Qualifications of educators in vocational education institutions in Vietnam

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1. Regulations on educators in vocational education institutions in Vietnam

Regulations on educators in vocational education institutions according to Article 53 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014 are as follows:

- Educators in vocational education institutions include educators teaching theory, educators teaching practice, or educators teaching both theory and practice.

- Educators in the vocational education centers or vocational training schools shall be called as educators; educators in colleges shall be called as lecturers.

- Titles of educators in the vocational education institution include: teachers, principal teachers, senior teachers; lecturers, principal lecturers, and senior lecturers.

- An educator in vocational education institutions must meet requirements below:

+ Has virtuous characters;

+ Achieves the qualifications in professional competence and proficiency;

+ Has good health as required by his/her job;

+ Has a clear criminal record.

2. Qualifications of educators in vocational education institutions in Vietnam

Qualifications of educators in vocational education institutions in Vietnam according to Article 54 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014 are as follows:

- An educator at elementary-level must obtain at least a degree of vocational secondary schools or a certificate in vocational skills used for teaching elementary-level.

- An educator teaching theory at intermediate-level must obtain at least a bachelor’s degree; an educator teaching practice at intermediate-level must obtain a certificate in vocational skills used for teaching practice at intermediate-level.

- An educator teaching theory at college-level must obtain at least a bachelor’s degree; an educator teaching practice at college-level must obtain a certificate in vocational skills used for teaching practice at college-level.

- An educator teaching both theory and practice at intermediate-level or college-level must achieve acquire qualifications equivalent to qualifications of the educator teaching theory and educator teaching practice as prescribed in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of Article 54 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014.

- Any educator obtaining no college degree in pedagogy, college degree in technical pedagogy or bachelor’s degree in pedagogy, or bachelor’s degree in technical pedagogy is required to obtain a certificate in pedagogy.

- The Head of vocational education authority in central government shall regulate the content of training programs, improve vocational skills and certificate in vocational skills used for teaching practice at all levels; content of pedagogical proficiency course provided for educators in the vocational education institution.

3. Tasks and entitlement of educators in vocational education institutions in Vietnam

Tasks and entitlement of educators in vocational education institutions in Vietnam according to Article 55 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014 are as follows:

- Teach according to objectives and training programs and ensure to carry out the sufficient and quality training programs.

- Learn and improve their professional competence, proficiency and teaching methods.

- Exemplarily fulfill civil obligations, law and regulations of organization and operation of vocational education institution.

- Reserve the virtue, prestigious, or honor of educators; respect personality of learners, fairly treat learners, protect legitimate rights and interests of learners.

- Manage and observe the vocational education institution; participate in the Communist Party, unions and other social work.

- Use teaching materials, equipment or aids, equipment and facilities of the vocational education institution.

- Conclude a visiting lecturer contract with other vocational education institution as prescribed.

- Give opinion about policies or plans of the vocational education institution on programs, materials, methods of teaching and other issues related to their rights.

- The educator must reserve time to take a probation at the enterprise to update and improve practice skills and access new technology as prescribed.

- Other tasks and entitlement as prescribed in regulations of law.

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