Vietnam: Requirements for disciplines as the basis for issuance of the construction practicing certificate

According to Circular No. 08/2018/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, the discipline of an individual shall be considered appropriate if it is relevant to the field that is covered by the construction practicing certificate applied for. To be specific:

Regarding construction survey

- Topographical survey: one of the following disciplines is required: geology, geodesy, mapping, construction engineering;

- Geological survey: one of the following disciplines is required: geology, construction engineering.

Regarding construction planning, one of the following disciplines is required: architecture, construction planning, urban economics, infrastructure or other disciplines related to requirements for setting up construction planning projects.

Regarding engineering design practicing

- Architecture design: the discipline must be architecture;

- Civil - industrial structure design: the discipline must be construction engineering and the training program must provide subjects related to types of civil - industrial structures;

- Mechanical - electrical design: the disciplines must be engineering related to electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, air ventilation – heat supply and dissipation engineering;

- Water supply and drainage design: the discipline must be engineering related to water supply and drainage;

- Transport construction engineering design: the discipline must be transport construction engineering;

- Agricultural and rural development engineering design: the discipline must be construction engineering related to agricultural and rural development engineering design;

- Infrastructural engineering design: the discipline must be engineering related to infrastructural engineering design.

Regarding construction supervision practicing

- Construction supervision: one of the following disciplines is required: construction engineering, construction economics, architecture or other engineering disciplines related to construction engineering;

- Equipment installation supervision: one of the following disciplines is required: electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, air ventilation – heat supply and dissipation engineering, water supply and drainage or other engineering disciplines related to equipment installation.

Regarding construction valuation practicing, engineering economics or other engineering disciplines are required.

Regarding project management practicing, one of the following disciplines is required: construction engineering, architecture, construction economics or other engineering disciplines related to the type of project or work covered in the practicing certificate applied for.

View more details at Circular No. 08/2018/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, effective from November 20, 2018.

-Thao Uyen-

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