Vietnam: Documents that provide explanation for integration of early childhood education program used from May 05, 2020

According to Clause 3 Article 3 of Circular No. 04/2020/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, documents that provide explanation for integration of early childhood education program include:

- Education plans, which includes aspects of development, education activities, duration and language used in teaching;

- Written comparison regarding aspects of development, education contents and activities between 2 integrated education programs.

Integrated education programs shall be developed based on Vietnamese early childhood education programs with the addition of aspects of development, contents and education activities which exist in foreign early childhood education programs but do not exist in Vietnamese early childhood education programs; integrate aspects of development that exist in both programs to achieve objects of Vietnamese education programs and foreign education programs.

Note: Integrating programs shall be performed depending on aspect(s) of development of children by adding aspects of development of an education program with contents and education activities of aspects of development of the other education program to achieve development objectives of both programs.

Besides, Circular No. 04/2020/TT-BGDĐT also stipulates that Vietnamese learners studying in foreign-invested early childhood education facilities or formal education facilities following foreign education programs approved by Vietnamese competent authorities shall be transferred to early childhood education facilities or formal education facilities following Vietnamese education programs upon request. Early childhood education facilities and formal education facilities shall accept and decide on transition in the learning process of the learners based on direct assessment of learners’ capacity.

View details at Circular No. 04/2020/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, effective from May 05, 2020.

Le Hai

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