04 cases eligible for direct enrolment into vocational training colleges in Vietnam from January 11, 2007

According to Decree No. 139/2006/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, primary trainees and secondary trainees are enrolled through consideration. Concurrently, college trainees are enrolled through consideration, examination or combination of both.

However, there are persons who are eligible for direct enrolment into vocational training colleges, including:

- People having vocational secondary diplomas of good or higher level and registering to learn the same trained vocations;

- People having vocational secondary diplomas and registering to learn the same trained vocations after working for at least two years in those trained vocations;

- People winning the first, second or third prizes in national or international contests for outstanding trainees, having upper secondary diplomas or vocational secondary diplomas and registering to learn the same vocations for which they have won prizes.

Note: The enrolment of trainees shall be conducted once or several times a year, based on the training capacity of a vocational training institution, the duration of a training course and the demands of trainees as well as enterprises.

Besides, Decree No. 139/2006/NĐ-CP also regulates the competence to award vocational diplomas and certificates as follows:

1. Vocational certificates are awarded by directors of vocational training centers; principals of vocational secondary schools; rectors of vocational training colleges; heads of enterprises or other educational institutions which have registered vocational training of primary degree.

2. Vocational secondary diplomas are awarded by principals of vocational secondary schools, rectors of vocational training colleges; principals of professional secondary schools; rectors of colleges or universities which have registered vocational training of secondary degree.

3. Vocational college diplomas are awarded by rectors of vocational training colleges; rectors of colleges or universities which have registered vocational training at the college levels.

View details at Decree No. 139/2006/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 11, 2007.

Ty Na

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