What documents are included in the application for the issuance of the certificate of professional operation of rescue in Vietnam?

What documents are included in the application for the issuance of the certificate of professional operation of rescue in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 5 Article 11 of the Decree 83/2017/ND-CP (amended by Clause 2.b Article 2 of the Decree 50/2024/ND-CP) stipulating education, training, retraining and instruction of knowledge about rescue:

Education, training, retraining and instruction of knowledge about rescue

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5. Application for training, examination, and issuance of the certificate of training in rescue operation.

a) Required documents

a) For agencies, organizations and facilities: an application for training, examination, and issuance of the training certificate (made using Form No. PC22);

b) For individuals: an application for training, examination and issuance of the training certificate (made using Form No. PC23).”.

Agencies, organizations, and individuals shall submit an application to the competent authority prescribed in point a of this clause according to one of the following methods:

Directly at the single-window unit of the competent authority;

Online via the public service portal or administrative procedure processing system of the competent authority (documents included in state secret lists shall be submitted in compliance with regulations of laws on state secret protection);

By public postal service.

c) Notification of processing results:

If the application is directly submitted at the single-window unit of the competent authority, the receiving official shall give the applicant an acknowledgement slip or a guide to supplement application and keep one copy thereof;

If the application is submitted online via the public service portal or administrative procedure processing system of the competent authority, the receiving official shall send an acknowledgement slip or a guide to supplement application to the applicant’s email or phone message;

If the application is submitted by public postal service, the receiving official shall send the applicant an acknowledgement slip or a guide to supplement application and keep one copy thereof.

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As regulated above, the application for the issuance of the certificate of professional operation of rescue for agencies, organizations, facilities and individuals in Vietnam includes an application for training, examination, and issuance of the training certificate.

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What is the duration for retraining of professional operation of rescue in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 3.b Article 11 of the Decree 83/2017/ND-CP stipulating the duration for retraining of professional operation of rescue in Vietnam:

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3. Duration of training and retraining of professional operation of rescue

a) The duration of training and retraining courses in professional operation of rescue applied to the Fire and Rescue Police force shall be regulated by the Minister of Public Security;

b) Duration of training and retraining of professional operation of rescue applied to other fire departments:

- Duration of first training course in rescue is 32 – 48 hours;

- Duration of annual retraining courses in rescue is at least 16 hours;

- Duration of retraining for reissuance of the expired certificate of professional operation of rescue is at least 32 hours.

As regulated above, the duration of training and retraining courses in professional operation of rescue applied to the Fire and Rescue Police force shall be regulated by the Minister of Public Security;

The duration of training and retraining of professional operation of rescue applied to other fire departments is 32 – 48 hours for the first training course, at least 16 hours for annual retraining courses in rescue, and at least 32 hours for retraining for reissuance of the expired certificate of professional operation of rescue.

Which agencies have responsibilities for organization and implementation of education, training, retraining and instruction of professional operation of rescue in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 11 of the Decree 83/2017/ND-CP (amended by Clause 2.a Article 2 of the Decree 50/2024/ND-CP) stipulating responsibilities for organization and implementation of education, training, retraining and instruction of professional operation of rescue:

- The training of rescue operations for the fire departments shall be provided by the University of Fire Fighting & Prevention and eligible educational institutions;

- The Fire and Rescue Police Department and the Ministry of Public Security shall provide training courses in professional operation of rescue to the Fire safety and Rescue Police force, rescue force in the entire People’s Public Security Force, the internal response team, professional firefighters and other forces upon request;

- Fire departments, district-level police authorities shall provide training courses in professional operation of rescue to the fire department forces under their management, the patrol forces, the internal response teams and other forces upon request;

- People’s Committees of commune, ward or district-level town (hereinafter referred o as commune) shall instruct survival skills and necessary knowledge about rescue to the patrol force and the individuals and households living in the administrative division;

- Heads of agencies, organizations and establishments shall provide training courses in professional operation of rescue to the internal response teams and professional firefighters.