Latest regulations on test for issuance of construction practicing certificate in Vietnam

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Latest regulations on test for issuance of construction practicing certificate in Vietnam

According to Article 77 of Decree 15/2021/ND-CP (amended in Decree 35/2023/ND-CP) regulations on testing for construction practice certificates are as follows:

- The issuing authority shall organize a test for issuance of the construction practicing certificate.  In case an individual wishes to apply for a test before submitting the application for issuance of the practicing certificate, the application form No. 02 provided in the Appendix IV of Decree 15/2021/ND-CP shall be submitted to one of the authorities specified in Clause 1 Article 64 of Decree 15/2021/ND-CP. The test shall be conducted either offline or online.

- The test shall be done on a monthly or ad hoc basis and decided by the head of the issuing authority. The issuing authority shall notify the screening result of application for issuance of practicing certificate, time, location of test at least 3 business days before the test date.

- A test consists of two parts: legal knowledge and professional knowledge.  The individual whose practicing certificate remains valid shall be exempted from questions about professional knowledge related to the field specified in such practicing certificate.

The individual applying for conversion/reissuance of practicing certificate in a case where the lost or damaged practicing certificate remains valid is not required to take a test.

- The test result shall be retained for 12 months from the date on which the test is taken to form a basis for issuance of the practicing certificate.

- The issuing authority shall arrange a place for the test that must satisfy the infrastructure requirements. To be specific:

+ There must be a testing area, waiting area and area for providing test guidelines in the testing place;

+ The testing area must be provided with space for arranging tables, chairs and at least 10 computers;

+ Computers must operate in a stable manner, be connected using LAN, connected to printers and Internet. The Internet bandwidth must be good enough to ensure continuous operation of computers during the test;

+ Closed-circuit television cameras with a minimum resolution of 1280 x 720 (720P) must be installed in a manner that ensures the testing area is properly monitored and be capable of storing data for at least 30 days from the date on which the test is organized;

+ There must be at least 01 set of loudspeakers to publicly announce information during the test;

+ There must be at least 01 printer to print testing reports and 01 standby printer;

+ Testing software shall be transferred by construction authorities affiliated to the Ministry of Construction and used nationwide.

- The following requirements for technical infrastructure and software for online tests in service of issuance of practicing certificates shall be satisfied.

+ The establishment organizing online tests shall satisfy requirements for internet connection and connection equipment, computers and terminals with suitable configuration in order to install and operate the online test software system; there is space to install equipment for monitoring of candidates;

+ There are solutions for assurance about information safety, storage of electronic data and protection of personal information according to regulations for online tests;

+ The test software is possible to stop the test in case of detection of violations during the test. If the candidate can explain that these violations occur due to objective reasons, the administrator will allow the candidate to retake the test

+ The software shall ensure the ability to well serve online tests during the test and has a mechanism to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of information before, during and after the test.

- It is required to meet the following requirements for management of online tests

+ The test process shall be monitored via the camera of the device, the online test software and the system of equipment and monitoring screen at the establishment organizing online tests;

+ The administrator shall be responsible for provision of guidance and inspection of the suitability of equipment and test areas for candidates before the candidates take the online tests.

- The organization or agency organizing the test shall decide to choose the form of the test in service of the issuance of the practicing certificate; promulgate regulations on the online test, thereby meeting requirements for management, technical infrastructure and online test software throughout the process of organization of the online test.

- Individuals shall pay charges for taking a test for issuance of construction practicing certificates. Such charges shall be collected, transferred, managed and used in accordance with regulations of the Ministry of Construction.

Nguyen Ngoc Que Anh

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