Vietnam: Applying the new priority scoring method when recruiting officials

Specifically, according to Clause 2 Article 1 of Decree No. 161/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government amending Article 5 of Decree No. 24/2010/NĐ-CP, priority candidates and marks given in recruitment exams or recruitment by selection are specified as follows:

- Candidates who are awarded the “Anh hùng Lực lượng vũ trang” (“Hero of the People’s Armed Forces”) or “Anh hùng Lao động” (“Hero of Labour”) title, or wounded soldiers, persons eligible for benefits as wounded soldiers or type-B wounded soldiers shall have 7.5 marks added to their round-2 exam results; (30 marks added to their total recruitment exam or test marks according to previous regulation)

- Candidates who are ethnics, officers of the Armed Forces or People’s Public Security Forces, non-commissioned officers, cryptography officers, children of revolutionary martyrs, wounded soldiers, sick soldiers, persons eligible for benefits as wounded soldiers, type-B wounded soldiers, persons who participated in revolution before the General Uprising (before August 19, 1945), partisans infected with toxic chemicals, or persons who are awarded the “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces” or “Hero of Labour” title shall have 5 marks added to their round-2 exam results; (20 marks added to their total recruitment exam or test marks according to previous regulation)

- Candidates who have fulfilled their military duties or fixed-term duties in the people’s public security forces, members of the youth volunteer force or the young intellectual force having participated in rural or mountainous development programs for 24 months, or more, and successfully fulfilled their duties shall have 2.5 marks added to their round-2 exam results. (10 marks added to their total recruitment exam or test marks according to previous regulation)

Thus, with the current regulations on the form of examination and recruitment for officials in two rounds, the regulations on priority scoring method have also changed to create consistency in the officials recruitment process.

View details at Decree No. 161/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 15, 2019.

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