Standards of teachers of foreign language and computer training centers in Vietnam

Standards of teachers of foreign language and computer training centers in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Who is the teachers of foreign language and computer training centers?

According to Clause 1, Article 18 of the Regulation promulgated together with Circular 21/2018/TT-BGDDT,  teachers of foreign language and computer training centers are responsible for teaching and giving instructions on practice, and comprise tenured teachers, contract teachers, teachers being Vietnamese, teachers being native speakers (for each specific language) and foreigners.

2. Standards of teachers of foreign language and computer training centers in Vietnam

Standards for teachers of foreign language and informatics centers are specified in Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Article 18 of the Regulation promulgated together with Circular 21/2018/TT-BGDDT, specifically as follows:

- A Vietnamese person is eligible for teaching computer science when they meet one of the following requirements:

+ Possessing at least a pedagogical college degree in computer science;

+ Possessing at least a college degree in computer science and a certificate in pedagogy.

- A Vietnamese person is eligible for teaching a foreign language when they meet one of the following requirements:

+ Possessing at least a pedagogical college degree in the foreign language;

+ Possessing at least a college degree in the foreign language and a certificate in pedagogy.

- A foreigner is eligible for teaching computer science when they possess at least a college degree in computer science and a suitable computer science teaching certificate.

- A foreigner is eligible for teaching their native language when they possess at least a college degree and a suitable foreign language teaching certificate.

- A foreigner is eligible for teaching a foreign language when they meet one of the following requirements:

+ Possessing at least a pedagogical college degree in the foreign language;

+ Possessing at least a college degree in the foreign language and a suitable foreign language teaching certificate;

+ Possessing at least a college degree, at least a level 5 certificate of language proficiency according to Vietnam's language proficiency framework or equivalent and a suitable foreign language teaching certificate.

3. Duties and powers of teachers of foreign language and computer training centers in Vietnam

Specifically, in Article 19 of the Regulation issued together with Circular 21/2018/TT-BGDDT, the duties and powers of teachers are specified as follows:

- Teachers shall teach according to the defined education programs, targets, contents and teaching plans; keep to the teaching schedule; manage learners during activities organized by their centers; and participate in their center’s specialized activities.

- Teachers shall comply with the director’s decisions; be available for inspection from the director and education authorities as prescribed by law; and act in accordance with the regulations of their centers and regulations herein.

- Teachers shall conform to the regulations on teacher’s ethical standards stipulated by the Ministry of Education and Training.

- Teachers hold the right to attend specialized training and refresher courses to improve their capacity; and are entitled to all rights concerning their material and spiritual needs and healthcare according to regimes and policies for teachers.

They shall proactively improve their professional knowledge and qualifications.

- Teachers shall receive support from their centers for performing their tasks and participating in management of their centers; may join meetings on reward consideration, penalty imposition and handling of matters related to learners of their assigned classes.

4. Duties and powers of foreign language and computer training centers in Vietnam

A foreign language and computer training center has the following duties and powers:

- Implementing foreign language and computer science training programs that meet learner’s needs.

- Carrying out admission and learner management.

- Compiling or selecting teaching materials that meet learning outcomes of training programs and suit learner’s characteristics.

- Organizing examinations, assessment and issuance of confirmations of completion of a training program that it provides. Organizing examinations and issuance of foreign language/computer science certificates of the national educational system when it satisfies the conditions specified by the Ministry of Education and Training.

- Performing relevant tasks such as translating, interpreting, programming and software setup.

- Organizing training and refresher courses to improve the professional knowledge and qualifications of its officials and teachers.

- Organizing research activities to improve itself and its education quality.

- Publicly announcing its education quality assurance conditions.

- Holding the power to determine the tuition of each learning course as appropriate to the training quality and publicly announcing such amounts.

- Prescribing the regulations, functions and duties of their affiliates; managing and recruiting managers and teachers and encouraging their improvement towards the center’s development targets.

- Managing its finance and property and being entitled to incentive policies as regulated by law.

- Fulfilling other duties and exercising other powers as prescribed by law.

(Article 3 Regulations issued together with Circular 21/2018/TT-BGDDT)

Thanh Rin

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