Standards and conditions for registering for consideration for promotion of civil servant professional titles in Vietnam

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On December 7, 2023, the Government issued Decree 85/2023/ND-CP amending Decree 115/2020/ND-CP on the recruitment, use, and management of public employees in Vietnam.

Standards and conditions for registering for consideration for promotion to civil servant professional titles in Vietnam

According to Clause 16, Article 1 of Decree 85/2023/ND-CP amending Article 32 of Decree 115/2020/ND-CP, determining successful candidates in the civil servant recruitment exam is as follows:

(i) An officer may register for consideration for promotion to an adjacent higher professional title when fully meeting the following standards and conditions:

- Graded in quality at the level of completing tasks well or better in the working year immediately preceding the year of consideration for professional title promotion; have good political qualities and professional ethics; not within the disciplinary period; not during the implementation of regulations related to discipline according to the Party's regulations and the law;

- Have the capacity, professional qualifications, and skills to hold a professional title at a higher level adjacent to the current professional title level in the same professional field;

- Meet the requirements for diplomas, certificates, and other requirements of the standards of professional titles considered for promotion. If, at the time of promotion consideration, the Ministry managing professional titles of specialized public employees has not issued regulations on the content, program, form, and duration of training according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 64 of Decree 115/2020/ND-CP, it is not required to meet the requirements for a professional title training certificate; officials considered for promotion are considered to meet the standards and conditions of the considered class;

- Meet the requirements for minimum working time holding the adjacent lower-class professional title according to the requirements of the professional title standards for promotion consideration, except in the case of consideration for promotion of a professional title in which that professional title, according to regulations at the time of consideration, does not have an adjacent lower rank.

In case an employee has worked for a period of time before being recruited or accepted (excluding the probationary period as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 21 of Decree 115/2020/ND-CP) in accordance with the law, pay mandatory social insurance, and work in a job position that requires appropriate professional qualifications and skills (if you have intermittent working time but have not received a one-time social insurance benefit, it will be accumulated), that time is calculated as the basis for salary ranking in the currently held professional title and is considered equivalent to the currently held professional title.

In order to calculate the equivalent time, there must be a period of holding a professional title of a lower class adjacent to the professional title class being considered for at least 12 months up to the deadline for submitting the registration application for consideration for promotion.

(ii) In addition to the standards and conditions specified in Clause (i), the Ministry managing professional titles of specialized public employees is responsible for specifying standards and conditions for promotion consideration in cases of promotion to class II and class I in the management industry or field. These are associated with the requirements of the job position corresponding to the proposed professional title class, ensuring requirements to improve team quality and employee benefits.

The Ministry of Home Affairs specifically stipulates standards and conditions for promotion consideration in cases of promotion to class II and class I applicable to administrative officers, clerical officers, and archives officers.

For rank V public employees and class IV public employees, they will be considered for promotion to the adjacent higher professional title class if they are working in an employment position appropriate to the professional title under consideration and meet the standards and conditions prescribed in clause (i).

In cases where public employees are ranked in a professional title class but this professional title class is no longer prescribed by current law, they will be considered for promotion to a higher professional title class adjacent to the professional title class currently held if they are working in a suitable job position and meet the standards and conditions prescribed in clause (i). This regulation does not apply to cases where there is a change in occupational title codes.

More details can be found in Decree 85/2023/ND-CP, taking effect on December 7, 2023.

Nguyen Ngoc Que Anh

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