Vietnam: Job positions for persons graduated from the intermediate-level train operation

Job positions for persons graduated from the intermediate-level train operation (Illustration)

Specifically, Circular 50/2018/TT-BLDTBXH stipulates that intermediate-level train operation is a profession that involves directly serving train operations, with job tasks directly related to train operation, organizing train schedules, and managing trains on the route and at stations to ensure safety and high efficiency, meeting the level 4 requirements in the Vietnam National Qualifications Framework. To achieve this, train operation professionals need to have teamwork abilities for close coordination between departments and positions, a high sense of organizational discipline, and concentration during tasks, as even a minor mistake can cause significant consequences.

Therefore, after graduation, learners will have the capability to meet the job requirements of the following positions in the sector:

• Distant point operation;
• Switch tower operator;
• Locomotive and car coupling;
• Yardmaster;
• Assistant train dispatcher at the station;
• Track dispatcher;
• Centralized switch tower controller;
• Station train dispatcher;
• Deputy passenger train manager responsible for safety;
• Freight train manager;
• Passenger train manager.

Additionally, the minimum knowledge and competency requirements that learners must achieve after graduating in train operation at the intermediate level can further develop into higher levels. Graduates will have the capability for self-study, self-updating of scientific and technological advancements within the profession, to improve their level or transition to higher levels within the same sector or in related fields.

For more details, see Circular 50/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, effective from February 10, 2019.

Ty Na

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