How many people can one practical training instructor in the field of healthcare service in Vietnam?

How many people can one practical training instructor in the field of healthcare service in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 8 of Decree 111/2017/ND-CP stipulating requirements applied to practical training instructors as follows:

1. A practical training instructor shall:

a) Have a degree, professional qualification and professional experience of at least 12 consecutive months up to the time of practical teaching in accordance with the teaching level, discipline/major; the academic level of the practical training instructor shall not be lower than that of the learner; and

b) Have the practicing certificate and the scope of their professional competence in accordance with the programs and subjects of practical training in cases provided by the law.

2. A practical training instructor specialized in healthcare services shall:

a) Satisfy the requirements specified in Clause 1 hereof;

b) Have worked in medical examination or treatment for at least 36 months for postgraduate-level training, 24 months for university-level training and 12 months for college and intermediate-level training;

c) Instruct no more than 05 learners at postgraduate-level, no more than 10 learners at university-level, no more than 15 learners at college and intermediate-level; and

d) Be trained the clinical teaching-learning method according to the regulations of the Minister of Health, unless the practical training instructor has obtain the certificate of completion of teaching-learning method training program which includes clinical teaching-learning method.

Thus, a practical training instructor in the field of healthcare service in Vietnam may only teach no more than 05 learners at postgraduate-level at the same time.

Are practical training instructors in the field of healthcare service recognized as full-time lecturers in Vietnam?

According to Article 16 of Decree 111/2017/ND-CP stipulating rights and responsibilities of practical training instructors as follows:

1. Practical training instructors are entitled to:

a) Be invited by the school to participate in the establishment of educational program, compilation of educational materials and scientific research at the school in accordance with the capacity and professional qualifications;

b) Be recognized as full-time lecturers (or teachers) or visiting lecturers of the school when fully satisfying the conditions prescribed by the law on education;

c) Practical training instructors of public practical training institutions specified in Clause 2, Article 10 hereof satisfying the requirements may concurrently hold important positions of departments and majors of public schools according to the effective law on appointment, deployment and management of state officials, state employees and enjoy the benefits of full-time lecturers of schools in the appointment of the title and conferment of title to teachers according to the provisions of law, except for practical training institutions of the armed forces;

d) Practical training instructors of non-public practical training institutions specified in Clause 2, Article 10 hereof satisfying the requirements may concurrently hold important positions of departments and majors of non-public schools according to the effective law and enjoy the benefits of full-time lecturers of schools in the appointment of the title and conferment of title to teachers according to the provisions of law;

dd) Be counted the teaching process in order to be considered to be appointed the title of Professor or Associate Professor, be conferred the title of “People's Doctor” or “Doctor of Merit” and other forms of emulation and commendation in accordance with the law on education and the law on emulation and commendation;

e) Receive remunerations and other benefits (if any) when participating in the practical teaching, establishment of educational program, compilation of teaching and guiding materials and scientific research at the school in accordance with the internal spending regulations of the school;

2. Practical training instructors of the school are entitled to:

a) Practical training instructors of public schools satisfying the requirements may concurrently hold important positions of professional departments at public practical training institutions specified in Clause 2 Article 10 hereof according to the effective law on appointment, deployment and management of state officials and state employees, except for practical training institutions of the armed forces;

b) Practical training instructors of non-public schools satisfying the requirements may concurrently hold important positions of professional departments at non-public practical training institutions specified in Clause 2 Article 10 hereof according to the effective law on appointment, deployment and management of state officials and state employees, except for practical training institutions of the armed forces;

c) Be assigned by the practical training institution to participate in the provision of healthcare services at the practical training institution when satisfying the requirements and the practical training institution is in demand, receive remunerations and other benefits (if any) according to internal spending regulations of the practical training institution;

d) Be conferred the title of “People's Doctor” or “Doctor of Merit” and other forms of emulation and commendation in accordance with the law on emulation and commendation.

3. Practical training instructors shall comply with the professional regulations of the practical training institution and educational regulations of the school.

According to this Article, the practical training instructors in the field of healthcare service are recognized as full-time lecturers in Vietnam when fully meeting the conditions prescribed by law.

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