Vietnam: Adding a foreign language proficiency test organization

Bao Ngoc

09:52, 14/09/2021

On September 8, 2021, the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam promulgated Circular 24/2021/TT-BGDĐT on amendments to the regulation on assessment of language proficiency according to Vietnam’s language proficiency framework issued together with Circular 23/2017/TT-BGDĐT.

According to this Circular, test-administering entities include:

- Higher education institutions providing foreign language disciplines (under Foreign language and culture discipline group) or foreign language pedagogy (under Teacher training discipline group), public service providers assigned to administer language proficiency tests: are entitled to administer language proficiency tests according to test formats from level 1 to 6 according to Vietnam's language proficiency framework.

- Continuing education centers, occupation education and continuing education centers, foreign language centers, informatics and foreign language centers approved for establishment by the President of People’s Committee of province or Director of Department of Education and Training (if authorized by the President of People’s Committee of province): are entitled to administer language proficiency tests according to test formats from level 1 to 6 according to Vietnam's language proficiency framework (for general education students).

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Circular 24/2021/TT-BGDDT of Vietnam takes effect from October 24, 2021.

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