Standards on Professional and Vocational Competence of Principal Archivists (Grade II)

Standards for Professional and Vocational Competence of Senior Archivists (Grade II) (Illustrative photo)

Circular 13/2014/TT-BNV specifically stipulates the standards for the professional and vocational competence of the occupation Senior Archivist (Grade II) - Code: V.01.02.01 as follows:

- Firmly grasp and correctly implement the guidelines and policies of the Communist Party, the State’s policies and laws, and the regulations and policies of the sector on archival work;- Have a sound knowledge of the theory, history, and practice of archival work in Vietnam; keep abreast of and promptly update modern technologies and global trends in archival work;- Firmly grasp knowledge of the sciences and related specialties in collecting, gathering, systematizing, determining value, preserving, statistical processing, and utilizing archival materials;- Have the capability to develop archival management plans and administrative procedures in archives; effectively organize and execute archival processes;- Possess skills in managing and scientifically organizing labor in archival activities. Effectively apply advanced domestic and international experiences to archival work;- Have the competence to aggregate, organize, direct, and implement archival practices; coordinate and inspect the work of public employees in executing archival practices;- For public employees to be eligible to take exams or be considered for promotion to Senior Archivist, they must have led or participated in at least one research topic, project, or scientific work at the ministerial and central, or provincial level (or led at least one research topic, project, or scientific work at the institutional level) assessed and accepted by the competent authority; or be the author of at least three scientific articles published in specialized journals; or have at least one initiative effectively applied to archival work and recognized by the competent authority;- Public employees promoted from the rank of Archivist (Grade III) to Senior Archivist (Grade II) must have held the title of Archivist (Grade III) for a minimum of nine years. Moreover, they must have graduated from university for at least three years before taking exams or being considered for promotion.

Details can be found in Circular 13/2014/TT-BNV, effective from December 15, 2014.

Ty Na

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