What are regulations on the cost of self-assessment and accreditation of education quality for preschool institutions in Vietnam?

What are regulations on the cost of self-assessment and accreditation of education quality for preschool institutions in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 3 of Circular 56/2021/TT-BTC stipulating the cost of self-assessment and accreditation of education quality for preschool institutions in Vietnam as follows:

1. Public educational institutions shall use lawful funding sources as prescribed by law to spend on self-assessment activities, specifically as follows:

a) Expenses for hiring consultants

The educational institution is responsible for conducting self-assessment in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training. In case of necessity, the Self-Assessment Council proposes to the Principal of the preschool, general education institution or the Director of the continuing education institution (hereinafter referred to as the Principal or Director of the educational institution) decide to hire consultants (domestic and foreign) to help the Self-Assessment Council implement the self-assessment (enclosed with standards and criteria for consultants that are suitable for the job requirements and have specific requirements for the work the expert needs to perform, committed to work efficiency commensurate with the remuneration according to the guidance of the guidelines of Ministry of Education and Training). The cost of hiring a consultant (if any) shall comply with the agreement in the contract between the two parties, but must be compatible with the funding capacity of the educational institution and comply with the current financial regulations of the State.

b) Expenses for printing and stationery: To comply with the actual arising on the principle of thrift, having adequate and valid invoices and vouchers as prescribed by law.

c) Expenditure on formulation of plans for investigation, collection of information and evidence; processing and analyzing results of information collection and evidence; write the criterion evaluation sheet; develop and complete the self-assessment report: apply the provisions of Circular No. 109/2016/TT-BTC dated June 30, 2016 of the Minister of Finance, providing for the estimation, management and use and finalize funding for statistical surveys and national statistical censuses, up to a maximum of 10,000,000 VND/complete self-assessment results. Based on the possibility of funding for self-assessment activities, the principal or the director of the educational institution shall specify in the internal expenditure regulations of the unit a specific level of public money for members to conduct the self-assessment. assessment appropriate to each member's role in performing the specific tasks of the self-assessment process,

2. Non-public educational institutions use lawful funding sources as prescribed by law to conduct self-assessment activities. Expenditure content and level of expenditure for self-assessment activities shall comply with regulations of the educational institution.

What are regulations on the cost of assessment activities other than education quality for preschool educational institutions in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 4 of Circular 56/2021/TT-BTC stipulating the cost of assessment activities other than education quality for preschool educational institutions in Vietnam as follows:

The state management agency in charge of education performing the task of external assessment shall use lawful funds as prescribed by law to spend on external assessment activities, specifically as follows:

1. Expenses for conferences and seminars; Travel expenses, accommodation allowances, room rentals at the business destination for members of the external assessment team: Comply with the provisions of Circular No. 40/2017/TT-BTC dated April 28, 2017 of the The Ministry of Finance shall stipulate the regime of working-trip allowances and conference expenses.

2. Payments for remuneration for external audit team members

Based on the ability of funds to conduct external assessment activities, the Director of the Department of Education and Training shall decide on a specific level of public expenditure for the members of the external assessment team (team leader, secretary, member) that are appropriate with the role of each member in carrying out the actual and external assessment tasks in the locality, specifically:

a) Spending money for studying evaluation dossiers, writing preliminary reports: Not more than 1,000,000 VND/person/report;

b) Paying wages during the working period to focus on studying the evaluation dossiers: Not more than 200,000 VND/person/day;

c) Paying wages during the official survey at the educational institution: Not more than 200,000 VND/person/day;

3. Expenses for developing and completing the external evaluation report: The level of contract payment according to the final product should not exceed 2,000,000 VND/report.

4. Printing and stationery expenses; Expenses for printing and issuing certificates of education quality and national standards: To comply with reality arising on the principle of thrift, to have sufficient and reasonable and valid invoices and documents as prescribed by the law.

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