Chương IV: Thông tư 14/2022/TT-BGDĐT Sát hạch, cấp và thu hồi thẻ kiểm định viên

Chapter IV

TESTING OF ACCREDITORS, ISSUANCE AND REVOCATION OF ACCREDITOR’S CARDS

Section 1. TESTING OF ACCREDITORS

Article 9. Test-administering entity

1. The Quality Management Department is the unit in charge of formulating plans and regulations on administration of testing and submitting them to the leaders of the Ministry of Education and Training for signature and promulgation; coordinate with relevant units, organizations and individuals inside and outside the Ministry of Education and Training in administering testing of accreditors.

2. The Director of the Quality Control Department shall issue a decision to assign tasks to 01 (one) public sector entity directly under the Quality Management Department to perform the following tasks: prepare facilities and equipment and other relevant condition for administering testing of accreditors'; receive applications for registration of accreditor tests.

Article 10. Content and form of test

1. Content of the test

a) Theory part: overview of quality assurance and education accreditation; the educational institution quality assurance system; quality assurance system and training program operation; self-assessment and assessment outside the educational institution and training program; regulations on accreditors of higher education and pedagogical colleges;

b) Practical part: applying basic knowledge and skills in accrediting educational institutions and training programs to do case studies.

2. Form of the test

a) Candidates take the test through 02 (two) parts of test, including the theory test in the form of multiple choice with the test time of 60 minutes and the practical test with the test time of 120 minutes;

b) Each test paper has answer keys and detailed grading scale for grading; the total score of each test is 100 (one hundred) points (on a 100-point scale);

c) The candidate who achieves 80 (eighty) points or more in the theory test and 70 (seventy) points or more in the practical test is considered passed by the Accreditor’s Testing Council.

Article 11. Registration for the test

1. Persons having 5 years (60 months) or more as lecturers or working in the administration of higher education, pedagogical colleges; knowledgeable about policies and laws on higher education and pedagogical colleges; have completed the professional training program for accreditors according to regulations approved by the Ministry of Education and Training may register to take the accreditor’s test.

2. Each application for taking the accreditor’s test shall be sent to the Ministry of Education and Training according to the instructions in the notice of test-administering entity, including:

a) Curriculum vitae according to the form in Appendix V to this Circular;

b) Certificate of completion of the professional training program for accreditors; diplomas and documents related to the time of teaching, administration of higher education, pedagogical colleges of the test taker.

Article 12. Testing process

1. Step 1. The Quality Management Department shall notify the administration of accreditor’s test on the web portal of the Ministry of Education and Training.

2. Step 2. Prepare for the administration of the accreditor’s test

a) The Director of the Quality Control Department shall issue a decision on the establishment of the Accreditor’s Testing Council. The Accreditor’s Testing Council may use the seal of the Quality Management Department to perform their tasks;

b) The Chairman of the Accreditor’s Testing Council shall decide to establish the specialized committees and subgroups (Secretary Committee, Test Paper Board, Invigilation Board, Grading Board, Appeal Board and other subgroups where necessary);

c) The Accreditor’s Testing Council considers and publishes the list of qualified and unqualified people to take the test on the website of the Ministry of Education and Training.

3. Step 3. Administer the accreditor’s test

a) The Accreditor’s Testing Council shall administer the test according to the content and form specified in Article 10 of this Circular;

b) Within 20 working days from the day on which the final part of test is completed, the Accreditor’s Testing Council shall announce the results for those who meet the requirements on the website of the Ministry of Education and Training;

c) Within 10 working days from the date of announcement of the accreditor’s test results, the test taker may appeal the results of his/her test to the Quality Control Department; the Accreditor’s Testing Council shall re-grade the test and announce the results on the website of the Ministry of Education and Training within 10 working days from the deadline for receiving the application for test appeal.

4. Step 4. Recognize the results

a) Within 10 working days from the date of publication of the test appeal results, the Accreditor’s Testing Council shall make a list of candidates who have met the requirements in the accreditor’s testing as prescribed at Point c, Clause 2 Article 10 of this Circular and request the Director of the Quality Control Department to issue a decision to recognize the list of the test takers who have passed the accreditor’s test;

b) The accreditor’s test results are not preserved for the next period.

Section 2. ISSUANCE AND REVOCATION OF ACCREDITOR’S CARDS

Article 13. Competence to issue and revoke accreditor’s card

The Director of the Quality Control Department has the authority to issue and revoke the accreditor’s card.

Article 14. Issuance of accreditor’s card

1. The accreditor’s card is issued to the person who is included in the decision on recognition of test taker who has passed the accreditor’s test as prescribed at Point a, Clause 4, Article 12 of this Circular.

2. Within 15 working days from the date of issuing the decision on recognition of test taker who has passed the accreditor’s test, the Director of the Quality Management Department shall issue the accreditor’s card according to the form in Appendix VI to this Circular.

3. The list of people who are granted accreditor’s cards is published on the portal of the Ministry of Education and Training, and it is also updated into the higher education quality assurance and accreditation system management software.

Article 15. Re-issuance of accreditor’s card

1. Cases of re-issuance of accreditor’s card: when the card is damaged or lost.

2. Procedures and application for re-issuance of the card

a) Accreditors wishing have their cards re-issued shall send such applications via the public postal service to the Ministry of Education and Training or directly at the Single-window division of the Ministry of Education and Training, and submit them online at the Public service portal of Ministry of Education and Training;

b) The application consists of an accreditor’s application form, stating the reason for the re-issuance, according to the form in Appendix VII to this Circular; accreditor’s card (in case the card is damaged);

c) Within 20 working days from the date of receipt of complete and valid application, the Director of Quality Control Department shall re-issue the card or notify in writing in case the card is not re-issued, clearly stating the reason.

Article 16. Revocation of accreditor’s card

1. The accreditor’s card shall be revoked when the card holder fails to satisfy the provisions of Point b, Clause 2, Article 5 of this Circular.

2. The accreditor’s card shall be revoked when the card holder violates one of the following cases:

a) Committing fraudulent acts to pass the accreditor’s test;

b) Intentionally giving untruthful results of education accreditation;

c) Violating one of the provisions in Clause 3, Article 5 of this Circular on prohibited acts applied to accreditors;

d) Lack of active legal capacity or limited active legal capacity; being convicted and the judgment has taken legal effect.