Vietnam: Minimum knowledge requirements for the intermediate-level architectural engineering

Specifically, Circular No. 45/2018/TT-BLDTBXH of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam specifies the minimum knowledge requirements for the intermediate-level architectural engineering as follows:

- Being able to pretend the safety procedures in construction, including excavation, scaffolding, working at heights, electrical safety, and other construction processes; personal protective measures.

- Being able to present methods to ensure environmental hygiene, methods to treat wastewater and construction solid waste.

- Being able to distinguish types and grades of construction works; scope of application of standards.

- Being able to present specifications and characteristics of commonly used materials in construction.

- Being able to present the components of a construction work; calculating methods for some structural elements in construction (columns, beams, slabs, etc.).

- Being able to  calculate different types of loads and load combinations acting on the structure.

- Being able to present the calculation process and analyze the internal forces of basic structural elements.

- Being able to analyze geological data from statistical charts.

- Comparing advantages and disadvantages of different materials; being able to draw material tables for beams.

- Being able to compare advantages and disadvantages of different structural options; being able to propose appropriate structural solutions based on geological conditions and functional requirements.

- Being able to define symbols, characters, and annotations in construction drawings.

- Presenting methods to calculate quantities for various construction activities such as earthworks, steel, concrete, formwork, masonry, plastering, tiling, painting; preparing estimates for some basic construction items.

- Being able to present construction methods for different construction activities.

- Being able to present principles of design for construction organization.

- Being able to apply technical standards and interpreting construction drawings.

- Clearly describing the features, functions, and applications of handheld tools.

- Being able to present methods to identify soil levels and types; measures to handle foundations; procedures and methods for manual and machine excavation, embankment.

- Being present procedures and methods for steel reinforcement, formwork, scaffolding; procedures and methods for installing steel structures.

- Being able to present methods for manual and machine mixing of mortar and concrete; procedures and methods for mixing, transporting, compacting, finishing, and curing concrete; construction procedures for some concrete structures: foundations, columns, beams, slabs, walls, and troubleshooting concrete discontinuities.

- Being able to present procedures and methods for bricklaying, plastering, tiling, flooring, painting, installing doors and windows, installing door frames, installing sanitary equipment, and roofing.

- Being able to analyze material and labor quantities in earthworks and foundation reinforcement, steel and concrete construction, steel structure construction, and construction completion.

- Being able to analyze common defects in construction products; identifying causes of defects and technical errors in construction products.

- Being able to present basic knowledge of politics, culture, society, law, national defense and security, physical education as required.

View more details at Circular No. 45/2018/TT-BLDTBXH of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam, effective from February 10, 2019.

Ty Na

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