Vietnam: Tenured teacher rate at a private intermediate professional school must reach at least 30%

Vietnam: The tenured teacher rate at a private intermediate professional school must reach at least 30% (Illustrative image)

Under Article 15 of the Regulation issued together with Circular 39/2012/TT-BGDDT, teachers at private intermediate professional schools in Vietnam must meet the required standards regarding ethical qualities, professional qualifications, and health, and have the responsibilities and powers as prescribed by the Charter of private intermediate professional schools and other legal regulations.

In addition, private intermediate professional schools must ensure that the tenured teacher rate must reach at least 30% of the total number of teachers. The number of tenured and visiting teachers must comply with the prescribed teacher-to-student rates for vocational training. Visiting teachers at private intermediate professional schools have the same rights and obligations as those at public intermediate schools. Teachers at private intermediate professional schools are not state employees, are recruited, and are eligible for policies as prescribed by law regarding employment contracts; they are entitled to agreed-upon wages and salaries and pay social and health insurance premiums.

Furthermore, this Regulation also stipulates that the managerial staff and employees of private intermediate professional schools in Vietnam are not state employees, are recruited, and are eligible for policies as prescribed by law regarding employment contracts; they are entitled to agreed-upon wages and salaries and pay social and health insurance premiums. The managerial staff and employees of private intermediate professional schools in Vietnam must strictly comply with the directives, policies, and regulations of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the state laws; they must adhere to the regulations of the Charter of Professional Intermediate Schools, the Regulations on the organization and operation of the school, and other legal provisions.

More details may be found in Circular 39/2012/TT-BGDDT effective from December 20, 2012.

Le Vy

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