National educational system
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Classification of educational institutions
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Early childhood education
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- Crèches for children from 3 months to 3 years of age;
- Kindergarten schools and classes for children from 3 years to 6 years of age;
- Young sprout schools are those that combine crèches and kindergartens, for children from 3 months to 6 years of age.
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General education
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- Primary education;
- Lower secondary education;
- Upper secondary education;
- Multi-level general schools;
- Centers for general techniques and career orientation.
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Professional education
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- Professional upper secondary education schools;
- Vocational training colleges, vocational upper secondary schools, vocational training centers, vocational training classes (referred to as vocational training institutions).
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Higher education
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- Colleges providing college education;
- Universities providing college, university education; master and doctoral education as assigned by the Prime Minister;
- Research institutes providing doctoral education, co-operating with universities to offer master education as assigned by the Prime Minister.
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Continuing education
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- Centres for continuing education organized at province and district levels;
- Community learning centers organized at commune, ward, town (referred to as commune level).
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View more details at the Education Law 2005 of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2006.
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