Vietnam: Basic knowledge and skills required for graduates of Journalism, Level 5 of VQF

Vietnam: Basic knowledge and skills required for graduates of Journalism, Level 5 of VQF (Illustrative Image)

Under Circular 19/2019/TT-BLDTBXH, Journalism, Level 5 of VQF in Vietnam is a profession that educates learners with professional skills and practicum abilities, enabling competence development and promptly accessing the advancements in the journalism profession to meet the requirements of level 4 in the Vietnam National Qualifications Framework. The basic knowledge and skills required for graduates of Journalism, Level 5 of VQF in Vietnam are:

1. Regarding basic knowledge:

2. Regarding basic skills:

- Proficiently perform tasks in the production team in the assigned position per the process and standards of journalistic product production;

- Schedule daily tasks and manage work time effectively;

- Classify common issues or emerging situations in journalistic product production, address issues and situations effectively;

- Develop operational plans such as production plans, personnel plans, job assignment plans, training and professional development plans, equipment acquisition plans, and organize conferences, seminars, or events;

- Apply various templates, reports, announcements, internal documents, and common contracts of the media journalism sector into work;

- Acquire new and updated knowledge in the field of social sciences and humanities, media journalism; practice new technologies applied in media journalism activities;

- Apply information technology in certain specialized tasks within the profession;

- Classify customers and partners and choose appropriate interaction methods to achieve work efficiency;

- Properly and safely use equipment for the production and distribution of journalistic products, with a sense of responsibility in the use and care of company, agency, or unit assets;

- Use basic information technology per regulations; exploit, process, apply information technology in the specialized tasks of the profession;

- Use basic foreign language skills, achieving level 2/6 in the Vietnam Foreign Language Proficiency Framework; apply foreign language skills to certain specialized tasks in the profession.

3. Regarding the basic level of autonomy and responsibility:

- Work independently or as part of a team in the production crew, with a cooperative spirit to perform assigned tasks well;

- Exhibit a dynamic, scientific, creative working style; have the ability to handle situations, solve common issues in media activities;

- Possess a sense of responsibility towards work and the produced product;

- Comply with legal regulations in media journalism activities;

- Communicate politely and friendly in Vietnamese and English with partners, customers, colleagues, and superiors; care for and serve partners and customers with a polite and friendly attitude;

- Have the correct perception and comply with professional ethics conventions.

Details can be found in Circular 19/2019/TT-BLDTBXH effective from February 6, 2020.

Ty Na

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