CIRCULAR

PROMULGATING PROGRAM ON IMPROVING PROFESSIONAL OPERATIONS OF ADVISORY FOR STUDY ABROAD

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 36/2012/ND-CP dated April 18, 2012, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of Ministries and ministerial-level agencies;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 36/2012/ND-CP dated April 18, 2012, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of Ministries and ministerial-level agencies;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 75/2006/ND-CP dated August 02, 2006, detailing and guiding implementation of a number of Articles of Educational Law, the Government’s Decree No. 31/2011/ND-CP dated May 11, 2011, on amending and supplementing a number of Article of the Government’s Decree No. 75/2006/ND-CP dated August 02, 2006, detailing and guiding implementation of a number of Articles of Educational Law; the Government’s Decree No. 07/2013/ND-CP, dated January 09, 2013, on amending point b Clause 13 Article 13 of the Government’s Decree No. 31/2011/ND-CP dated May 11, 2011, on amending and supplementing a number of Article of the Government’s Decree No. 75/2006/ND-CP dated August 02, 2006, detailing and guiding implementation of a number of Articles of Educational Law;

Pursuant to Decision No. 05/2013/QD-TTg dated January 15, 2013, of the Prime Minister, providing for going overseas for study of Vietnamese citizens;

Pursuant to the minutes dated May 21, 2013, of the Council appraising program on improving professional operations of advisory for study abroad;

At the proposal of Director of Foreign-Involved Training Bureau;

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Article 1. To promulgate together with this Circular the program on improving professional operations of advisory for study abroad

Article 2. This Circular takes effect on September 09, 2013.

Article 3. The Chief of office, Director of Foreign-Involved Training Bureau, heads of units under the Minister of Education and Training, Directors of provincial Departments of Education and Training, heads of educational institutions that are assigned task of improving professional operations of advisory for study abroad shall implement this Circular.

FOR THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
DEPITY MINISTER




Tran Quang Quy

PROGRAM

IMPROVING THE PROFESSIONAL OPERATIONS OF ADVISORY FOR STUDY ABROAD (Promulgated together with the Circular No. 29/2013/TT-BGDDT, dated July 25, 2013 of the Minister of Education and Training)

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1. Objective:

a) To supplement, supply, update basic knowledge on education law, professional knowledge, necessary professional skills about advisory service of study abroad for subjects exercising advisory service of study abroad and subjects need to be improved, ungraded knowledge and professional skills about advisory service of study abroad;

b) To support state management over advisory service of study abroad.

2. Requirements:

a) Regarding knowledge: Having a thorough grasp of viewpoints, directions, policies of the Party and State and legal documents on education and educational international integration; provisions of current law involving advisory service of study abroad; basic knowledge on educational system of Vietnam and some countries on the world; duties and obligations of persons exercising the advisory service of studying aboard; professional operations of study abroad;

b) Regarding skills: Having a thorough grasp of and improving necessary professional skills for organization of advisory service of study abroad; developing international education; managing and supporting learners abroad.

c) Regarding attitude: Having consciousness of compliance with law, having occupational responsibility in the course of organizing advisory service of study abroad.

II. SUBJECTS OF IMPROVEMENT

1. Vietnamese or foreign persons exercising advisory service of study abroad.

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III. CONTENT OF PROGRAM

1. Minimum total knowledge volume: 265 periods, including:

- Compulsory knowledge: 225 periods, including 63 concentrated periods and 162 self-educated periods;

- Optional knowledge: 40 periods, including 10 concentrated periods and 30 self-educated periods.

2. Content of program:

No.

Content

Number of periods

Concentrated

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I

COMPULSORY KNOWLEDGE:

Subject 1: Overview of educational policies and law

18

45

1

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12

36

2

Current law involving advisory service of study abroad

3

9

3

Seminar 1

3

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Examination for ending subject 1

Subject 2: Educational system of Vietnam and some other countries on the world

21

54

4

Overview on the educational system of Vietnam

3

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5

The educational system of some other countries on the world

5

15

6

System of education quality calibration and rating of foreign training institutions

5

15

7

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5

15

8

Seminar 2

3

Examination for ending subject 2

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24

63

9

Skills of advisory for study abroad

15

45

10

Occupational responsibility in the course of exercising advisory service of study abroad

3

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11

Management and support for overseas learners

3

9

12

Seminar 3

3

II

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10

30

13

Organizing international educational events

5

15

14

Developing international education

5

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15

Financial dossier and visa for study abroad

5

15

16

Settlement of disputes

5

15

Examination for ending subject 3

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EXAMINATION FOR ENDING THE COURSE ON IMPROVING THE PROFESSIONAL OPERATIONS OF ADVISORY FOR STUDY ABROAD

IV. DESCRIPTION ABOUT CONTENT OF SUBJECTS

1. Overview of educational policies and law

The main content includes:

a) Viewpoints, directions, guidelines of the Party and policies, current law of State on education, cooperation and investment with foreign countries in education and educational international integration:

- Basic content of Resolutions of the Party about education, cooperation, investment with foreign countries in educational sector; educational international integration;

- Basic content of the acceptable Educational Law, Vocational Law, University Educational Law and documents guiding for implementation;

- Basic content of Strategies, master plans on development of human resource of Vietnam, development of human resource of educational sector, educational and vocational development of Vietnam in periods;

- Basic content of current Government's Decrees on cooperation, investment of foreign countries in educational sector; schemes on overseas training and documents guiding implementation.

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- Basic content of current Decision of the Prime Minister on going overseas for study of Vietnamese citizens and documents guiding for implementation;

- Regulation on exit and entry of Vietnamese citizens;

- Other relevant legal documents.

c) Seminar 1: Learners and lecturers, teachers, reporters, invited guests, experts discuss to have a thorough grasp of knowledge received in class

2. Educational system of Vietnam and some other countries on the world

a) Overview on the educational system of Vietnam:

- Educational objective;

- System of national education;

- List of educational facilities;

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b) The educational system of some other countries on the world:

- Educational system of USA, Canada;

- Educational system of England, Australia, New Zealand;

- Educational system of France, Germany, Russia;

- Educational system of Japan, China, Korea, Singapore;

- And educational system of some other countries.

c) System of education quality calibration and rating of foreign training institutions:

- System of education quality calibration in some other countries;

- The rating system of some prestige educational facilities on the world

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- Overview about recognition of diplomas;

- Treaties, agreements on equivalent recognition of diplomas between Vietnam and other countries;

- Orders of and procedures for recognition of diplomas of Vietnamese granted by foreign educational facilities.

e) Seminar 2: Learners and lecturers, teachers, reporters, invited guests and experts discuss to have a thorough grasp of knowledge received in class.

3. Professional operations of advisory for study abroad

a) Skills of advisory for study abroad:

- Skills of analyzing, studying demand of clients;

- Skills of interviewing, advising, supplying information, orienting and persuading clients;

- Skills of searching information of schools, study program, asking for letter of study invitation;

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- Skills of preparing dossier applying for scholarship, exemption or reduction of study fees;

- Skills of drafting service contract of study abroad.

b) Occupational responsibility in the course of exercising advisory service of study abroad

- Common circumstances;

- Responsibilities and obligations of person advising for study abroad;

- Occupational ethics.

c) Management and support for overseas learners:

- Common problems in management and support for overseas learners;

- Skills of managing dossiers of overseas learners;

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- Skills of coordinating with state management agencies and diplomatic missions in managing and supporting overseas learners;

- Skills of making statistic and report.

d) Seminar 3: Learners and lecturers, teachers, reporters, invited guests and experts discuss to have a thorough grasp of knowledge received in class.

4. Optional subjects

a) Organizing international educational events:

- Skills of promotion for international educational activities;

- Skills of organizing events, seminars;

- Skills of drafting contracts;

- Skills of financial management.

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- Skills of drafting documents, e-mails, cooperation agreements;

- Skills of bargaining, negotiation as signing agreements with educational facilities;

- Skills of developing partner network.

c) Financial dossier and visa for studying abroad:

- Skills of preparing financial dossier and financial proves;

- Skills of preparing dossier of applying for study-abroad visa

d) Settlement of disputes:

- Disputes arising in operation of service of advisory for study abroad;

- Skills of conciliation of disputes and settlement of complaints.

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List of references for modules includes:

a) Resolutions of the Party about education, cooperation, investment with foreign countries in educational sector; educational international integration;

b) The acceptable Educational Law, Vocational Law, University Educational Law and documents guiding for implementation;

c) Strategies, master plans on development of human resource of Vietnam, development of human resource of educational sector, current educational and vocational development of Vietnam;

d) Government's Decrees on cooperation, investment of foreign countries in educational sector; schemes on overseas training and documents guiding implementation.

dd) Decision of the Prime Minister, on going abroad for study of Vietnamese citizens and documents guiding implementation;

e) Regulation of the Minister of Education and Training, on orders of and procedures for recognition of diplomas of Vietnamese granted by foreign educational facilities;

g) Other legal documents on advisory service of study abroad, cooperation with foreign countries in education sector;

h) Documents on exit and entry of Vietnamese citizens;

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k) Websites of the Ministry of Education and Training, educational agencies in other countries, diplomatic missions of Vietnam and other countries and other relevant websites;

l) Actual circumstances, presentations, sharing experiences of experts, educational manager and persons with experiences in advisory service of study abroad;

m) References of domestic and foreign agencies and organizations relating to professional skills of advisory for study abroad and activities of advisory service of study abroad;

n) Other materials.

V. GUIDE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM

Program on improving professional operations of advisory of study abroad served for subjects exercising service of study-abroad advisory and subjects who have not yet had certificate of professional operations of study-abroad advisory and wish to be improved knowledge, professional capability, skills of organization and implementation of advisory service of study abroad is tool helping the Ministry of Education and Training in managing the work of improving professional operations of study-abroad advisory in improving establishments.

1. Based on this improving program, educational facilities that are assigned task by the Ministry of Education and Training shall formulate detailed outline and documents for special subjects (compulsory and optional subject) so as to exercise improvement for learners.

Subjects who are not improved professional operations of study-abroad advisory must be studied full content of minimum compulsory knowledge of this improvement program.

Subjects who have had certificate of improving professional operations of study-abroad advisory granted by foreign countries are exempted for equivalent knowledge parts.

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3. Form of organizing improvement: Concentrated.

4. Language used in teaching, test and examination: Vietnamese.

5. After each special subject, learners should be assessed result through tests.

6. Marks from examination at the end of improvement course are basis for educational facilities that are assigned task of improving professional operations of study-abroad advisory by the Ministry of Education and Training, consider and grant certificate of improving professional operations of study-abroad advisory.