Vietnam: Minimum requirements for graduates from college-level leather and footwear technology

Vietnam: Minimum requirements for graduates from college-level leather and footwear technology (Illustrative image)

According to the regulations issued with Circular 23/2019/TT-BLDTBXH, the minimum knowledge required for graduates from college-level leather and footwear technology in Vietnam includes:

- Classify and explain the characteristics of various materials used in the Leather and Footwear industry; analyze the structure of leather goods and footwear products;

- Present the factors affecting the quality of footwear products, given the materials and footwear production equipment;

- Properly apply safety measures in the Leather and Footwear industry's working environment;

- Read, understand, and present the content of technical documents in the Leather and Footwear field;

- Present basic knowledge of footwear production technology, including preparation for production, production on the assembly line, and finishing; describe specific tasks;

- Identify and classify equipment and parts in the footwear production line;

- Analyze technical issues to apply them in footwear design and production technology;

- Present the process and procedures for production deployment and error correction in enterprises;

- Present basic knowledge about politics, culture, society, law, national defense and security, and physical education according to the regulations.

Additionally, graduates from college-level leather and footwear technology in Vietnam must acquire the following skills:

- Utilize artistic thinking to create footwear product designs based on customer needs;

- Differentiate and select appropriate materials, design methods, and production technologies for various footwear products;

- Apply manual design methods and specialized software to design footwear models and compile technical documents (Sketch - Design - Technical Documents);

- Operate footwear industry equipment and have the ability to repair and maintain footwear equipment;

- Complete footwear products (Sketch - Design - Cut - Sew - Assemble - Finish);

- Calculate material consumption, time standards, production planning for specific orders, and evaluate data related to production productivity and product quality;

- Develop and implement processes for stages in the Leather and Footwear industry;

- Proficiently apply monitoring procedures; identify areas for improvement in the production system;

- Use basic information technology in accordance with regulations; apply information technology in some professional tasks of the discipline and profession;

- Use basic foreign language skills, reaching level 2/6 in the Vietnamese foreign language proficiency framework; apply foreign language skills in some professional tasks of the discipline and profession.

More details may be found in Circular 23/2019/TT-BLD-TBXH effective from February 6, 2020.

Le Vy

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