Criteria for recognition of training institution providing professional training courses in management of apartment buildings in Vietnam

Specifically, according to Article 4 of Circular No. 10/2015/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, organizations satisfying the following requirements shall be granted certificates of recognition of training institution as qualified for provision of training courses in management of apartment buildings by the Ministry of Construction:

1. Providing vocational programs or college, university or post-graduate programs under Vietnamese Laws.

2. Having facilities for training as follows:

- The floor area designed for a trainee shall not less than 1.5 m2 with adequate devices necessary for teaching and learning;

- Practice rooms shall be available at apartment buildings that come into operation and are managed by management units.

3. Having a training management department and person in charge of training activities in management of apartment buildings (hereinafter referred to as training activities).

4. Having teaching materials or syllabuses that is consistent with curricula specified in chapter II hereof.

5. Having at least 40% tenured lecturers of the total lecturers teaching at the training institution under the following regulations:

- The lecturer teaching specialized subjects in management of apartment buildings (hereinafter referred to as “teaching field”) shall be a bachelor or higher whose major is consistent with the specialized subjects specified in clause 2 hereof and has at least 03-year experience in the teaching field; for graduates whose majors is inconsistent with the teaching fields shall have at least 05-year experience in related fields.

- Requirements for lecturer's qualifications shall be specified as follows:

+ Every lecturer teaching background subjects specified in Article 8 hereof shall hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in laws, business administration or real estate;

+ Lecturers teaching specialized subjects specified in Article 9 hereof shall satisfy the following requirements:

_ The lecturer teaching the specialized subject 1 shall be a bachelor of enterprise administration, business administration, laws, architecture, construction or real estate or higher;

_ The lecturer teaching the specialized subject 2 shall obtain a bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering , mechanical engineering, water supply and drainage engineering;

_ The lecturer teaching the specialized subject 3 shall hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in fire science, security management or police studies;

_ The lecturer teaching the specialized subject 4 must hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in mechanical engineering, electrical – electronic engineering, or automation engineering;

_ The lecturer teaching the specialized subject 5 must hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in environmental engineering, water supply and drainage engineering, urban planning, or urban and construction management;

_ The lecturer teaching the specialized subject 6 must hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in enterprise administration, business administration, urban development and construction management, insurance, laws, architecture, security science or police studies.

View more details at Circular No. 10/2015/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, effective from February 15, 2016.

Ty Na

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