Vocational education institutions in Vietnam and 05 things you should know

Vocational education institutions in Vietnam and 05 things you should know (Internet image)

1. What is vocational education?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 3 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014, vocational education is defined as follows:

Vocational education means a level of national education system which provides workers with elementary-level, intermediate-level, college-level vocational training and other vocational training programs in order to meet the needs of direct human resources in production, businesses and services, including: formal training and continuing training.

2. What are vocational education institutions?

Article 5 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014 stipulates vocational education institutions as follows:

- Vocational education institutions include:

+ Vocational education centers;

+ Vocational training schools;

+ Colleges.

- Vocational education institutions shall be organized under following types:

+ Public vocational education institution is a State-owned vocational education institution, whose facilities invested and constructed by the State;

+ Private vocational education institution is a vocational education institution under ownership of a social organization, a socio-professional organization, a private economic organization or individual, or a vocational education institution invested and constructed by a social organization, a socio-professional organization, a private economic organization, or an individual;

+ Foreign-invested vocational education institution includes wholly foreign-invested vocational education institution; joint-venture vocational education institution between domestic investors and foreign investors.

3. Organizational structure of vocational education institutions in Vietnam

The organizational structure of vocational education institutions is specified in Article 10 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014 as follows:

- Organizational structure of a public or private vocational training school or college includes:

+ School councils of public vocational training schools, or colleges; Board of Directors of private vocational training schools or colleges;

+ Principals, Vice Principals;

+ Administrative departments;

+ Faculties, or subjects;

+ Advisory boards;

+ School branch; organizations for scientific and technology research; organizations for training services, scientific research and application development; internal business facilities (if any).

- Organizational structure of a public or private vocational training center includes:

+ Directors, Deputy Directors;

+ Administrative departments;

+ Subjects;

+ Advisory boards;

+ Organizations for training services; internal business facilities (if any).

- The foreign-invested vocational education institutions shall be given autonomy in organizational structure.

4. 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.

- The Heads of vocational education authorities in the central government shall provide regulations on requirements, competence and procedures for issuance, revocation of the Certificate of vocational education registration or the Certificate of additional registration of vocational education.

5. Dissolution of vocational education institutions in Vietnam

Article 21 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014 stipulates the dissolution of vocational education institutions as follows:

- A vocational education institutions shall be dissolved in the following cases:

+ Commit violations against law causing serious consequences;

+ The deadline for suspension of training activities expires but the problems for the suspension have not solved;

+ The vocational college is not granted the Certificate in vocational education registration after 36 months and the vocational training school is not granted the Certificate in vocational education registration after 24 months, from the date on which the decision on establishment or the permission for establishment takes effect;

+ The vocational education institution has not operated after 24 months, from the date on which it is granted the Certificate of vocational education registration.

- The vocational education institution shall be permitted for dissolution at the request of the organizations or individuals establishing that vocational education institution.

- The Decision on suspension of vocational education activities must contain reasons for the dissolution, measures ensuring lawful interests of the educators, civil servants, workers and students. The decision on dissolution of vocational education institutions must be announced on the means of mass media.

- The competent persons establishing or permitting the establishment of vocational education institutions may dissolve or permit the dissolution of vocational education institutions. The Heads of vocational education authorities in the central government shall regulate the procedures for dissolution or permission for dissolution of vocational education institutions.

Ngoc Nhi

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