Types of international cooperation in vocational education in Vietnam

Types of international cooperation in vocational education in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. International cooperation objectives in vocational education in Vietnam

The international cooperation objectives in vocational education according to Article 46 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014 are as follows:

- Improve vocational training quality oriented to modernity, access advanced vocational education level of the regions and the world.

- Enable vocational education institution to develop stably, provide qualified and skilled human resources to serve the industrialization and modernization of the country.

2. Types of international cooperation in vocational education in Vietnam

Types of international cooperation in vocational education under Article 47 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014 include:

(1) Educational association.

(2) Establishment of representative offices of the foreign vocational education institutions in Vietnam.

(3) Cooperation in scientific research, technology transfers and organization of scientific meetings or seminars.

(4) Provide fresher courses for or exchange educators, administrative officials of vocational education and students.

(5) Exchange of information about training operation; provision of training programs; exchange of publications, materials and outcomes of training operation.

(6) Participation in regional and international educational organizations or non-trading partnership.

(7) Establishment of representative offices of the Vietnamese vocational education institutions overseas.

(8) Other type of cooperation as prescribed in regulations of law.

3. Training association with foreign institutions in Vietnam

Article 48 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014 stipulates training association with foreign institutions as follows:

- Training association with foreign institutions means the formulation and provision of the training association programs between Vietnamese vocational education institutions and foreign vocational education institutions without establishment of new legal entity in order to provide training programs and issue degrees or certificates in vocational education.

- The training program used in training association with foreign institutions is the foreign training program or the program formulated by two parties. The training program shall be provided wholly in Vietnam or partly in Vietnam and partly overseas. The Head of the vocational education institutions shall approve the training program used in the training association with foreign institutions.

- The vocational education institution associated with foreign vocational education institutions must obtain a certificate in registration of training association and satisfy requirements pertaining to teaching staff, facilities, training equipment, programs and content of training.

The foreign vocational education institution associated with the Vietnamese vocational education institution must obtain a quality evaluation certificate in vocational education issued by a foreign quality assessment agency or recognized as prescribed in regulations of the Head of vocational education authority in the central government.

Specific requirements, competence, or procedures for issuance of certificate in registration of training association with foreign institutions shall comply with regulations of the Government.

- In case the training association programs with foreign institutions are suspended from enrollment or terminated because the institutions fail to satisfy requirements prescribed in Clause 3 of Article 48 of the Law on Vocational Education 2014;

They must make a refund of fees to students, pay teaching salaries, ensure other lawful rights and interests of students, teaching staff, civil servants, and workers according to their labor contracts or collective bargaining agreement; and pay tax liabilities and other liabilities (if any).

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