General standards for leading and managing positions for officials in Vietnam as of May 1, 2024

General standards for leading and managing positions for officials in Vietnam as of May 1, 2024 (Internet image) 

On March 6, 2024, the Government issued Decree 29/2024/ND-CP regulating standards for leading and managing positions for officials in state administrative agencies.

General standards for leading and managing positions for officials in Vietnam as of May 1, 2024

(1) Regarding political ideology

- Loyal to the interests of the Party, the country, the nation, and the people; steadfast in Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh's thought, goals, and ideals of national independence, socialism, and the Party's innovation path.

- Have a strong stance, viewpoint, and political courage, resolutely fight to protect the Party's platform and guidelines, the Constitution, and the law.

- Have a patriotic spirit, placing the interests of the party, the nation, the people, and the collective above personal interests.

- Comply with assignments from agencies and organizations; comply with speech discipline in accordance with the Party's principles and regulations and the law.

(2) Regarding ethics, lifestyle, and sense of discipline

- Have pure and exemplary moral qualities; an honest, humble, sincere, and simple lifestyle; the spirit of diligence, frugality, integrity, open-mindedness, and impartiality; no corruption or self-interest; and do not let relatives or acquaintances take advantage of your position and authority for personal gain.

- Have high responsibility for work.

- Have a spirit of solidarity and exemplary behavior; have the ability to employ and utilize talented people, guide and help comrades and colleagues; Pay attention to the material and spiritual lives of officials, public employees, and workers.

- Actively fight to prevent manifestations of deterioration in political ideology, ethics, lifestyle, and manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" internally; fight against corruption, waste, negativity, opportunistic lifestyles, factions, and group interests.

- Comply and strictly implement the principles of organization, discipline, democratic centralism, self-criticism, and criticism; Implement the regulations, rules, and policies of agencies, organizations, and units where you work; Report fully and honestly to superiors; Provide accurate, timely, and objective information when requested; Implement the declaration and disclosure of assets and income according to regulations.

(3) Regarding qualifications

- Graduated from a university or higher in accordance with the industry and field of work according to the regulations of competent authorities.

- Regarding political theory:

+ Have a bachelor's degree in politics or advanced political theory or advanced political-administrative theory or have a certificate equivalent to an advanced level in political theory from a competent agency: Applicable to positions and titles in Points a, b and c, Clause 1; Points a, b and c Clause 2; Point a Clause 3 Article 2 Decree 29/2024/ND-CP;

+ Have an intermediate diploma in political theory or higher or have a certificate equivalent to an intermediate level in political theory from a competent authority: Applicable to the remaining positions and titles in Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3 and positions and titles in Clause 4, Article 2 of Decree 29/2024/ND-CP.

- Regarding state management:

+ Have a certificate of fostering state management knowledge and skills for officials with senior specialist rank and equivalent: Applicable to positions and titles in Points a and b, Clause 1; Points a, b and c Clause 2; Point a Clause 3 Article 2 Decree 29/2024/ND-CP;

+ Have a certificate of training in state management knowledge and skills for officials with major specialist rank and equivalent or higher: Applicable to positions and titles in Points c and d, Clause 1; Point d Clause 2; Point b Clause 3 Article 2 Decree 29/2024/ND-CP;

+ Have a certificate of training in state management knowledge and skills for officials with specialist rank and equivalent or higher: Applicable to the remaining positions and titles in Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3, and positions and titles in Clause 4, Article 2 of Decree 29/2024/ND-CP.

- Have foreign language proficiency appropriate to leading and managing positions according to the regulations of the ministry, branch, or locality where you work, or be able to use ethnic minority languages in the case of job positions directly related to ethnic minorities or jobs working in ethnic minority areas. The determination of foreign language proficiency and cases of equivalent diplomas and certificates shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of law.

(4) Regarding capacity and reputation

- Have innovative thinking and scientific working methods; have the ability to synthesize, analyze, and forecast.

- Master the contents of state management and legal regulations in the industry and field; be able to detect limitations and inadequacies in practice and propose solutions.

- Be capable of implementing the party's  guidelines and policies and organizing the implementation of legal regulations.

- Have the ability to gather and promote the combined strength of groups and individuals; be dynamic, creative, dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility for the common good; have outstanding achievements, have specific products during the work process in accordance with the standards of positions and titles expected to be appointed.

- Have the ability to lead, direct, and organize the implementation of professional work.

(5) Regarding health, age, and work experience

- Be healthy enough to complete the assigned tasks.

- Have guaranteed age of appointment; plan for the position or title expected to be appointed or an equivalent or higher position or title according to regulations.

- Have specific achievements, results, and products during the work process; in the case of appointing personnel from external sources, specific achievements, results, and products must ensure compliance with the standards of positions and titles expected to be appointed.

- Have practical experience and appropriate working time:

+ In case of appointment from local human resources

In case the agency or organization currently working has constituent units: Ensure that you have experienced the leading and managing positions of the constituent units; The period of holding the position or title currently held or an equivalent position or title adjacent to the position or title expected to be appointed is at least 02 years (24 months); if not continuously, it will be cumulative (only cumulative for the time holding the equivalent position or title);

In case the agency or organization currently working does not have a constituent unit: Ensure continuous working time in the industry or field corresponding to each specific position and title, according to regulations.

+ In case of appointing personnel from external sources

In case the agency or organization currently working does not have a constituent unit: Ensure continuous working time in the industry or field corresponding to each specific position and title according to regulations;

In case the agency or organization currently working has a constituent unit and is expected to be appointed at an agency or organization that does not have a constituent unit: Ensure that the period of holding the position or title is equivalent to the position or title expected to be appointed according to the above regulations;

In case the agency or organization currently working has a constituent unit and is expected to be appointed to an agency or organization with a constituent unit: Ensure that the period of holding the position or title is equivalent to the position or title expected to be appointed according to the above regulations; or ensure continuous working time in the industry or field corresponding to each specific position and title according to regulations;

+ In cases where, before appointment, there has been a period of holding a position or title where it is determined that the position or title is equal to, equivalent to, or higher than the position or title expected to be appointed, that time is counted into the time holding the equivalent position or title to accumulate; this does not apply to cases of dismissal or demotion.

In case of a first appointment at an agency or organization with a constituent unit that has previously worked at the constituent unit, the working time at the constituent unit is counted as the continuous working time in the industry, field, ensuring that the total working time is not lower than the total minimum time holding positions and titles below the position and title expected to be appointed.

- Special cases (regarding age, practical experience, appointment beyond level, and planning) are considered and decided by the competent appointing authority according to the management hierarchy.

(6) Some special cases applying title standards when appointing

- In case of appointing personnel from external sources, it is not necessary to ensure the standards of experience in positions, leading and managing positions in direct subordinate positions at the agency, organization, or unit expected to be appointed.

- In case the person holding the position or title specified in Point a, Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree 29/2024/ND-CP is appointed to hold an equivalent position or title or concurrently hold another position or title, it is not necessary to fully meet the standards of equivalent or concurrent positions.

- In the case of working in the armed forces, public career units, state-owned enterprises, or other agencies and organizations within the political system, if being transferred or appointed to leading or managing positions in state administrative agencies, one must meet the criteria and conditions as prescribed in Decree 29/2024/ND-CP, but not necessarily immediately meet the criteria for state management as specified in the intended position or title. For these cases, the criteria must be completed within a period of 12 months from the date of the appointment decision.

More details can be found in: Decree 29/2024/ND-CP taking effect on May 1, 2024.

Ho Quoc Tuan

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