Procedures for grant of the license for education quality accreditation operations in Vietnam

Application​ for grant of the license for education quality accreditation operations in Vietnam

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 100 of Decree 46/2017/ND-CP and Clause 42, Article 1 of Decree 135/2018/ND-CP, the application documentation shall be composed of the followings:

- The application form for the license to carry out education quality accreditation operations;

- The written document giving certification of the right to use land and own house, held by the requesting organization, or the contract to rent house as the requesting organization's main officer that has the term of at least 02 years and is certified by the competent authority; the description of areas of offices and installed equipment;

- The written confirmation of the account and capital of the requesting organization, given by the bank that legally operates within Vietnam or by the State Treasury;

- The duplicate copy derived from the original register, the certified duplicate copy derived from the original copy or the duplicate copy with the original copy for verification purposes of the decision on establishment or approval of establishment of the requesting organization, the decision on appointment of the Director of an education quality accreditation organization, the list of accreditors with their résumés, duplicate copies derived from the original registers, the certified duplicate copies derived from the original copies or the duplicate copies with the original copies for verification purposes of unexpired accreditor's identity card, degree or qualification, the decision on recruitment or the full-time employment contract which has been signed by the requesting organization and accreditor;

- Address of the website of the requesting organization.

Procedures for grant of the license for education quality accreditation operations in Vietnam (Internet image) 

Procedures for grant of the license for education quality accreditation operations in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 100 of Decree 46/2017/ND-CP, the procedures for grant of the license for education quality accreditation operations in Vietnam are as follows:

- Implementation procedures:

+ The requesting organization sends 01 set of application documents, whether directly or by post, to the Ministry of Education and Training;

+ Within the permissible duration of 10 business days of the Ministry of Education and Training’s receipt of these documents, if the submitted set of documents has been found illicit, a written notification of contents that require correction or modification must be sent to the requesting organization;

+ Within the maximum duration of 30 business days of receipt of all legally required application documents, the Ministry of Education and Training evaluates the submitted documentation, verifies accuracy of materials enclosed in the submitted documentation, and conducts field inspection where necessary. If all stipulated eligibility requirements have been met, the Minister of Education and Training issues the decision to grant the license for educational quality accreditation operations. In case of refusal to grant that decision, a written notice must be sent, specify reasons for such refusal and provide possible solutions. The license for educational quality accreditation operations must specify subjects and scope of educational quality accreditation operations, and must be valid in 5 years from the issue date.

- Not later than 30 days before the license for educational quality accreditation operations expires, the requesting organization must submit the request to the Ministry of Education and Training for renewal of that license.  The request must specify the operational process and enclose materials evidencing conformity of the requesting organization with requirements, referred to in Clause 2, 3 and 4 Article 99 of Decree 46/2017/ND-CP;

- Within the maximum duration of 15 business days of receipt of the valid request, the Ministry of Education and Training shall carry out evaluation of the request, evidencing materials, and conduct field inspection where necessary. If all stipulated requirements are met, the Minister of Education and Training shall renew the license for education quality accreditation operations. The extended duration of the license for education quality accreditation operations shall be less than 05 years per each extension. In case stipulated requirements are not met, a written notice must be sent, give clear reasons and provide recommended solutions.

- During the process of its operations, if the requesting organization wishes to modify or revise subjects or scope of accreditation operations, it must send the Ministry of Education and Training the request for making any revision or modification of the license. The procedures and documentation requirements for request for modification or revision of the license for education quality accreditation operations shall be subject to regulations laid down above.

Mai Thanh Loi

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