Vietnam: Training program Evaluation Board at intermediate- and college-level vocational education

According to Circular No. 03/2017/TT-BLĐTBXH of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam, the training program Evaluation Board is prescribed as follows:

1. The training program Evaluation Board shall be established under the School Rector’s decision.

2. The Evaluation Board shall be responsible for providing the School Rector with its expert advisory opinions on evaluation of the training program; giving comments and judgements on and assuring the quality of the training program.

3. The Evaluation Board shall be composed of teachers, vocational education administrators, scientific and technological officers of an enterprise and shall not accept members of the Executive Board/Group of Designers of the training program. At least one thirds of teachers accepted as members of the Evaluation Board must be teachers who are training students at qualification levels and in industries or occupations where appropriate.

4. The Evaluation Board shall be joined by at least 7 persons, including Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and other Members with a requirement that there must be at least 02 reviewing members from another vocational education institution and representatives of a state regulatory authority over vocational education.

5. Eligibility standards of the Evaluation Board members

- Holding at least the undergraduate certificate.

- Gaining at least 5 years’ hands-on experience of teaching or production, business or administration in the industries or occupations to be evaluated.

- Encouraging the school to invite renowned teachers or lecturers from overseas vocational education institutions to become members of the Evaluation Board.

6. Evaluation of the training program

- The Evaluation Board shall be put under the command of the Chair; its meeting shall be allowed to take place only if at least two thirds of total member are present.

- The Evaluation Board shall refer to regulations on the training program, objectives, training requirements and expected learning outcomes of respective industries or occupations for the purpose of analyzing and assessing the training program. Any conclusion of the Evaluation Board’s Chair must be based on results of the opinion survey and voting amongst the Board members.

- The Evaluation Board’s Chair shall give his/her conclusive opinion on the training program according to 3 types, i.e. the training program is approved without being subject to any revision; the training program is approved but subject to revision and modification and contents subject to such revision and modification are specified; the training program is not approved and reasons for such disapproval are clearly stated.

View more details at Circular No. 03/2017/TT-BLĐTBXH of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam, effective from April 14, 2017.

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