Chương 7 Nghị định 75/2006/NĐ-CP: Kiểm định chất lượng giáo dục

Chapter VII

EDUCATION QUALITY ACCREDITATION

Article 38.- State management of education quality accreditation

1. Tasks of state management of education quality accreditation include:

a/ Promulgating regulations on criteria for assessment of education quality; education quality accreditation processes; operation principles, conditions and criteria for organizations and individuals involved in education quality accreditation activities; and licensing of education quality accreditation activities;

b/ Organizing the management of accreditation of educational programs and educational institutions;

c/ Guiding organizations, individuals and educational institutions to participate in education quality accreditation activities;

d/ Inspecting, supervising and assessing the implementation of regulations on education quality accreditation.

2. The Minister of Education and Training and the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall, according to their respective competence, promulgate legal documents on the state management of education quality accreditation; provide conditions for the establishment, functions, tasks and powers of education quality accreditation organizations at each educational level and training degree; and direct education quality accreditation.

Article 39.- Organizations in charge of management and organization of education quality accreditation

1. Organizations in charge of management and organization of education quality accreditation include:

a/ Education quality accreditation management agencies set up by the State;

b/ Independent education quality accreditation organizations run by the State or set up by socio-professional organizations.

2. Education quality accreditation organizations shall accredit educational programs and institutions on the following principles:

a/ Independence, objectivity and lawfulness;

b/ Honesty, publicity and transparency.

Article 40.- Results of accreditation of educational programs and institutions

1. Results of accreditation of educational programs or institutions shall serve as a basis for recognition or non-recognition that such educational programs or institutions attain the quality standards. Accreditation results shall be made public for social awareness and monitoring.

2. Educational institutions may lodge complaints, denunciations or initiate lawsuits with competent state agencies against decisions, conclusions or acts of organizations and individuals performing the education quality accreditation task if having grounds to believe that such decisions or conclusions are wrong or such acts are illegal.