Requirements applied to practical training instructors in Vietnam

Requirements applied to practical training instructors in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Who is practical training instructor?

According to Clause 3, Article 2 of Decree 111/2017/ND-CP, practical training instructor includes persons of practical training institutions and persons of educational institutions who meet the requirements of Decree 111/2017/ND-CP and are assigned to teach and instruct learners at practical training institutions.

2. Requirements applied to practical training instructors in Vietnam

2.1. General requirements applied to practical training instructors in Vietnam

Specifically, in Clause 1, Article 8 of Decree 111/2017/ND-CP, a practical training instructor shall:

- Have a degree, professional qualification and professional experience of at least 12 consecutive months up to the time of practical teaching in accordance with the teaching level, discipline/major; the academic level of the practical training instructor shall not be lower than that of the learner; and

- Have the practicing certificate and the scope of their professional competence in accordance with the programs and subjects of practical training in cases provided by the law.

2.2. Requirements for practical training instructor specialized in healthcare services in Vietnam

According to Clause 2, Article 8 of Decree 111/2017/ND-CP, a practical training instructor specialized in healthcare services shall:

- Satisfy the requirements specified in Section 2.1

- Have worked in medical examination or treatment for at least 36 months for postgraduate-level training, 24 months for university-level training and 12 months for college and intermediate-level training;

- Instruct no more than 05 learners at postgraduate-level, no more than 10 learners at university-level, no more than 15 learners at college and intermediate-level; and

- Be trained the clinical teaching-learning method according to the regulations of the Minister of Health, unless the practical training instructor has obtain the certificate of completion of teaching-learning method training program which includes clinical teaching-learning method.

3. Rights and responsibilities of practical training instructors in Vietnam

* For practice training instructors

Practical training instructors are entitled to:

- Be invited by the school to participate in the establishment of educational program, compilation of educational materials and scientific research at the school in accordance with the capacity and professional qualifications;

- Be recognized as full-time lecturers (or teachers) or visiting lecturers of the school when fully satisfying the conditions prescribed by the law on education;

- Practical training instructors of public practical training institutions specified in Clause 2, Article 10 of Decree 111/2017/ND-CP satisfying the requirements may concurrently hold important positions of departments and majors of public schools according to the effective law on appointment, deployment and management of state officials, state employees and enjoy the benefits of full-time lecturers of schools in the appointment of the title and conferment of title to teachers according to the provisions of law, except for practical training institutions of the armed forces;

- Practical training instructors of non-public practical training institutions specified in Clause 2, Article 10 of Decree 111/2017/ND-CP satisfying the requirements may concurrently hold important positions of departments and majors of non-public schools according to the effective law and enjoy the benefits of full-time lecturers of schools in the appointment of the title and conferment of title to teachers according to the provisions of law;

- Be counted the teaching process in order to be considered to be appointed the title of Professor or Associate Professor, be conferred the title of “People's Doctor” or “Doctor of Merit” and other forms of emulation and commendation in accordance with the law on education and the law on emulation and commendation;

- Receive remunerations and other benefits (if any) when participating in the practical teaching, establishment of educational program, compilation of teaching and guiding materials and scientific research at the school in accordance with the internal spending regulations of the school;

(Clause 1, Article 16 of Decree 111/2017/ND-CP)

* For practical training instructors of the school

Practical training instructors of the school are entitled to:

- Practical training instructors of public schools satisfying the requirements may concurrently hold important positions of professional departments at public practical training institutions specified in Clause 2 Article 10 of Decree 111/2017/ND-CP according to the effective law on appointment, deployment and management of state officials and state employees, except for practical training institutions of the armed forces;

- Practical training instructors of non-public schools satisfying the requirements may concurrently hold important positions of professional departments at non-public practical training institutions specified in Clause 2 Article 10 of Decree 111/2017/ND-CPf according to the effective law on appointment, deployment and management of state officials and state employees, except for practical training institutions of the armed forces;

- Be assigned by the practical training institution to participate in the provision of healthcare services at the practical training institution when satisfying the requirements and the practical training institution is in demand, receive remunerations and other benefits (if any) according to internal spending regulations of the practical training institution;

- Be conferred the title of “People's Doctor” or “Doctor of Merit” and other forms of emulation and commendation in accordance with the law on emulation and commendation.

(Clause 2, Article 16 of Decree 111/2017/ND-CP)

Thanh Rin

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