Conditions for grant of appraiser cards in Vietnam

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1. Conditions for grant of appraiser cards in Vietnam

Conditions for grant of appraiser cards according to Article 11 of Decree 31/2015/ND-CP are as follows:

- A person may be granted an appraiser card when fully meeting the following conditions:

+ Having full civil act capacity;

+ Satisfying one of the conditions on levels of skills, professional qualifications and experience prescribed in Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Article 11 of Decree 31/2015/ND-CP;

+ Having completed a training course on national occupational skills assessment.

- To be granted an appraiser card of level 1, a person must satisfy one of the following conditions on skills, qualifications and experience:

+ Being a recognized national artisan in that occupation;

+ Possessing a certificate of national occupational skills of level 3 or higher in that occupation, or possessing a certificate of national occupational skills of level 2 in that occupation and having worked in that occupation for at least 2 (two) years since obtaining the certificate;

+ Holding a collegial or higher degree in a discipline relevant to that occupation and having worked in that occupation for at least 2 (two) years after graduation and currently engaging in training at intermediate or higher level or working at a health establishment or an enterprise.

- To be granted an appraiser card of level 1 or level 2, a person must satisfy one of the following conditions on skills, qualifications and experience:

+ Being a recognized national artisan in that occupation;

+ Possessing a certificate of national occupational skills of level 3 or higher in that occupation, or possessing a certificate of national occupational skills of level 2 in that occupation and having worked in that occupation for at least 5 (five) years since obtaining the certificate;

+ Holding a collegial or higher degree in a discipline relevant to that occupation and having worked in that occupation for at least 5 (five) years after graduation and currently engaging in training at intermediate or higher level or working at a health establishment or an enterprise.

- To be granted an appraiser card from level 1 to level 3, a person must satisfy one of the following conditions on skills, qualifications and experience:

+ Being a recognized national artisan in that occupation;

+ Possessing a certificate of national occupational skills of level 4 or higher in that occupation, or possessing a certificate of national occupational skills of level 3 in that occupation and having worked in that occupation for at least 2 (two) years since obtaining the certificate;

+ Holding a tertiary or higher degree in a discipline relevant to that occupation and having worked in that occupation for at least 5 (five) years after graduation and currently engaging in training at collegial or higher level or working as a manager or supervisor at a health establishment or an enterprise.

- To be granted an appraiser card from level 1 to level 4, a person must satisfy one of the following conditions on skills, qualifications and experience:

+ Possessing a certificate of national occupational skills of level 5 in that occupation, or possessing a certificate of national occupational skills of level 4 in that occupation and having worked in that occupation for at least 3 (three) years since obtaining the certificate;

+ Holding a tertiary or higher degree in a discipline relevant to that occupation and having worked in that occupation for at least 10 (ten) years after graduation and currently engaging in teaming at collegial or higher level or working as a manager or supervisor at a health establishment or an enterprise.

- To be granted an appraiser card from level 1 to level 5, a person must satisfy one of the following conditions on skills, qualifications and experience:

+ Possessing a certificate of national occupational skills of level 5 in that occupation and having worked in that occupation for at least 3 (three) years since obtaining the certificate;

+ Holding a tertiary or higher degree in a discipline relevant to that occupation and having worked in that occupation for at least 15 (fifteen) years after graduation and cuưently engaging in training at collegial or higher level or working as a manager or supervisor at a health establishment or an enterprise.

- The period of working in an occupation shall be determined based on the written labor contract between employee and employer as prescribed by the labor law.

2. Rights and obligations of occupational skills assessment organizations in Vietnam

The rights and obligations of occupational skills assessment organizations in Vietnam according to Article 10 of Decree 31/2015/ND-CP are as follows:

* Rights of an occupational skills assessment organization:

- To hold mock exams using knowledge and practice questions of previous exams of national occupational skills assessment at the request of employees;

- To cooperate with other organizations in accordance with law to ensure physical foundations, facilities and equipment for the assessment and grant of certificates of national occupational skills;

- To collect charges at market rates for rent of devices and equipment and for supplies, materials and fuel provided to participants for use in exams;

- To participate in activities of international cooperation on assessment and grant of certificates of national occupational skills in accordance with law.

* Obligations of an occupational skills assessment organization:

- To plan and organize the assessment and grant of certificates of national occupational skills for each occupation and each level of skills; to publish on its website information on the assessment and grant of certificates of national occupational skills and take responsibility for such information;

- To receive and manage employees’ dossiers of registration for participation in the assessment and grant of certificates of national occupational skills;

- To prepare sufficient supplies, materials and fuel corresponding to the number of participants in each exam of national occupational skills assessment for each occupation and level of skills;

- To set up examiner boards and create conditions for these boards and supervision teams to perform their tasks;

- To ensure safety and coordinate with related organizations and persons in dealing with incidents occurring in the assessment and grant of certificates of national occupational skills;

- To provide devices and equipment allowed to be used in doing tests for participants who want to borrow or hire them, and publicize their rent rates;

- To send by post or directly certificates of national occupational skills granted by the competent agency prescribed in Clause 2, Article 26 of Decree 31/2015/ND-CP to successful participants; to keep participants’ dossiers and results of assessment of national occupational skills in accordance with the law on archives;

- To comply with reporting regulations and make biannual, annual and irregular reports under the guidance of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs;

- To perform other tasks prescribed in Decree 31/2015/ND-CP and other relevant laws.

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