Chương I: Thông tư 13/2023/TT-BGDĐT Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope and regulated entities

1. This Circular provides for the supervision and assessment of organizations accrediting the quality of higher education and pedagogical college training, including purposes and principles of the supervision and assessment; contents, operations, and the use of supervisory results of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam; assessment standards, periods, and procedures; self-assessment of education quality accreditation organizations; assessment and use of assessment results of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam.

2. This Circular applies to:

a) Education quality accreditation organizations permitted to perform their operations or have their operations recognized by the Minister of Education and Training of Vietnam regarding the education quality accreditation of higher education establishments, pedagogical colleges, training programs at all levels of higher education, college-level training program in preschool education in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as “education quality accreditation organizations”);

b) Higher education establishments and colleges that have preschool education training majors (hereinafter referred to as “educational establishments”) and relevant organizations and individuals.

3. Domestic education quality accreditation organizations shall be subject to supervision and assessment according to regulations prescribed in Chapters II and III and other relevant regulations hereof. Foreign education quality accreditation organizations shall be subject to supervision according to regulations prescribed in Chapter II and relevant regulations hereof; the assessment of foreign education quality accreditation organizations in Vietnam shall be performed based on the annual supervision results and other relevant regulations of laws in Vietnam.

Article 2. Interpretation of terms

 For the purpose of this Circular, the following terms shall be construed as follows:

1. “Supervision of education quality accreditation organizations” means the regular monitoring and consideration for compliance with regulations of laws in operations of education quality accreditation organizations performed by the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam.

2. “Assessment of education quality accreditation organizations” means the periodic consideration and judgment in a systematic manner on compliance with regulations of laws and quality in operations of education quality accreditation organizations performed by the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam according to this Circular.  

Article 3. Supervision and assessment purposes

1. Supervision purposes:

a) To ensure early detection and prevention of violations; 

b) To assist education quality accreditation organizations in the timely adjustment of their operations to ensure compliance with laws;

c) To serve as the basis for assessing education quality accreditation organizations and encourage the development and adjustments to policies on quality assurance and education quality accreditation.

2. Assessment purposes:

a) To ensure compliance with laws and carry out the accountability of education quality accreditation organizations;

b) To serve as the basis for education quality accreditation organizations to enhance and improve their quality;

c) To serve as the basis for educational establishments to select education quality accreditation organizations;

d) To serve as the basis for renewing operational licenses or recognizing education quality accreditation operations of education quality accreditation organizations. 

Article 4. Supervision and assessment principles 

1. Ensuring compliance with laws.

2. Ensuring objectivity, honesty, publicity, and efficiency.

3. Ensuring the confidentiality of information and not obstructing the normal operations of supervision and assessment subjects. 

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