Vietnam: An external assessment commission comprises 5 – 7 members

Specifically, according to Article 19 of the Regulation on the process and frequency of education quality assessment of universities, colleges, and vocational high schools enclosed with Circular No. 62/2012/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, an external assessment commission (“external assessment” is the survey and assessment carried out by an education quality assessment organizations based on the education quality assessment standards provided by the Ministry of Education and Training in order to determine the extent of the conformity of the educational institution with the education quality standards), comprising 5 – 7 members, established under the decision of the Director of the education quality assessment organization, includes:

- The chief commissioner being a director (or former director) of a university, academy, college, or vocational high school corresponding to the assessed educational institution, or a director (of former director) of a Department, who is experienced in carrying out external assessment, has an education quality assessor’s card. The chief commissioner shall manage the activities of the commission;

- A secretary and a standing member of the external assessment commission who are acquainted with education quality assessment and have the education quality assessor’s cards. The secretary shall assist the chief commissioner in carrying out the activities and preparing the report. The standing member shall and the secretary shall assist the chief commissioner in preparing and carrying out the external assessment;

- The remaining members include 2 – 4 experts from other educational institutions, State agencies in charge of education and training, socio-professional organizations, or employers corresponding to the disciplines of the assessed educational institution, who have education quality assessor’s cards or certificate of completion of assessor training courses as prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Training. The members shall perform the tasks assigned by the chief commissioner.

View more details at Circular No. 62/2012/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, effective from February 15, 2013.

Le Vy

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