Expenditure levels for activities related to issuance of accreditor cards in Vietnam

Expenditure levels for activities related to issuance of accreditor cards in Vietnam

Pursuant to Decree 49/2018/ND-CP regulating the quality inspection of vocational education and training, Circular 27/2018/TT-BLDTBXH on the regulations for the evaluation and issuance of accreditor cards for vocational education quality; procedures and cycles for vocational education quality inspection, the General Department of Vocational Education, Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam has organized the evaluation and issuance of accreditor cards and developed a question bank for evaluation tests serving the issuance of accreditor cards.

For the period 2016 - 2020, the budgeting, management, and utilization of costs for the mentioned activities followed Joint Circular 66/2012/TTLT-BTC-BGDDT which provides guidance on contents, expenditure levels, and financial management for the development of multiple-choice question banks, organizing national secondary school exams, and preparing for participation in international and regional Olympic examinations (as stipulated in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of Article 11 of Circular 103/2017/TT-BTC regulating the management and utilization of career expenditure for implementing the National Target Program for Vocational Education, Employment, and Labor Safety for the period 2016-2020).

However, at present, the National Target Program for Vocational Education, Employment, and Labor Safety has concluded.

Joint Circular 66/2012/TTLT-BTC-BGDDT has been replaced by Circular 69/2021/TT-BTC and there is currently no document specifying expenditure content and levels for the two activities: (i) Evaluation for issuing accreditor cards; (ii) Developing a question bank for evaluation tests serving the issuance of accreditor cards.

Therefore, to establish a basis for planning and budgeting for the mentioned activities, the General Department of Vocational Education, Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam plans to apply Circular 69/2021/TT-BTC guiding the management of funds for preparing, organizing, and participating in examinations for secondary education.

The Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam requests the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam to provide feedback on this matter and guide expenditure content and levels to serve as a basis for planning and budgeting for the activities of evaluating and issuing accreditor cards and developing a question bank for evaluation tests serving the issuance of accreditor cards.

Official Dispatch 3252/BLDTBXH-TCGDNN was issued on August 15, 2023.

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