Vietnam: Education accreditation organizations must purchase occupational responsibility insurance for accreditors

According to Article 13 of the Regulations on conditions for the foundation and dissolution, missions and rights of the education accreditation organization promulgated together with Circular No. 61/2012/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, the education accreditation organization shall have following responsibilities:

- Be responsible to the law, education facilities undergoing education accreditation and organizations and individuals using the results of education accreditation for the provided service.

- Purchase occupational responsibility insurance for accreditors and establish a back-up fund for occupational risk in accordance with regulations of the Ministry of Finance;

- Make compensation for damage caused by the education accreditation organization to the education facility undergoing education accreditation when operating the service of education accreditation and other relevant services; the compensation rate shall be dealt by both parties or decided by the competent authority of dispute settlement;

- During the process of launching the operation of education accreditation, if noticing that the education facility undergoing accreditation breaches the law, the education accreditation organization shall take the responsibility to inform that education facility, the Ministry of Education and Training and supervisory authority of that education facility;

- Provide written applications and documents of education accreditation as required by the competent regulatory agencies in compliance with regulations of the law;

- Take civil responsibility in accordance with regulations of the law; do not let any individual or organization use the name and infrastructures of the education accreditation organization to carry out the operation of education accreditation.

View more provisions at Circular No. 61/2012/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, effective from February 15, 2013.

Le Vy

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