What are foreign language and computer training centers? Operation of foreign language and computer training centers in Vietnam

What are foreign language and computer training centers? Operation of foreign language and computer training centers in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. What are foreign language and computer training centers?

According to Article 2 of the Regulation promulgated together with Circular 21/2018/TT-BGDDT, a foreign language and computer training centers are institutions of continuing education affiliated to the national educational system of Vietnam and consist of:

- Public foreign language and computer training centers. These centers have their establishment invested in and operating conditions guaranteed by the State as prescribed by law, and possess legal status, separate seals and accounts.

- Private foreign language and computer training centers. These centers have their establishment invested in and operating conditions guaranteed by domestic organizations/individuals as prescribed by law, and possess legal status, separate seals and accounts.

- Foreign-invested foreign language and computer training centers. These centers have their establishment partially or completely invested in and operating conditions guaranteed by foreign business entities/individuals as prescribed by law, and have the right to use separate seals and accounts.

2. Operation of foreign language and computer training centers in Vietnam

Operation of foreign language and computer training centers in Vietnam according to Chapter III of the Regulation promulgated together with Circular 21/2018/TT-BGDDT is as follows:

* Teaching programs and materials

- Foreign language and computer training centers shall employ the programs promulgated by the Ministry of Education and Training; or compile or select programs and materials of higher education institutions, colleges and domestic and international educational organizations that meet learner’s needs and each center’s capacity.

- The director of a foreign language and computer training center shall be answerable to the law and education authorities for contents of the teaching programs and materials of their center;

And hold responsibilities for reporting the current teaching programs and materials to the head of the higher education institution or pedagogical college (if the center is an affiliate of such institution/college) or the head of the Department of Education and Training of the province where the center is located (for centers not affiliated to a higher education institution/pedagogical college).

* Admission

- Annually, foreign language and computer training centers shall formulate their admission plans and announce the information on their training courses, including teaching programs and materials, learning outcomes, facilities, teachers, assessment methods, learning result confirmation, starting date, tuition and other necessary information.   

- Regarding the admission plan for a foreign language or computer training course specifically designed per learner's request, the center shall finalize the information on such course with the learner(s) and announce such information before the starting date of the course.

* Teaching activities

- Teaching activities shall be flexibly organized in the form of classroom teaching or online teaching or a combination of both forms.

- Learners shall be organized into classes for learning and management. Each class shall have an official or a teacher in charge of supervision and management.

* Examination, testing and assessment

- For foreign language and computer training programs whose outcomes are certificates of the national educational system, the centers shall organize examinations and issuance of such certificates when they satisfy the conditions for organization of examinations and issuance of foreign language and computer science certificates specified by the Ministry of Education and Training.

- For other foreign language and computer training programs, the centers shall organize examinations, assessment and issuance of confirmations of completion.

* Joint training and international cooperation

- A foreign language and computer training center may carry out joint training in foreign languages with local licensed educational institutions on the basis of learner’s needs and facilities and capacity of the centers. Joint training shall be conducted under a contract between two parties.

Such contract must include teaching contents, funding, teachers, learning forms and locations and responsibilities of each party. After the contract is concluded, the center shall inform its supervisory authority and the Department of Education and Training of the province where the center is located. 

- A foreign language and computer training center may carry out international cooperation activities for the purposes of developing its programs and personnel in the integration direction and improving its training quality. International cooperation activities must be appropriate to the center’s facilities and capacity and comply with applicable regulations.

Quoc Dat

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