Chương III Nghị định 48/2015/NĐ-CP: Hợp tác quốc tế trong giáo dục nghề nghiệp

Chapter III

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Section 1. JOINT TRAINING

Article 9. Joint training methods

1. Provide in Vietnam using Vietnamese programs or programs developed by both parties and issue degrees/certificates of Vietnam.

2. Provide in Vietnam using transferred foreign programs and issue degrees/certificates of Vietnam that are recognized by reputable international educational institutions.

3. Provide in Vietnam using foreign programs or bilateral programs and issue foreign degrees/certificates that are recognized by reputable international educational institutions.

4. Provide in Vietnam using transferred foreign programs and issue degrees/certificates of Vietnam that are recognized by reputable international educational institutions.

5. Provide a part of Vietnamese programs or foreign programs in Vietnam and a part of foreign programs abroad and issue foreign degrees/certificates that are recognized by reputable international educational institutions.

Article 10. Requirements for issuance of certificates in registration of joint training activities

1. Disciplines and training levels

Each institution shall only engage in joint training activities with foreign educational institution(s) according to joint training methods as prescribed in Article 9 of this Decree within scope of disciplines or training levels approved by a Vietnamese competent agency.

2. Requirements for enrolled students of joint training programs:

a) Regarding degrees/certificates issued by Vietnamese institutions, the enrolled students are required to comply with Vietnamese regulations;

b) Regarding degrees/certificates issued by foreign institutions, the enrolled students are required to comply with foreign regulations. These requirements are equivalent to requirements for enrolled students of foreign institutions as prescribed in regulations of home country and those requirements are approved by central vocational education authorities;

c) Regarding degrees/certificates jointly issued by both Vietnamese institutions and foreign institutions, the enrolled students are required to comply with Point a and Point b Clause 2 of this Article.

3. Facilities and equipment

a) Facilities are required to conform to scope and training levels of every discipline, in particular:

- There are ordinary classrooms and school-labs conforming to training scope as prescribed. Minimum area of an ordinary classroom: 1.5 m²/classroom, minimum area of a school-lab: 4 - 6 m²/classroom;

- There are workshops conforming to requirements for practice according to training programs;

- There are laboratories and ordinary classrooms conforming to requirements pertaining to teaching, studying and research according to training programs.

b) Training equipment is required to conform to the list of minimum training equipment pieces according to disciplines issued by central vocational education authorities. Regarding disciplines whose list of minimum training equipment pieces is not issued by the central vocational education authorities, they are required to have adequate training equipment as specified in the training program and equivalent to training scope of those disciplines.

4. Training programs and textbooks

a) Institutions engaged in join training must provide adequate programs, textbooks, learning materials serving the study of students;

b) Quality of training programs must be verified and recognized as prescribed in regulations of central vocational education authorities.

5. Teaching staff

a) Educators teaching joint training programs must satisfy at least the qualifications prescribed in Article 54 of Law on vocational education, or craftsmen, skilled educators and obtain certificates in pedagogy or equivalence.

b) Foreigner educators teaching joint training programs must have at least 05 years' experience in the same disciplines;

c) Teaching staff and administrative official staff must be sufficient and conformed to structure of disciplines and training levels, in which:

- Maximum student-educator ratio: 25 students for every one educator regarding following disciplines: human civilization, economics and services; 20 students for every one educator regarding following disciplines: technique, technology; or 15 students for every on educator regarding disciplines requiring aptitude of students;

- There are tenured educators undertaking at least 60% body of knowledge of each join training discipline.

6. Languages

a) Language used in teaching and learning of subjects in joint training programs for foreign degrees/certificates is foreign language, teaching in Vietnamese or via translation is not permitted; language used in joint training programs for Vietnamese degrees/certificates is Vietnamese or via translation;

b) Each educator teaching in foreign language in the joint training program must have foreign language levels meeting requirements of the program, provided that it is not lower than the Six-level Vietnam's framework of reference for language or equivalence.

c) Each enrolled students of the joint training program must gain achievement of foreign language at the third level of the Six-level Vietnam's framework of reference for language or equivalence.

d) According to needs of the students, joint-institutions may provide training courses in foreign languages in order to enable for the students to gain achievement at levels prescribed in Point c Clause 6 of this Article before providing official training courses.

7. Training scope of the joint training program shall be determined according to requirements for quality assurance of the program prescribed in Clause 3 and Clause 5 of this Article.

Article 11. Dossiers on registration of joint training activities

1. A document on registration of joint training activities which is signed by contracting parties in the joint training activities

2. A report on satisfaction of requirements pertaining to joint training activities jointly made by contracting parties which contains: objectives of joint training program; disciplines and training levels; facilities and equipment condition; programs and textbooks; list of expected teachers and lecturers (enclosed with proven documents on their professional competence and teaching experience); entities and criteria for enrollment; training scope; methods of examination and evaluation; degrees/certificates, value of foreign degrees/certificates in comparison with degrees/certificates of national education system of Vietnam; measures for quality assurance and risk management; department in charge of joint training programs (enclosed with programs vitae of the representative of the Vietnamese institution and the foreign institution in charge of management of the program); tuition fees, financial aid of Vietnamese and foreign individuals or organizations (if any), budget estimates, financial management regime; responsibilities and entitlements of joint contracting parties; responsibilities and rights of educators and students.

3. An agreement on cooperation between joint contracting parties.

4. A certified true copy of the decision on establishment or permission for establishment of the institution or other equivalent documents of joint contracting parties.

5. A certified true copy of proven document on permission for training in fields which are expected for joint training program of the Vietnamese institution or the foreign institution.

6. A certified true copy of quality evaluation certificate of foreign training program or foreign institution or quality certificate issued by a competent agency.

Article 12. Procedures for issuance of certificates of registration of joint training activities

1. Joint contracting parties shall compile a dossier as prescribed in Article 11 of this Decree and send it to:

a) The central vocational education authority if it is a dossier on registration of joint training activities of the vocational college or the higher education institution;

b) The vocational education authority of province in charge if it is a dossier on registration of joint training activities of the vocational education center or the vocational training school.

2. Within 05 working days, from the date on which the dossier is received, the receiving body shall verify the dossier. If the dossier is not satisfactory, the receiving body shall send a notification of amendments to the dossier to joint contracting parties.

3. Within 30 working days, from the date on which the satisfactory dossier is received, the receiving body shall take charge and cooperate with relevant agencies in assessment of the satisfaction of requirements, make reports and send them to the competent authorities prescribed in Article 13 of this Decree for consideration and decision.

4. Within 05 working days, from the date on which the assessment report is received, the competent authorities shall send responses.

5. If the application is rejected, within 05 working days, from the date on which responses of competent authorities are received, the receiving body shall provide explanation in writing.

6. Within 10 working days, from the date on which the certificate of registration of joint training activities is issued, the vocational education authority of province shall send a copy of the certificate of registration of joint training activities to the central vocational education authority.

7. If there is any change in the certificate of registration of joint training activities, the institution is required to apply for additional registration to the competent agency as prescribed in Article 13 of this Decree.

Article 13. Competence in issuance of certificates of registration of joint training activities

1. Heads of central vocational education authorities shall issue certificates of registration of joint training activities to vocational colleges and higher education institutions.

2. Heads of vocational education authorities of provinces where the institutions are located shall issue certificates of registration of joint training activities to vocational education centers or vocational training schools.

Article 14. Suspension of enrollment and termination of joint training activities

1. An institution is suspended from enrollment on joint training activities in following cases:

a) It fails to satisfy requirements pertaining to joint training activities prescribed in Article 10 of this Decree at the enrollment time;

b) It commits fraud acts for issuance of the certificate of registration of joint training activities;

c) It takes place enrolment without receipt of the certificate of registration of joint training activities;

2. Joint training activities of an institution shall be terminated in following cases:

a) At the request of joint contracting parties;

b) It fails to eliminate causes for enrolment suspension when the enrolment suspension term expires;

c) It commits violations against regulations of law causing serious consequence;

d) It fails to carry out joint training activities after 24 months from the date on which the certificate of registration of joint training activities is issued.

3. The competent person who is in charge of issuance of certificates of registration of joint training activities prescribed in Article 13 of this Decree shall have entitlement to suspend or terminate joint training activities as prescribed.

4. Within 30 working days, from the date on which the institution is suspended from enrolment or its joint training activities are terminated, the institution must reimburse students for training funding, pay teaching remuneration, ensure other lawful rights and interests of students, educators, civil servants and employees according to their labor contracts or collective bargaining agreement; and pay tax liabilities and other debts (if any).

Section 2. FOREIGN-INVESTED INSTITUTIONS

Article 15. Procedures for permission for establishment

1. Procedures for permission for establishment of a foreign-invested institution:

a) Issuing a certificate of investment as prescribed in law on investment;

b) Issuing a decision on establishment of institution;

c) Issuing a certificate of registration of vocational education activities.

2. Procedures for permission for establishment of a branch of the institution in the province or city other than the province or city where the headquarter of the institution is located:

a) Issuing a certificate of investment as prescribed in law on investment;

b) Issuing a decision on establishment of the branch of the institution;

c) Issuing a certificate of registration of vocational education activities for the branch of the institution.

3. Procedures for permission for establishment of a branch of the institution in the same province or city:

a) Adjusting the issued certificate of investment;

b) Issuing a decision on establishment of the branch of the institution;

c) Issuing a certificate of registration of vocational education activities for the branch of the institution.

Article 16. Requirements for investment permit

1. Investment capital:

a) With regard to an investment project for establishment of foreign-invested vocational education centers, its investment rate is at least VND 60 million/student (excluding land use expenses). Total minimum investment capital shall be determined according to number of students (converting to full-time students) at the time in which the expected training scope is highest;

b) With regard to an investment project for establishment of foreign-invested vocational training schools or vocational colleges; or an investment project for establishment of branches of foreign-invested vocational training schools or vocational colleges, its investment rate is at least VND 100 million/student (excluding land use expenses). Total minimum investment capital shall be determined at the time in which the expected training scope is highest, provided that it is not lower than VND 100 billion;

c) If the foreign-invested institution does not construct new facilities but it rents facilities or receives available facilities from Vietnamese institution through capital contribution, the investment rate is at least 70% of investment rates prescribed in Point a and Point b Clause 1 of this Article.

2. Facilities:

a) Minimum land area for construction: 25 m²/student regarding vocational training schools or vocational colleges and 04 m²/student regarding vocational education centers at the time in which the training scope is highest as mentioned in the plan for development of foreign-invested institution;

b) There are adequate classrooms and conference rooms in conformity with the training scope;

c) There are adequate working rooms, administrative zones and school headquarters meeting requirements pertaining to organizational structure of departments, faculties or subjects, ensuring minimum area is at least 04 m²/person regarding vocational education centers, 06 m²/person regarding vocational training schools or 08 m²/person regarding vocational colleges;

d) There are libraries, practical rooms, laboratories, experiment gardens in conformity with each discipline;

dd) There are dormitories, clubs, dining rooms, health or technical buildings, buildings for recreation, sports, culture and sanitation serving officials, teachers, lecturers, or students;

e) There are teaching devices, machinery or equipment in conformity with training scope and level of each specific discipline;

g) Each foreign-invested institution registering for operation for at least 20 years in Vietnam is required to have a plan for facility construction and obtain an approval for land allocation or land lease for facility construction issued by the People’s Committee of the province. If the institution registers for operation for within 05 years in Vietnam, it is required an agreement on rules for renting facilities stably in order to provide training programs and ensure the investment in facility construction under rate of progress of the project;

h) Each foreign-invested institution registering for operation for under 20 years in Vietnam is not required to construct its own facilities, but it is required to have an agreement on renting appropriate and stable schools, classrooms, workshops, auxiliary areas for at least 05 years.

3. Training programs:

a) Training programs in a foreign-invested institution must meet requirements prescribed in Clause 1 Article 34 of Law on vocational education, the programs does not cause any harm to national defenses and security and community benefits; does not propagate religions or distort history; and does not cause negative effects on culture, morality or habits and customs of Vietnam;

b) The foreign-invested institution is entitled to teach Vietnamese training programs; or foreign training programs as prescribed;

c) Heads of central vocational education authorities shall impose regulations on compulsory subjects for students who are Vietnamese citizens learning foreign training programs in foreign-invested vocational training schools or vocational colleges.

4. Teaching staff:

a) Each educator is required to have at least qualifications as prescribed in Clause 5 of Article 10 and Point b Clause 6 Article 10 of this Decree;

b) Rate of educators obtaining postgraduate qualifications accounts for at least 15% of all educators of the vocational training schools or vocational colleges;

c) Foreign-invested institutions must have adequate number of tenured educators who obtain at least 60% of body knowledge of each training discipline.

Article 17. Requirements for issuance of certificates of investment;

1. For an investment project for establishment of a foreign-invested institution:

a) There is an investment project which conforms to planning for socio-economic development and institution network approved by a competent agency;

b) There is a pre-feasibility study on establishment of the institution as prescribed in Point d Clause 1 Article 18 of this Decree;

c) There is a source of land plots allocating or leasing to the investor or there is an agreement on rules for renting available facilities as prescribed in Point g and Point h Clause 2 Article 16 of this Decree;

d) There is enough financial capacity to carry out the investment project according to the investment rates as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 16 of this Decree.

2. For an investment project for establishment of a branch of the vocational training school or the vocational college:

a) The vocational training school or vocational college having investment project for establishment of branch has been undergone quality assessment or recognized by Vietnamese or foreign competent agencies;

b) There is a source of land plots allocating or leasing to the investor or there is an agreement on rules for renting available facilities as prescribed in Point g and Point h Clause 2 Article 16 of this Decree;

c) There is a pre-feasibility study on establishment of the branch of the institution as prescribed in Point e Clause 2 Article 18 of this Decree;

d) There is enough financial capacity to carry out the investment project for establishment of branches of the institution as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 16 of this Decree.

Article 18. Application for issuance of certificates of investment;

1. For an investment project for establishment of an institution:

a) An application form for issuance of certificate of investment;

b) Documents on confirmation of legal status of the investor:
If the investor is an organization, it is required to submit a certified true copy of the Decision on establishment or Certificate of Business registration or other equivalent documents. If the investor is a Vietnamese individual, he/she is required to submit a certified true copy of passport or ID number or programs vitae; if the investor is a foreign individual, he/she is required to submit criminal record additionally except for aforesaid documents.

c) An eco-technical description which contains: objectives, scope, location of investment; investment capital; rate of progress; demand for land use or agreement on renting available location or facilities in accordance with regulations of law; measures for technology and environment; or request for investment incentives (if any);

d) A pre-feasibility study on establishment of an institution, which contains:

- Type of institution applying for establishment; establishment necessity; conformity with planning for socio-economic development and institution network approved by a competent agency;

- Name; training objectives, duties; plan for construction, development and training scope of the institution in each period; scheduled structure of the organization, management or administration;

- Scheduled degrees/certificates; facilities, training equipment; training programs; teaching staff.

dd) Documents proving financial capacity of the investor the investment rates as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 16 of this Decree.

2. For an investment project for establishment of a branch of the vocational training school or the vocational college:

a) An application form for issuance of the certificate of investment or amendments to the certificate of investment;

b) A certified true copy of the decision on permission for establishment of vocational training school or vocational college;

c) A certified true copy of certificate of vocational education registration.

d) A quality evaluation certificate of the school applying for establishment of the branch or certification of quality issued by the competent agencies;

dd) An eco-technical description related to establishment of the branch, including contents prescribed in Point c Clause 1 of this Article;

e) A pre-feasibility study on application for establishment of the branch, which contains:

- Necessity of establishment of the branch;

- Name; operation scope; plan for construction, development and training scope equivalent to each period; expected structure of the organization, management or administration;

- Scheduled facilities, training equipment; training programs; teaching staff in accordance with regulations of this Decree.

g) Documents proving financial capacity of the investor according to the investment rates as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 16 of this Decree.

3. A certification issued by the foreign agency to the investor is required to be consularly legalized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam or diplomatic missions, consular offices or authorized consular agency of Vietnam abroad, except for cases in which the international agreements to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory otherwise regulated.

Article 19. Procedures and competence in issuance of certificates of investment

1. Procedures and competence in issuance of certificates of investment shall comply with regulations of law on investment.

2. Within 05 working days, from the date on which the certificate of investment is issued, the issuing body shall send a copy of the certificate of investment to:

a) The central vocational education authority regarding the investment project for establishment of vocational colleges and their branches;

b) Vocational education authorities of provinces regarding the investment project for establishment of vocational education centers or vocational training schools and their branches;

Article 20. Requirements for establishment permit

1. The certificate of investment is issued.

2. There is a project for establishment meeting requirements pertaining to facilities, equipment, programs, textbooks, and teaching staff as prescribed in Article 16 of this Decree.

Article 21. Application for establishment permit

An application for establishment of a foreign-invested institution includes:

1. An application form for establishment of the foreign-invested institution.

2. A certified true copy of the certificate of investment.

3. A project for establishment of the institution, which clarifies:

a) Name of the institution; objectives and tasks; scope; scheduled degrees/certificates; scheduled organizational structure;

b) Specific plan for construction, development and training scope of the institution in each period, which clarifies requirements pertaining to facilities, equipment; training programs; and teaching staff as prescribed in Clause 2, 3 and 4 of Article 16 of this Decree.

4. An approval for land allocation or land lease issued by the People’s Committee of the province regarding cases in which construction of facilities is required (clarifying address, area and boundary markers of the land plot) and an agreement on rules for renting available facilities in accordance with regulations of law and relevant legal documents.

5. An investment project for construction of facilities, including description and detailed design of the educational institution regarding cases in which construction of facilities are required.

6. Documents proving financial capacity according to the investment rates as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 16 of this Decree.

Article 22. Procedures and competence in establishment permit

1. Each investor shall submit 01 dossier as prescribed in Article 21 of this Decree to:

a) The central vocational education authority regarding the application for establishment of the vocational college;

b) The vocational education authority of province regarding the application for establishment of the vocational education center and vocational training school.

2. Within 05 working days, from the date on which the application is received, the receiving body shall verify the application and send it to relevant agencies for consultation. If the application is not satisfactory, the receiving body shall send a notification of amendments to the application to the investor.

3. Within 10 working days, from the date on which the Official Dispatch on consultation is received, the consulted agency is required to provide response.

4. Within 30 working days, from the date on which the satisfactory application is received, the receiving body shall make report on assessment and submit it to the competent agency as prescribed in Clause 6 Article 18 of Law on vocational education for consideration and decision.

5. Within 10 working days, from the date on which the satisfactory application is received, the receiving body shall make report on assessment and submit it to the competent agency as prescribed in Clause 6 Article 18 of Law on vocational education for consideration and decision.

6. If the application is rejected, within 05 working days, from the date on which the response issued by the competent agency is received, the receiving body shall provide explanation for the investor in writing.

Article 23. Duration of operation

Duration of operation of the foreign-invested institution is not longer than 50 years, from the date on which it is established. If necessary, the Government shall decide a longer duration, provided that it does not exceed 70 years.

Article 24. Requirements for establishment of a branch

1. There is a certificate of investment together with establishment of the branch of a vocational training school or a vocational college or adjusted certificate of investment.

2. The institution has been undergone quality assessment carried out by an agency, organization or a Vietnamese or foreign competent agency.

3. There is a project for establishment of the branch as prescribed in Point e Clause 2 Article 18 of this Decree.

4. There is enough financial capacity to carry out the investment project for establishment of branch of the institution as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 16 of this Decree.

Article 25. Application for establishment of a branch

1. An application form for establishment of the branch of the vocational training school or vocational college.

2. A certified true copy of the certificate of investment together with establishment of the branch of the vocational training school or the vocational college or adjusted certificate of investment.

3. A certified true copy of the quality assessment certificate or certification of quality issued by the Vietnamese or foreign competent agency.

4. A detailed project for application for establishment of the branch must contain:

a) Name of the branch; objectives and tasks; scheduled organizational structure and vocational education activities at the branch;

b) Specific plan for construction, development and training scope of the branch in each period, which clarifies requirements pertaining to facilities, equipment; training programs; and teaching staff in accordance with regulations of law.

5. An approval for land allocation or land lease issued by the People’s Committee of the province regarding cases in which construction of facilities is required (clarifying address, area and boundary markers of the land plot) and an agreement on rules for renting available facilities in accordance with regulations of law and relevant legal documents.

6. An investment project for construction of facilities, including description and detailed design of the branch regarding cases in which construction of facilities is required.

7. Documents proving financial capacity according to the investment rates as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 16 of this Decree.

Article 26. Procedures and competence in establishment permit

1. The investor applying for establishment of a branch of the vocational training school or the vocational college shall send an application as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 22 of this Decree to the competent agency prescribed in Clause 6 Article 18 of Law on vocational education.

2. Within 05 working days, from the date on which the application is received, the receiving body shall verify the application and send it to relevant agencies for consideration. If the application is not satisfactory, the receiving body shall send a notification of amendments to the application to the investor.

3. Within 10 working days, from the date on which the Official Dispatch on consultation is received, the consulted agency is required to provide response.

4. Within 30 working days, from the date on which the satisfactory application is received, the receiving body shall make report on assessment and submit it to the competent agency as prescribed in Clause 6 Article 18 of Law on vocational education for consideration and decision.

5. Within 05 working days, from the date on which the report on assessment is received, the competent agency shall consider permitting establishment of the branch of the vocational training school or the vocational college.

6. If the application is rejected, within 05 working days, from the date on which the response issued by the competent agency is received, the receiving body shall provide explanation for the investor in writing.

Article 27. Registration of vocational education activities

1. Each institution and the branch of foreign-invested vocational training school or vocational college in Vietnam may only carry out vocational education activities after receiving the certificate of vocational education activity registration.

2. Heads of central vocational education authorities shall impose specific regulations on requirements, competence and procedures for issuance and revocation of certificate of vocational education activity registration or certificate of additional vocational education activity registration.

Article 28. Announcement of establishment of institutions and branches of foreign-invested vocational training schools or vocational colleges

Within 03 working days, from the date on which the decision on permission for establishment of the institution or the decision on permission for establishment of branch of the vocational training school or vocational college, the central vocational education authority or the vocational education authority of province shall announce information about the institution or the branch on their website, including:

1. Name of the institution or the branch in Vietnamese or popular foreign language;

2. The certificate of investment if it is required (number, date, issuing agency and total registered investment capital);

3. The decision on permission for establishment of the institution or the branch (number, date and issuing agency);

4. The certificate of vocational education activity registration; the certificate of additional vocational education activity registration (if any);

5. Full name of the Principal (Director) of the institution or the person in charge of the branch;

6. Address of the institution or the branch and following information: phone number, fax, symbol and website (if any), email;

7. Account number at the bank where the institution or the branch usually enters into transactions.

Article 29. Acquisition or division of institutions

1. Acquisition or divisions of a foreign-invested institution must follow rules below:

a) Conform to requirements pertaining to socio-economic development of Vietnam;

b) Conform to planning for institution network;

c) Improve quality and effectiveness of vocational education;

d) Ensure rights of officials, employees, educators and students of the institution;

dd) New institution after acquisition or divisions is required to meet all requirements prescribed in Article 16 of this Decree.

2. The competent agency permitting establishment of foreign-invested institutions shall have competence in permission for acquisition or divisions of foreign-invested institutions.

3. An application for acquisition or division of a foreign-invested institution includes:

a) An application form for acquisition or division of the institution;

b) One in following documents:

An agreement on acquisition drawn up by the legal representative of the institution. The agreement on acquisition must contains: name, address of head office of the acquired institution; name, address of head office of the acquiring institution; procedures and requirements for acquisition; plan for employee employment; term, procedures and requirements for conversion of assets, capital holding of the acquired institution into capital holding of the acquiring institution and acquisition term;

Decision on division of a foreign-invested institution approved by the owner of the institution. The decision on division of the institution must in accordance with regulations of law in force and contains: name, address of the divided institution; name and address of the new institution; rules and procedures for division of assets; plan for employee employment; term and procedures for conversion of capital holding of the divided institution into the new institution; rules for solutions for obligations of the divided institution; division term. The decision on division must be sent to all creditors and all employees shall be informed within 01 month, from the date on which the decision is approved.

4. Procedures for acquisition or division of a foreign-invested institution:

a) The application for acquisition or division of a foreign-invested institution shall be submitted to the receiving body as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 22 of this Decree;

b) Within 30 working days, from the date on which the satisfactory application is received, the receiving body shall make report on assessment and submit it to the competent agency as prescribed in Clause 6 Article 18 of Law on vocational education for consideration and decision.