Chương III Nghị định 49/2018/NĐ-CP: Tiêu chuẩn, nhiệm vụ, quyền hạn của kiểm định viên chất lượng giáo dục nghề nghiệp; cấp, cấp lại, thu hồi thẻ kiểm định viên chất lượng giáo dục nghề nghiệp

Chapter III

STANDARDS APPLIED TO, TASKS AND ENTITLEMENTS OF ACCREDITORS; ISSUANCE, REISSUANCE AND REVOCATION OF ACCREDITOR CARD

Article 13. Standards applied to accreditors

An accreditor must:

1. have good moral qualities and health which is fit for working.

2. have at least a bachelor’s degree.

3. have at least 05 years’ experience in education/vocational education management, teaching and research or engage in business lines related to his/her qualifications.

4. complete an accreditor training course organized by the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training or by the unit assigned by the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training.

5. have a foreign language proficiency at least level 2 according to Vietnam's language proficiency framework promulgated by the Ministry of Education and Training or the equivalent or higher.

6. satisfy basic IT skill standards for users in accordance with regulations of the Ministry of Information and Communications on basic IT skill standards for users or the equivalent or higher.

Article 14. Tasks of accreditors

An accreditor shall:

1. preserve his/her accreditor card; not allow another person to use one’s accreditor card or using another’s accreditor card; only use the accreditor card for vocational education and training accreditation.

2. comply with regulations of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs applied to members of the peer assessment team.

3. provide personal information for the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training upon request or in case of any change.

4. perform other tasks prescribed by law.

Article 15. Entitlements of accreditation organizations

1. The accreditor is entitled to sign contracts with the accreditation organization.

2. During the accreditor's participation in the peer assessment team, he/she is entitled to:

a) be independent of his qualifications;

b) request vocational education and training institutions or vocational education and training service providers undergoing peer assessment to provide relevant information and documents in an adequate and timely manner;

c) record his/her personal opinion;

c) inform the accreditation organization and the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training if considering that it is incapable of carrying out a peer assessment of vocational education and training institutions and training programs.

Article 16. Power to issue, reissue and revoke accreditor cards

The General Director of Vocational Education shall issue, reissue and revoke accreditor cards.

Article 17. Validity period of accreditor cards

1. The accreditor card that is first issued or reissued due to its expiry shall be valid for 5 years from the date of issuance.

2. In case the accreditor card is reissued due to damage or loss, its validity period is the remaining one of the issued card.

Article 18. Issuance of accreditor cards

1. The person who satisfies all standards specified in Article 13 of this Decree and meets requirements specified in the regulation on assessment for issuance of accreditor cards of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall be issued with the accreditor card (Form No. 07 in the Appendix hereof).

2. The applicant for issuance of the accreditor card shall submit 01 set of application, directly or by post, to the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training. The application includes:

a) An application form (Form No. 08 in the Appendix hereof);

b) 04 2 cm x 3 cm color photos taken in white background within the last 06 months from the date of submission, with eyes looking directly at the camera, bare head, without bearing color glasses, wearing casual costume;

c) Copies of degrees and certificates specified in Clauses 2, 4, 5 and 6 Article 13 of this Decree;

d) A certificate of health issued by a health center from district level or the equivalent or higher level within the last 06 months from the date of submission.

3. In case the applicant fails to satisfy all standards specified in Article 13 of this Decree, within 05 working days, the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training shall provide written explanation.

4. In case the applicant submits a satisfactory application and satisfies all standards specified in Article 13 of this Decree, the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training shall assess and issue the accreditor card according to the regulation on assessment for issuance of accreditor cards promulgated by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs. Within 15 working days from the date on which the decision on approval for the list of qualified applicants is issued, the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training shall issue the accreditor card to the qualified applicant and publish this information on its website.

Article 19. Reissuance of accreditor cards

1. The accreditor card shall be reissued in the following cases:

a) It is expired;

b) It is damaged or lost.

2. The expired accreditor card shall not be reissued in the following cases:

a) After 03 months from the date of expiry, the accreditor fails to apply for reissuance;

b) During the validity period of the accreditor card, the accreditor does not engage in vocational education and training accreditation.

3. The applicant for reissuance of the accreditor card shall submit 01 set of application, directly or by post, to the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training. The application includes:

a) An application form (Form No. 09 in the Appendix hereof);

b) 04 2 cm x 3 cm color photos taken in white background within the last 6 months from the date of submission, with eyes looking directly at the camera, bare head, without bearing color glasses, wearing casual costume;

c) A declaration of activities related to vocational education and training accreditation during the validity period of the accreditor card, and copies of contracts with the accreditation organization for peer assessments (if any);

d) The issued accreditor card is damaged or expired.

4. Within 15 working days from the date on which the satisfactory application is received, the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training shall inspect, make a comparison and reissue the accreditor card; In case of rejection, within 05 working days from the date on which the application is received, the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training shall provide written explanation for the applicant.

Article 20. Revocation of accreditor cards

1. The accreditor card shall be revoked in the following cases:

a) False information is provided to be issued with the accreditor card;

b) The accreditor card has been suspended twice during the validity period of the card according to Article 7 Article 25 of the Government's Decree No. 79/2015/ND-CP dated September 14, 2015.

2. Within 15 working days from the date on which one of the cases specified in Clause 1 of this Article is clearly determined, the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training shall issue a decision on revocation of the accreditor card, inform accreditation organizations and publish this information on its website.

3. After the decision on revocation of the accreditor card is revoked, the person whose accreditor card is revoked shall return the card to the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training.