Vietnam: 04 continuing education methods

According to Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BLĐTBXH of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam, continuing education methods are prescribed as follows:

- The training method is the combination between lesson and practice class but mainly focusing on practice in connection with the reality of production or business (learning while working) which helps the student develop their active roles, increase their self-studying capacity and accumulate experiences as well as uses modern instruments and applies information and communication technology to improve the teaching and learning quality.

- When the course starts, the teacher or trainer shall test the students to assess their knowledge, soft skills and vocational skills for the purpose of preparing appropriate lessons and teaching methods. The content and form of examination will be decided by the teacher or trainer taking the class.

- Providing knowledge and guidelines for practice depending on the requirements of the training module or subjects that the students have not learned or not practiced; have not yet mastered or not regularly practiced.

- When the training module or course ends, the students shall continue to practice the profession at the workplace or self-review all knowledge that have been learned and exercise vocational skills in pursuit of preparing for enrolling in the next course or training module.

Besides, Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BLĐTBXH also stipulates the time and plan for training as follows:

- The training time for continuing education programs prescribed in this Circular shall depend on requirement of each training program, including time for acquiring knowledge and soft skills; time for practice; time for prior-testing, on-the-training testing and final testing in which the time for practice accounts for 80% of total time of the course.

- The training time could be flexible in a day or week such as working days, Saturdays, Sundays or holidays as required by the students and must be specified particularly in the training plan for each class or course.

- The training time is 5 hours for each class and 8 hours in a day.

- The training plan prepared for each class and course must be flexible and suitable to the students, features of regions and ensures the training program will be run successfully. The training plan shall be prepared according to the form provided in Appendix 4 issued thereto.

View details at Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BLĐTBXH of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam, effective from December 05, 2015.

Le Hai

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