Criteria for Professional Competence of Teachers Instructing at Primary Level

1. Standard 1 on Professional Qualifications

- Possess a professional intermediate degree or vocational intermediate degree or higher, with training majors suitable for the teaching profession, or have one of the following vocational skills certificates suitable for the teaching profession to teach primary level: National vocational skill certificate Level 1 or certification of level 3/7, 2/6 or provincial, city directly under central government artisan certification or equivalent or higher.

- Master the knowledge of the module assigned for teaching.

- Have knowledge of related modules in the profession.

- Understand professional practice and master safety techniques, occupational hygiene of the profession assigned for teaching.

- Proficiently perform the vocational skills prescribed in the module program assigned for teaching.

- Know how to organize labor production, services of the profession assigned for teaching.

2. Standard 2 on Foreign Language Proficiency

- Possess a Level 1 (A1) foreign language proficiency according to the regulations in Circular 01/2014/TT-BGDDT issuing the 6-level foreign language competency framework for Vietnam or equivalent or higher.

- Read and understand a number of specialist terms serving the teaching work.

3. Standard 3 on IT Proficiency

- Possess IT proficiency reaching the basic IT skills standard as prescribed in Circular 03/2014/TT-BTTTT on Standard IT skills or equivalent or higher.

- Be able to use specialized teaching software to design lectures.

See more related content at: Circular 08/2017/TT-BLDTBXH effective May 1, 2017.

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