor network. Counselors are legally responsible for accuracy of information disclosed on the Web portal.
3. Update counselor’s information:
a) When new information and/or documents relating to capacity and experience of a counselor arise, the counselor shall update on their profile on the Web portal while requesting ministries, ministerial authorities to update the profile of accredited counselor.
b) In case provided information is found to be incorrect but capacity of counselors in terms of training level, professional, and counseling experience is not altered, counselors shall adjust on the Web portal while requesting ministries, ministerial agencies where the counselors are accredited to adjust.
4. Counselors are allowed to participate in training courses for counseling skills, procedures, and knowledge organized by ministries, ministerial agencies free of charge in accordance with Clause 3 Article 9 hereof.
2. What are regulations on improvement and training for development of counselor network in Vietnam?
According to Clause 3, Article 9 of Circular 06/2022/TT-BKHDT, improvement and training for development of counselor network are as follows:
3. Improvement and training for development of counselor network
a) Counselor accrediting bodies shall organize or cooperate with suppliers in organizing training courses for skills, procedures, and knowledge of counselors in their network.
b) Details of training courses for counselors:
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In addition, in Article 10 of Circular 06/2022/TT-BKHDT, there are provisions on counseling assistance as follows:
SMEs shall receive counseling assistance in accordance with Clause 2 Article 13 of Decree No. 80/2021/ND-CP. Agencies and organizations providing assistance for SMEs shall provide assistance in accordance with Article 4 and Article 5 hereof.
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