Understanding Water Resources Engineering Technology at College Level

Understanding the high-level college program in Water Resources Engineering Technology (illustrative photo)

Circular 56/2018/TT-BLDTBXH stipulates that the Water Resources Engineering Technology program at the college level is a field that involves the following tasks: planning, surveying, designing, constructing, and managing medium and small hydraulic projects; monitoring and analyzing water resources; developing plans, methods, administrative procedures, and professional activities in water resources; collecting data and information, assessing current conditions, calculating exploitation needs, and using water resources; receiving samples, returning analysis results, and storing analysis outcomes; forecasting water resources; planning water resources; inspecting and supervising the collection, preservation, and transportation of water samples; collaborating in research, developing, and managing databases; applying science and technology to the collection, processing, quality control, storage, preservation, and exploitation of such data; providing data and information for research, governmental management, and performing tasks related to planning and investigating water resources, meeting the requirements of level 5 in the Vietnamese National Qualifications Framework. The minimum amount of knowledge required is 1,800 hours (equivalent to 76 credits).

Additionally, students specializing in Water Resources Engineering Technology at the college level must acquire the following knowledge upon graduation:

- Explain the natural laws of water, its spatial and temporal distribution;- Present basic knowledge of water resources warnings and forecasts;- Present the basic contents of several legal documents and regulations related to the construction, management, exploitation, and protection of water resources exploitation projects;- Present basic principles and foundational technical knowledge (Construction Materials, Electrical Engineering, Surveying, Hydraulics, Hydrology);- Present basic knowledge on measuring and monitoring water resources exploitation projects;- Present basic knowledge on politics, culture, society, law, national defense and security, and physical education as per regulations.

For details, refer to Circular 56/2018/TT-BLDTBXH effective from February 10, 2019.

Ty Na

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