Chương III: Thông tư 14/2022/TT-BGDĐT Bồi dưỡng nghiệp vụ kiểm định viên

Chapter III

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR ACCREDITORS

Article 7. Professional training programs and documents for accreditors

1. A professional training program for accreditors includes: objectives, expected learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills, autonomy and responsibility of learners after completing the course; content, duration, methods and forms of refresher training, assessment and retention of learners’ performance.

2. Based on the framework of the professional training program for accreditors specified in Appendix I to this Circular, the accreditor training facility shall build, appraise and issue detailed training programs; organize the compilation or selection, evaluation and issuance of mandatory use documents for the professional training program and regular training materials.

Article 8. Provision of professional training for accreditors

1. Accreditors receiving professional training must have a master's degree or equivalent or higher.

2. Accreditor training facilities include: universities, academies, universities, domestic education accreditation organizations established and licensed for educational activities that satisfy the following minimum requirements to ensure quality of professional training for accreditors:

a) Facilities, training programs and materials: ensure resources in terms of facilities and equipment (classrooms, learning materials, websites and other relevant condition); the accreditor training facility's website is capable of supporting online interaction between learners and between learners and teachers, with public information on the contents specified in Clause 5 of this Article; as for a accreditor training facility that is not an education accreditation organization, it must cooperate with an education accreditation organization to organize practical internships on external assessment operations at the facility for learners; have programs and documents to provide professional training for accreditors as prescribed in Article 7 of this Circular;

b) Teaching staff: there are at least 10 (ten) people on the list to participate in teaching refresher courses, of which at least 03 (three) lecturers are public employees who are recruited, employed and managed according to the provisions of the law on public employees or employees who have been contracted for an indefinite term according to the Labor Code (for universities, academies, universities) or have at least 03 (three) accreditors who have been signed with an indefinite term contract under the Labor Code (for education accreditation organizations); be an accreditor’s card holder, have at least 10 years of experience in administration of higher education, pedagogical college or have at least 05 (five) times participating in the role of team leader or secretary of an external evaluation team or persons who have worked at regulatory bodies participate in directing and directly drafting legal documents in the field of quality assurance and education accreditation;

c) Organization and management: there is 01 (one) leader of the training facility in charge of holding professional training for accreditors; there is 01 (one) unit affiliated to or under the accreditor training facility assigned to act as the focal point to provide professional training for accreditors; the training facility has internal documents promulgated to organize and conduct professional training of accreditors.

3. Before holding the first course in professional training of accreditors, the facility shall report it to the Quality Management Department, the Ministry of Education and Training on their eligibility according to the form in Appendix II to this Circular.

4. Before each professional training course for accreditors, the training facility shall report to the Quality Management Department the training plan according to the form in Appendix III to this Circular.

5. Before announcing enrollment, the accreditor training facility must publicize on its website the following basic matters:

a) Plan on holding the refresher course; detailed program and list of required documents for the refresher program; tuition fees to be paid by learners; rules or regulations of the refresher course; rights and obligations of lecturers, instructors, learners and related organizations and individuals;

b) Information about lecturers and instructors for each topic with basic information about their full name, qualifications and working experience.

6. At the end of the accreditor training course, the head of the training facility shall issue a certificate of completion of the accreditor training program to learners who meet the requirements according to the form provided in Appendix IV to this Circular.

7. After issuing certificates of completion of the professional training program for accreditors to the learners of the refresher course, the accreditor training facility shall send to the Quality Management Department a list of learners and those who have been issued with certificates of completion of the professional training program for accreditors; and also make public the list of those who have been issued with certificates of completion of the accreditor training program on facility's website and update the information into the quality assurance and higher education accreditation.

8. Every year, the accreditor training facility shall review, update and supplement detailed training programs and documents, internal documents on management activities and requirements for conducting professional training for accreditors.