Quyết định 1982/QĐ-TTg 2016 phê duyệt Khung trình độ quốc gia Việt Nam

THE PRIME MINISTER

Decision No.  1982/QD-TTgdatedOctober 18, 2016of the Prime Minister on approving for Vietnamese qualifications framework

Pursuant to the Law of Government organization dated June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Education dated June 14, 2005 and Law on amendments to the Law on Education dated November 25, 2009;

Pursuant to the Law on Higher Education dated June 18, 2012;

Pursuant to the Law on Vocational education dated November 27, 2014;

Pursuant to the Resolution No. 44/NQ-CP dated June 09, 2014 by the Government promulgating Action Programme of the Government to implement the Resolution No. 29-NQ/TW dated November 04, 2013 at the 8thConference of the 11thCentral Executive Committee on radical changes in education and training to meet the requirements of the industrialization and modernization in a Socialist-oriented market economy in the course of the international integration;

At the proposal of the Minister of Education and Training and the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs,

DECIDES:

Article 1.Vietnamese qualifications framework is approved with the following contents:

1. Name:

a) Vietnamese name: “Khung trình độ quốc gia Việt Nam”, abbreviated to “KTDQG”;

b) English name: “Vietnamese Qualifications Framework”, abbreviated to “VQF”.

2. Objectives:

a) Classify and standardize the capacity and minimum academic load and qualifications suitable for specific levels in vocational education and undergraduate education of Vietnam, contributing in the increase of quality of education of human resources;

b) Formulate an effective mechanism for the connection between employer’s requirements for quality of human resources and the system of education level via the education and quality measurement, assessment and evaluation;

c) Set out a basis to formulate planning for educational institutions and learning outcomes of the training program of different levels of study and formulate policies to ensure the quality and increase the effect of the training of human resources;

d) Formulate a relation with national qualifications framework of other countries via the regional qualifications reference framework and international qualifications reference framework as the basis for mutual recognition in terms of qualifications to increase the quality and the competitive capacity of human resources;

dd) Formulate trasition mechanism between education levels, formulate lifelong-study society.

3. Scope of regulation:

The Vietnamese Qualifications Framework applies to education levels specified in the Law on Vocational Education and the Law on Higher Education.

4. Structure:

Structure of Vietnamese Qualifications Framework:

a) Qualification levels:

8 levels: Level 1 - Primary I; Level 2 - Primary II, Level 3 - Primary III, Level 4 - Intermediate; Level 5 - College; Level 6 - University; Level 7 - Master; Level 8 - Doctor.

b) Outcome standards include:

- Factual and theoretical knowledge;

- Awareness, professional practice skills and communication skills;

- Personal autonomy and responsibility in the application of knowledge and skills in the conduct of professional tasks.

c) Minimum academic load, defined for specific level, calculated by the number of credits the learners must accumulate;

d) Qualifications are documents proving the learning results issued by educational institutions to individuals after completing courses with results satisfying the learning outcomes specified by educational institutions.

5. Contents of qualification levels:

a) Level 1 certifies the education level of learners who have basic and general knowledge and basic practice skills to carry out one or a number of simple and repeated tasks of a field of work or study in an unchanged working context under the supervision of the instructors.

Level 1 requires the minimum academic load of 5 credits.

Learners who complete the training program and satisfy the outcome standards of Level 1 shall be issued with the Primary I certificates.

b) Level 2 certifies the education level of learners who have factual and theoretical knowledge about tasks of a narrow scope of a field of work or study and general and basic knowledge about nature, culture, society and law; have skills to practice on the basis of standard techniques to perform a number of repeated tasks in contexts with very little change under the supervision of the instructors and have ability of self-control in a number of specific activities.

Level 2 requires the minimum academic load of 15 credits.

Learners who complete the training program and satisfy the outcome standards of Level 2 shall be issued with the Primary II certificates.

c) Level 3 certifies the education level of learners who have factual and theoretical knowledge about a number of contents in a field of work or study; general knowledge about nature, culture, society and law; have basic information technology knowledge; have awareness, professional skills and communicative skills required to carry out tasks or solve problems independently in stable and familiar contexts.

Level 3 requires the minimum academic load of 25 credits.

Learners who complete the training program and satisfy the outcome standards of Level 3 shall be issued with the Primary III certificates.

d) Level 4 certifies the education level of learners who have factual and theoretical knowledge in a field of work or study; general knowledge about politics, nature, culture, society, law and information technology; have awareness, professional skills and communicative skills required to carry out frequent or complicated tasks, work in groups or work individually in known and changeable contexts, take personal responsibility and responsibility towards own groups, have capacity to instruct and supervise the ordinary tasks of others.

Level 4 requires the minimum academic load of 35 credits, applicable to people with the certificates of completion of upper-secondary education, or 50 credits, applicable to people with the certificates of completion of lower-secondary education.

Learners who complete the training program and satisfy the outcome standards of Level 4 shall be issued with the Associate degrees.

dd) Level 5 certifies the education level of learners who have comprehensive, factual and theoretical knowledge about a discipline; general knowledge about politics, nature, culture, society, law and information technology; have awareness, professional skills and communicative skills required to solve complex tasks or issues, work in groups or work individually in known and changeable contexts, take personal responsibility and responsibility for providing guidance and have capacity to supervise and evaluate the ordinary tasks of own groups.

Level 5 requires the minimum academic load of 60 credits.

Learners who complete the training program and satisfy the outcome standards of Level 5 shall be issued with the College degrees.

e) Level 6 certifies the education level of learners who have firm practical and comprehensive theoretical knowledge about a field of work or study and general knowledge about social science, politics, nature, culture, society, law and information technology; have awareness related to criticism, analysis and consolidation; have professional skills and communicative skills required to solve complex tasks or issues, work in groups or work individually in changeable contexts, take personal responsibility and responsibility for providing guidance and disseminating knowledge in the field of study and have capacity to supervise ordinary tasks of others.

Level 6 requires the minimum academic load of 120 credits.

Learners who complete the training program and satisfy the outcome standards of Level 6 shall be issued with the Bachelor’s degree.

g) Level 7 certifies education level of learners who have comprehensive, practical and theoretical knowledge to master the knowledge in the field of study; have skills in argument, analysis and consolidatioon of data and information scientifically and creatively; have skills in research to develop, innovate and use suitable technologies in the field of study or work; have skills to disseminate knowledge in profession, have ability to make self-orientation and adapt to the changeable professional contexts; have ability to guide other people to carry out the tasks and have capacity of management, evaluation and innovation to increase the efficiency of work.

Level 7 requires the minimum academic load of 60 credits, applicable to people with the Bachelor’s degrees.

Learners who complete the training program and satisfy the outcome standards of Level 7 shall be issued with the Master’s degree.

People who obtained Bachelor s degrees of training program with minimum academic load of 150 credits and satisfy the outcome standards of Level 7 shall be recognized completing education program of Level 7.

h) Level 8 certifies the education level of learners who have advanced, comprehensive factual and theoretical knowledge of the field of study; have skills to consolidate and analyze information, discover and solve problems creatively; have skills to shape thinking and conduct research independently and creatively; have skills to disseminate knowledge and formulate national and internal cooperation network in management and control of specialized activities; have creativity and ability of self-orientation and professional instruction, have ability to make professional conclusions and scientific suggestions.

Level 8 requires the minimum academic load of 90 credits, applicable to people with Master’s degrees, or 120 credits, applicable to people with Bachelor’s degrees.

Learners who complete the training program and satisfy the outcome standards of Level 8 shall be issued with the Doctoral degree.

People who have education level equivalent to Level 7 and have completed specialized training program containing the minimum academic load of 90 credits and satisfy the outcome standards equivalent to Level 8 shall be recognized completing education program of Level 8.

6. The description of Vietnamese Qualifications Framework is provided in the Appendix enclosed with this Decision.

Article 2.Implementationorganization

1. The Ministry of Education and Training shall:

a) Preside over the management and implementation of Vietnamese qualifications framework for different levels of undergraduate education; establish implementation plans and roadmaps and determine essential conditions to implement Vietnamese Qualifications Framework and report to the Prime Minister for approval;

b) Preside over and cooperate with relevant ministries and regulatory authorities in comparing undergraduate education levels in the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework with ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework and other national qualifications frameworks;

c) Preside over and cooperate with relevant Ministries, regulatory bodies and professional associations, educational institutions and relevant research institutes in establishing and approving outcome standards and proofs of each levels, sectors and disciplines in undergraduate education;

d) Direct higher education institutions to review the training programs and conduct modification or amendment in accordance with regulations on learning outcome standards; conduct quality assessment of training program on the basis of the proofs determined according to the learning outcome standards and quality assurance conditions;

dd) Cooperate with the Ministry of Finance to establish limits and make budget estimates for the implementation of Vietnamese Qualifications Framework for higher education levels for specific periods.

2. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs

a) Preside over the management and implementation of Vietnamese qualifications framework for different levels of vocational education; establish implementation plans and roadmaps and determine essential conditions to implement Vietnamese Qualifications Framework and report to the Prime Minister for approval;

b) Preside over and cooperate with relevant ministries and regulatory authorities in comparing vocational education levels in the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework with ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework and other national qualifications frameworks;

c) Preside over and cooperate with The Ministry of Education and Training and relevant Ministries and regulatory bodies in establishing the relation between the standards of vocational capacity, national standards of vocational skills and national education levels;

d) Preside over and cooperate with relevant Ministries, regulatory bodies and professional associations, educational institutions and relevant research institutes in establishing and approving outcome standards and proofs of each levels, sectors and disciplines in vocational education;

dd) Direct vocational education institutions to review the training programs and conduct modification or amendment in accordance with regulations on learning outcome standards; conduct quality assessment of training program on the basis of the proofs determined according to the learning outcome standards and quality assurance conditions;

e) Cooperate with the Ministry of Finance to establish limits and make budget estimates for the implementation of Vietnamese Qualifications Framework for vocation education levels for specific periods.

3. The Ministry of Finance

Preside over and cooperate with the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs in providing funding and guiding and monitoring the use of funding in the implementation of Vietnamese Qualifications Framework as prescribed in applicable law provisions.

4. Relevant regulatory bodies

a) Cooperate with the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs in establishing the learning outcome standards of different disciplines within the management of regulatory bodies;

b) Direct affiliated research institutes and educational institutions to review and modify the training programs in accordance with the learning outcome standards and the corresponding proofs;

c) Provide information about different disciplines and sectors, requirements for qualifications suitable for specific working positions; establish and issue vocational capacity standards as the basis for establishing and developing the learing outcome standard of different levels.

5.People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities

Direct education and training authorities and functional agencies of local areas to conduct and implement Vietnamese Qualifications Framework in their areas; monitor, assess and consolidate the results of application of Vietnamese Qualifications Framework at their affiliated educational institutions.

6. Professional associations and business representatives

a) Study and propose capacity dossiers, requirements for knowledge and skills for specific working positions in professional activities of the associations;

b) Join in sectoral councils and propose requirements for qualifications and propose learning outcome standards for each training sectors and disciplines and proofs therefor;

c) Participate in the assessment of training quality in accordance with outcome standards for each disciplines and sectors and proofs therefor; provide regulatory bodies and educational institutions advice on amendment to outcome standards and enclosed proofs suitable for requirements of each working position.

7. Educational institutions

a) Review and adjust the structure, contents and methods for running training programs suitable for the requirements of the employers and undertake to keep the training program in accordance with the outcome standards and proofs therefor;

b) Conduct quality self-assesment according to the outcome standards and the proofs therefor.

Article 3.This Decisiontakes effect on the signing date.

Article 4.Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of governmental agencies, Presidents of People’s Committees of provinces and relevant entities are responsible for implementing this Decision./.

For the Prime Minister

The Deputy Minister

Vu Duc Dam

APPENDIX

DESCRIPTION OF VIETNAMESE QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK
(Attached with theDecision No.1982/QD-TTgdated October 18, 2016 bythe Prime Minister)