Regulations on branches of the vocational training schools or colleges in Vietnam

Regulations on branches of the vocational training schools or colleges in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Branches of the vocational training schools or colleges in Vietnam

Article 16 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014 stipulates the branches of the vocational training schools or colleges:

- A branch of a vocational training school or a vocational college shall be in the organizational structure and subject to the management of the Principal of the vocational training school or the vocational college. The branch of a vocational training school or a vocational college does not have independent legal status, is located in the central-affiliated city or province other than the province where the head office of the vocational training school or the vocational college is located, and subject to the State management as prescribed.

- The branch of the vocational training school or the vocational college shall perform the tasks according to the management of the Principal of the vocational training school or the vocational college, send a report on operation of the branch to the Head of the vocational training school or the vocational college, or to the competent authority where the branch is located.

- Requirements pertaining to the establishment or permission for the establishment; competence and procedures for the establishment or permission for the establishment, registration of vocational education operation relating to the branch of the vocational training school or the vocational college shall comply with Article 18 and Article 19 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014.

2. Establishment, acquisition, division or permission for establishment, acquisition, division of vocational education institutions in Vietnam

Clause 3, Article 18 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014 provides for the establishment, merger, division, separation or permission for the establishment, merger, division or separation of vocational education institutions as follows:

- The vocational education institution is established or permitted for establishment if there is a project satisfying requirements as prescribed in regulations of the Prime Minister on vocational education authorities in the central government and it comply with the approved planning for networks of vocational education institutions.

- The foreign-invested vocational education institution must satisfy requirements as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and other requirements as prescribed in law on investment.

- The vocational education institution for the disabled must satisfy the requirements as prescribed in Clause 1, Clause 2 of this Article and the following requirements:

+ There are training facilities, equipment, learning materials, method and duration of training compliant with the disabled. The buildings serving the study of the disabled must satisfy technical regulations and standards as prescribed in law on construction;

+ There are teaching staff having qualification and teaching skills for the disabled.

- The acquisition, division or separation of vocational education institutions must:

+ Conform to the planning for networks of vocational education institutions and meet requirements pertaining to socio-economic development;

+ Ensure the interests of the educators, civil servants, workers and students; and improve the quality and effect of vocational education.

- The Heads of vocational education authorities in the central government shall impose specific regulations on requirements pertaining to the establishment, acquisition, division or permission for the establishment, acquisition, or division of the vocational education institutions.

-. Competence in establishment, acquisition, or division or permission for establishment, acquisition, or division of vocational education institutions:

+ The President of People’s Committee of province shall decide the establishment of vocational education centers, public vocational training schools of central-affiliated cities and provinces; permit the establishment of private vocational education centers or vocational training schools and foreign-invested vocational education centers or vocational training schools in the administrative divisions;

+ Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of socio-political organizations in the central governments shall decide the establishment of vocational education centers, or public vocational training schools affiliated to their authorities or organizations.

+ The Heads of vocational education authorities in the central government shall decide the establishment of public colleges; permit the establishment of private colleges or foreign-invested colleges;

+ The competent persons establishing or permitting the establishment of vocational education institutions may make acquisition or division or permit the acquisition or division of the institutions.

- Procedures for the establishment, acquisition, or division, or permission for establishment, acquisition, or division of public or private vocational education centers, vocational training schools, or colleges shall comply with regulation of the Heads of vocational education authorities.

3. Registration of vocational education in Vietnam

Article 19 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014 stipulates the registration of vocational education as follows:

- A vocational education institution, a higher education institution, or an enterprise shall be granted the Certificate in vocational education registration if it meets all requirements below:

+ There is a decision on establishment or a permission for establishment;

+ There is land, facilities, or equipment meeting requirements pertaining to training activities according to the commitment;

+ There are sufficient training programs, teaching and learning materials as prescribed;

+ There are teaching staff and administrative officials of vocational education who have equalizations and sufficient quantity, uniform structure;

+ There is necessary finance resource as prescribed to ensure the maintenance and development of the vocational education;

+ There are regulations on organization and operation.

- The vocational education institution may only enroll students or provide training when it is granted the Certificate in vocational education registration.

- The vocational education institution wishing change the information in the Certificate in vocational education registration shall apply for additional registration to the competent authority.

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