In Vietnam, if a person has a college degree, what rank of construction will he/she take charge of the design?

In Vietnam, if a person has a college degree, what rank of construction will he/she take charge of the design? (Image from the Internet)

Individuals who wish to be granted a practicing certificate for construction designs must satisfy the general conditions stipulated in Clause 5, Article 1 of Decree 100/2018/ND-CP and specific conditions in Clause 8, Article 1 of this Decree.

Regarding the general conditions for being granted a practicing certificate for construction designs as prescribed in Clause 5, Article 1 of Decree 100/2018/ND-CP (amending Article 45 of Decree 59/2015/ND-CP), they are as follows:

An individual shall be issued with the practicing certificate if he/she:

1. has full legal capacity as prescribed by law and obtains a residence permit or work permit if he/she is a foreigner or overseas Vietnamese.

2. has his/her qualifications and experience relevant to requirements of the practicing certificate. To be specific:

a) A Rank-I practicing certificate is awarded to the individual who gains a bachelor's degree in appropriate major and at least 07 years’ experience relevant to requirements of that practicing certificate;

b) A Rank-II practicing certificate is awarded to the individual who gains a bachelor's degree in appropriate major and at least 04 years’ experience relevant to requirements of that practicing certificate;

c) A Rank-III practicing certificate is awarded to the individual who has appropriate qualifications and at least 02 years’ experience relevant to requirements of that practicing certificate with respect to the holder of the undergraduate degree and at least 03 years’ experience with respect to the holder of the associate degree or intermediate diploma.

3. passes the test in the field that is covered by the practicing certificate applied for.

According to this Article, individuals with a college degree can still be granted a Rank-III practicing certificate.

Clause 8, Article 1 of Decree 100/2018/ND-CP stipulates the scope of operation of the Construction design practicing certificates as follows:

a) The holder of a Rank-I construction design practicing certificate is entitled to work as a president in charge of construction design or a chairperson in charge of designing and appraising the design of disciplines of work classes that are the same as those specified in the practicing certificate.

b) The holder of a Rank-II construction design practicing certificate is entitled to work as a president in charge of construction design or a chairperson in charge of designing and appraising the design of disciplines of Class II works or below that are the same as those specified in the practicing certificate.

c) The holder of a Rank-III construction design practicing certificate is entitled to work as a president in charge of construction design or a chairperson in charge of designing and appraising the design of disciplines of class III and class IV works that are the same as those specified in the practicing certificate.

Therefore, individuals with a college degree may be entitled to work as a president in charge of construction design or a chairperson in charge of designing and appraising the design of disciplines of class III and class IV works that are the same as those specified in the practicing certificate.

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