Organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam

Organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam 

The organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam includes:

* Departments of the Ministry in charge of assisting the Minister in performing the state management functions:

- Early Childhood Education Department.

- Primary Education Department.

- Secondary Education Department.

- Higher Education Department.

- Physical Education Department.

- Ethnic Education Department.

- Continuing Education Department.

- National Defense and Security Education Department.

- Political Education and Student Affairs Department.

- Personnel and Organization Department.

- Planning and Finance Department.

- Educational Facilities Department.

- Science, Technology and Environment Department.

- Legal Affairs Department.

- Office of the Ministry.

- Inspectorate.

- Quality Control Department.

- Teachers and Education Managers Department.

- Information Technology Department.

- International Cooperation Department.

* Public administrative units serving the Ministry’s performance of state management functions

- Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences.

- Education Times.

- Journal of Education.

The Minister of Education and Training of Vietnam shall request the Prime Minister to promulgate the list of other public administrative units affiliated to the Ministry.

The Minister of Education and Training of Vietnam shall issue decisions defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of departments/units of and affiliated to the Ministry in accordance with regulations of law, except those under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister.

(Article 3 of Decree 86/2022/ND-CP)

2. Tasks and powers of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam

2.1. Tasks and powers of the Ministry of Education and Training regarding education quality accreditation in Vietnam

- Stipulate standards for education quality evaluation; procedures and schedule of education quality accreditation at educational levels and training qualifications under its management;

Operating rules, conditions and standards of organizations and individuals providing education quality accreditation services; consider licensing education quality accreditation operations; issue and revoke certificates of education quality accreditation;

- Request the Government to stipulate conditions and procedures for establishment, licensing and suspension of operation, and dissolution of education quality accreditation organizations; stipulate conditions and procedures for operation of foreign education quality accreditation organizations in Vietnam;

- Issue establishment decisions or grant license for establishment and operation, suspension of operation, and dissolution of education quality accreditation organizations; issue and revoke decisions on recognition of operation of foreign education quality accreditation organizations in Vietnam; stipulate supervision and assessment of education quality accreditation organizations;

- Manage activities of accreditation of training programs and educational institutions. Provide guidelines for organizations, individuals and educational institutions on evaluation and accreditation of education quality; inspect and evaluate the implementation of regulations on education quality accreditation.

(Clause 12, Article 2 of Decree 86/2022/ND-CP)

2.2. Tasks and powers of the Ministry of Education and Training regarding teachers and education managers in Vietnam

- Stipulate standards of titles and working principles of teachers and education managers; the framework list of job positions and staff quota in education institutions;

- Stipulate standards of heads and deputy heads of preschool education institutions, general education institutions, continuing education institutions, and pedagogical colleges;

- Promulgate professional standards of teachers; develop professional standards of job titles-based improvement training programs for lecturers, teachers and persons working in the education field;

- Promulgate codes of conduct for teachers, for educational institutions;

- Request the Prime Minister to stipulate standards, procedures for appointment and dismissal of the titles of professor and associate professor;

- Promulgate within its competence or request competent authorities to promulgate policies for teachers; manage and instruct the implementation of policies for training, improvement and benefits of teachers and education managers within the scope of its management.

(Clause 7 Article 2 of Decree 86/2022/ND-CP)

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