04 things you should know about retaining national defense and security knowledge in Vietnam

04 things you should know about retaining national defense and security knowledge in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Retaining national defense and security knowledge for subjects in State agencies and organizations, political organizations, and socio-political organizations.

According to Article 14 of the Law on National Defense and Security Education 2013, it provides for the training of national defense and security knowledge for subjects in State agencies and organizations, political organizations, and socio-political organizations. as follows:

- Training on national defense and security knowledge for subjects in State agencies and organizations, political organizations, and socio-political organizations shall be implemented uniformly throughout the country.

- Subjects of training in national defense and security knowledge include:

+ Officials and civil servants; management officers;

+ Elected deputies;

+ Managers in state-owned enterprises;

+ People who work part-time in communes, wards, and townships (hereinafter referred to as commune level); heads of villages, villages, hamlets, phum, squirrels, and residential quarters (hereinafter referred to as hamlets); heads of unions in the village;

+ Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

- The program, content, form, and duration of training on national defense and security knowledge for the specified subjects are suitable to the standards of titles, positions of leadership, management, and task requirements.

2. Retaining national defense and security knowledge for managers of non-state enterprises and non-public non-business units

Retaining defense and security knowledge for managers of non-state enterprises and non-public non-business units according to Article 15 of the Law on National Defense and Security Education 2013, is as follows:

(1) Managers of enterprises outside the state sector must participate in retaining national defense and security knowledge, including:

- Enterprises of medium size or more;

- Enterprises serving national defense and security;

- Enterprises operating in remote, border, and island areas.

(2) Managers of non-public non-business units must participate in retaining national defense and security knowledge.

(3) The content of training on national defense and security knowledge for the people specified in (1) and (2) here focuses on the State's policies and laws on defense and security.

(4) The provisions of this section do not apply to foreigners.

3. Retaining knowledge of national defense and security for typical individuals and reputable people in the population community in Vietnam

To foster national defense and security knowledge for typical individuals and reputable people in the population community according to Article 16 of the Law on National Defense and Security Education 2013 as follows:

- Typical individuals, reputable people in the residential community who are subject to training in defense and security knowledge are dignitaries, religious officials, village elders, clan heads, cultural, social, scientific, and artistic activists.

- The People's Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities (hereinafter referred to as the provincial level) shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with, the Vietnam Fatherland Front at the same level, and relevant agencies and organizations shall organize training courses on national defense and security knowledge for typical individuals and reputable people in the population community.

- Pursuant to the framework program of the Ministry of National Defense, guidance of competent agencies and organizations, national defense and security tasks, Provincial-level People's Committees shall develop and implement programs and contents for Retaining national defense and security knowledge suitable for typical individuals and prestigious people in the population community.

4. Policies and benefits for subjects of training in defense and security knowledge in Vietnam 

According to Article 18 of the Law on National Defense and Security Education 2013, the regimes and interests of subjects who are trained in national defense and security knowledge are as follows:

- The subjects specified in Clause 2, Article 14 of the Law on National Defense and Security Education 2013, when Retaining defense and security knowledge, are entitled to full salaries and allowances;

In case they are far from their places of residence, they will be provided with accommodation, vehicle support, or payment of train and car fares for one-time travel, return, and meal support guaranteed by the state budget.

- The subjects specified in Clauses 1 and 2, Article 15 of the Law on National Defense and Security Education 2013, when Retaining defense and security knowledge, are entitled to full salaries, allowances, and vehicle support.

Or pay for trains and cars once to and from and to support meals guaranteed by enterprises outside the state sector, non-public non-business units; expenses for Retaining knowledge of defense and security, accommodation for subjects far from their residence shall be covered by the state budget.

- Subjects specified at Point c, Clause 1, Article 15 and Article 16 of the Law on National Defense and Security Education 2013 when Retaining knowledge of national defense and security far from their residence, may arrange accommodation, support vehicles, or pay for trains and cars once to go back and forth and support meals guaranteed by the state budget.

- Those who complete the training program on defense and security knowledge are granted a certificate.

Quoc Dat

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