Criteria for selection of key general education school administrators in Vietnam

Criteria for selection of key general education school administrators in Vietnam (Internet image) 

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

Who is key general education school administrator?

Key general education school administrator means a Principal and Vice Principal(s) of a general education school who have good moral qualities and earn good reputation in school leadership and administration activities; have good command of educational situations arising in the new context; have capabilities of advising and supporting their colleagues at work and through training programs for development of school leadership and administration skills.

(Clause 10, Article 3 Regulations issued together with Circular 14/2018/TT-BGDDT)

Criteria for selection of key general education school administrators in Vietnam

Criteria for selection of key general education school administrators are as follows:

- Have at least 2 years’ experience working as the Principal or Vice Principal of a general education school;

- Work as the Principal or Vice Principal of a general education school that is assessed to obtain the Principal standards at the GOOD or higher level by the authorized person;

- Receive the appointment granted by the direct management entity to meet support and consultancy requirements concerning organization and implementation of training and educational activities for local general education school administrators;

- Have the aspiration to become a key general education school administrator.

(Clause 1, Article 12 Regulations issued together with Circular 14/2018/TT-BGDDT)

Processes for selection of key general education school administrators in Vietnam

Processes for selection of key general education school administrators are as follows:

- The Head of the Subdepartment of Education and Training selects and approves the list of key general education school administrators under his/her jurisdiction, and reports to the Department of Education and Training;

- The Director of the Department of Education and Training selects and approves the list of key general education school administrators under his/her jurisdiction, and prepares a consolidated report of key general education school administrators within his/her locality for submission to the Ministry of Education and Training.

(Clause 2, Article 12 Regulations issued together with Circular 14/2018/TT-BGDDT)

Duties of key general education school administrators in Vietnam

Duties of key general education school administrators include:

- Assist general education school administrators within the locality in developing school leadership and administration capabilities according to the Principal standards and ensuring their capabilities are in line with socio-economic development conditions of each locality and general education reform requirements;

- Assist and advise general education school administrators within the locality to formulate plans for self-study and development of school leadership and administration capabilities at their discretion according to the Principal standards;

- Cooperate with the local regulatory education authority, and training and educational establishments, in preparation of syllabuses and learning materials; organization of implementation of training and education of general education school teachers and administrators within the locality;

- Instruct and assist general education school teachers and administrators during the process of participating in and providing teacher training and refresher courses on the Internet.

(Clause 3, Article 12 Regulations issued together with Circular 14/2018/TT-BGDDT)

Regulations on the national educational system in Vietnam

Article 6 of the Law on Education 2019 stipulates the national educational system as follows:

- The national educational system is an open, transferrable educational system consisting of formal education and continuing education.

- Educational levels and training qualifications of the national educational system include:

+ Preschool education including junior kindergartens (for children aged 03 – 36 months) and senior kindergartens (for children aged 3 – 5 years);

+ General education with primary education, lower secondary education, and upper secondary education;

+ Vocational education and training at elementary-level, intermediate-level, or college-level and other vocational training programmes;

+ Higher education with university education, master education and doctoral education.

- The Prime Minister shall make decisions on the approval of the structural framework of the national educational system and the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework; stipulate the training duration, standards of each training level, the minimal learning quantity for qualifications of vocational education and higher education.

- Within the scope of their duties and authorities, the Minister of Education and Training and Minister of Labour - War Invalids and Social Affairs shall provide for the entrance requirements of college-level and university-level pedagogical and health professions.  

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