Regulations on selection, recruitment of national defense workers and officials in Vietnam

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1. Regulations on selection, recruitment of national defense workers and officials in Vietnam

Article 28 of the Law on professional servicemen and women, national defense workers and officials 2015 stipulates the selection and recruitment of defense workers and civil servants as follows:

- Subjects to be selected:

+ Officers of Vietnam People’s Army, professional servicemen with current job positions no longer needed;

+ Non-commissioned officers, soldiers no longer on active service;

- Subjects to be recruited:

Vietnamese citizens outside the scope as prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on professional servicemen and women, national defense workers and officials 2015, permanently residing in Vietnam, aged from 18 and over.

- Requirements for selection and recruitment:

+ Have political and ethical credentials, good health, clear curriculum vitae and volunteer to serve in the army;

+ Have technical and professional degrees, diplomas, or skills appropriate to job positions (with respect to national defense workers) or titles (with respect to national defense officials);

- Manner of selection, recruitment is examination. Those who have had excellent university degrees or high technical and professional levels, won prizes in national and international workmanship contests shall be selected, recruited via examinations.

2. Regulations on grading, promotion for national defense workers in Vietnam

According to Article 29 of the Law on professional servicemen and women, national defense workers and officials 2015, regulations on the grading, promotion for national defense workers are as follows:

- National defense workers are graded as follows:

+ Type A composed of national defense workers having college degrees and accredited as Practical Bachelor or Practical Engineer;

+ Type B composed of national defense workers having intermediate professional degrees and corresponding occupational skill levels;

+ Type C composed of national defense workers having primary certificates and corresponding occupational skill levels;

- If required by armies, national defense workers shall be examined for promotion if having successfully completed assigned duties; have political and ethical credentials; have capacity to undertake jobs of higher level in the same profession and occupation; have appropriate degrees;

- The Government shall stipulate occupational skill levels, requirements for promotion for national defense workers.

3. Regulations on job titles, appointment, changes of job titles of national defense officials in Vietnam

Article 30 of the Law on professional servicemen and women, national defense workers and officials 2015 stipulates the job titles, appointment, changes of job titles of national defense officials as follows:

- Job titles of national defense officials express technical and professional qualification in each area.

The Minister of National Defense shall define lists, standards and codes of job titles of national defense officials after reaching agreement with the Ministry of Home Affairs.

- Appointment and change of job titles of national defense officials shall be carried out on the basis of army requirements and duties, and according to the Law on Public Employees.

To Quoc Trinh

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