Recently, the Minister of Education and Training of Vietnam has issued Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BGDĐT introducing the Regulation on management of lower secondary diplomas, upper secondary diplomas, Level 4 of VQF diplomas in teacher training, Level 5 of VQF advanced diplomas in teacher training, higher education degrees and certificates of the national educational system.
According to Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BGDĐT, the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam shall provide final guidance on management of degrees and certificates; and stipulate basic contents on higher education degrees and appendices thereof; specimens of lower secondary diplomas, upper secondary diplomas, Level 4 of VQF diplomas in teacher training, Level 5 of VQF advanced diplomas in teacher training and certificates of the national educational system; and rules for printing of blank degrees and certificates, management, issuance, revocation and annulment of degrees and certificates.
Moreover, the management of degrees and certificates; and stipulate basic contents on higher education degrees and appendices thereof; specimens of lower secondary diplomas, upper secondary diplomas, Level 4 of VQF diplomas in teacher training, Level 5 of VQF advanced diplomas in teacher training and certificates of the national educational system is decentralized and assigned autonomy and self-responsibility to educational departments, divisions and institutions, specifically as follows:
- Departments of Education and Training shall manage and issue degrees and certificates according to regulations from the Minister of Education and Training; and manage use of blank degrees and certificates and issuance of degrees and certificates of Bureaus of Education and Training and educational institutions under their management.
- Bureaus of Education and Training shall manage use of granted blank degrees and certificates as regulated and take responsibility for issuing degrees and certificates intra vires.
- Higher education institutions and pedagogical institutions may exercise autonomy and shall take responsibility for management and issuance of degrees and certificates according to regulations of laws and of the Minister of Education and Training.
View more at Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, effective from January 15, 2020.
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