Chương II Thông tư 17/2022/TT-BLĐTBXH giáo dục nghề nghiệp người lao động Chương trình mục tiêu quốc gia: Hướng dẫn thực hiện tiểu dự án 1 “phát triển giáo dục nghề nghiệp vùng nghèo, vùng khó khăn” trong dự án 4 thuộc chương trình mục tiêu quốc gia giảm nghèo bền vững giai đoạn 2021 - 2025 được phê duyệt tại Quyết định số 90/QĐ-TTG ngày 18/01/2022 của Thủ tướng Chính phủ

Chapter II

GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUBPROJECT NO. 1 - “DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR AREAS IN POVERTY OR HARDSHIP" AS PART OF THE PROJECT NO.4 UNDER THE NATIONAL TARGET PROGRAM FOR SUSTAINABLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION FOR THE 2021-2025 PERIOD, WHICH WAS APPROVED UNDER THE PRIME MINISTER'S DECISION NO. 90/QD-TTG DATED JANUARY 8, 2022

Article 3. Beneficiaries or Recipients of Financial and/or Other Support

These beneficiaries shall be as specified in III (paragraph a, clause 4) in the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 90/QD-TTg dated January 18, 2022 on approval of the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Alleviation for the 2021-2025 Period.

Article 4. Financial and/or other Support aimed at Investing in Facilities, Physical Infrastructure, Equipment or Means necessary for Training Activities of Vocational Education Institutions

1. Financial and/or other Support given in the form of funding for construction, repair or maintenance of property or facilities; purchase of equipment or means intended for training activities shall vary according to the nature of funding sources, principles and criteria under which funds are appropriated to vocational education institutions located in provinces comprising poor district(s). Those offering vocational education in key industries or occupations vital to the local or regional socio-economic development shall be preferred.

2. Based on set goals, objectives and assigned funds, financial or other Support shall be granted in accordance with regulatory provisions of the law on public investment; the Circular No. 46/2022/TT-BTC dated July 28, 2022 of the Minister of Finance, prescribing management, use and final accounting of central budget expenditures intended for implementation of the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Alleviation during the 2021 – 2025 Period (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 46/2022/TT-BTC) and other relevant regulatory provisions.

Article 5. Setting National Vocational Qualification and Competency Standards

Setting, updating, revising and modifying National Vocational Qualification and Competency Standards in accordance with the Circular No. 56/2015/TT-BLDTBXH dated December 24, 2015 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, regarding guidance on setting, review and publication of National Vocational Qualification and Competency Standards.

Article 6. Imposing the Minimum Limits on Volume of Learning or Knowledge required, and Post-graduation Capacity of Learners

Imposing, modifying; reviewing and introducing the minimum limits (norms) on the volume of learning or knowledge required and post-graduation capacity of learners according to corresponding industries or occupations and at qualification levels as specified in the Circular No. 12/2017/TT-BLDTBXH dated April 20, 2017 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, providing for the minimum requirement for the volume of knowledge and capacity of learners attained after graduation from (post)secondary (also junior college) programs; the Circular No. 34/2018/TT-BLDTBXH dated December 26, 2018 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, prescribing amendments and modifications to several Articles of the Circular No. 42/2015/TT-BLDTBXH dated October 20, 2015, prescribing elementary-level training, the Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BLDTBXH dated October 20, 2015 on continuing training; the Circular No. 07/2017/TT-BLDTBXH dated March 10, 2017, introducing the work regime for vocational educators; the Circular No. 08/2017/TT-BLDTBXH dated March 10, 2017, prescribing academic and professional qualification standards of vocational educators; the Circular No. 10/2017/TT-BLDTBXH dated March 13, 2017, prescribing samples or templates of (post)secondary (or associate) diplomas and degrees; printing, management, conferral, withdrawal or revocation of (post)secondary (or associate) diplomas and degrees; the Circular No. 31/2017/TT-BLDTBXH dated December 28, 2017, prescribing collegiate, intermediate and elementary-level on-the-job training (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 34/2018/TT-BLDTBXH; and clause 8 and 10 of Article 23 in the Circular No. 15/2022/TT-BTC dated March 4, 2022 of the Ministry of Finance on management and use of state budget expenditures on implementation of the National Target Program for Socio-economic Development of Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas in the 2021 – 2030 period, Stage I: from 2021 to 2025 (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 15/2022/TT-BTC).

Article 7. Setting Economic and Technical Benchmarks

1. Setting, altering and modifying economic and technical benchmarks in training specific to industries or occupations that correspond to vocational education qualifications and levels.

2. Content of economic and technical benchmarks in training shall be defined, reviewed and put to use in accordance with the Circular No. 07/2020/TT-BLDTBXH dated October 12, 2020 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, providing for setting, reviewing and introduce economic and technical benchmarks in training to be applied in the vocational education field.

Article 8. Making the Required Equipment List

1. Compiling, revising and modifying the List of required equipment items specific to industries or occupations that correspond to vocational education qualifications and levels.

2. Content of the aforesaid List shall be defined, evaluated, reviewed and published in accordance with Section I and II of Appendix I hereto.

Article 9. Setting Standards of Facilities Used in Practice, Experimentation or Testing

1. Setting, revising or modifying Standards of Facilities Used in Practice, Experimentation or Testing specific to industries or occupations.

2. Content of Standards of Facilities Used in Practice, Experimentation or Testing specific to industries or occupations shall be defined, revised or modified under Section I or III of Appendix I hereto.

Article 10. Setting Minimum Prices of Vocational Education Services Funded by State Budget (hereinafter referred to as State-funded Services)

These Minimum Prices shall be set in accordance with law on prices; the Government’s Decree No. 60/2021/ND-CP dated June 21, 2021, prescribing the practice of financial autonomy of state-owned public service providers; instructions of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs on the method for pricing of state-owned public service providers funded by the state budget (state-funded public service providers) in the vocational education field under the pricing authority of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affair; and other relevant regulatory provisions.

Article 11. Developing the System for National Assessment and Certification of Vocational Qualification

1. Financial and/or other Support shall be intended for:

a) creating, altering, modifying and reviewing the Bank of Theory and Practice Exam Questions for the National Assessment for Certification of Vocational Qualifications (hereinafter referred to as Question Bank).

b) designing, introducing, put to use and updating training programs, curricula and syllabi, and providing training courses in the National Assessment for Certification of Vocational Qualifications; printing and providing officers in charge of the national assessment and certification of vocational qualifications with assessor or examiner credential/identification cards.

2. Financial and/or other Support shall be given in the following manners:

a) For the former series of activities stated above:

Designing and compiling relevant materials; providing training or retraining courses for the Panel for Design and Compilation of Question Bank in accordance with the Circular No. 36/2018/TT-BTC dated March 30, 2018 of the Minister of Finance, providing guidance on estimation, management, use and final accounting of state budget appropriations or expenditures intended for training and retraining of state regulators and public employees, and implementation of regulations in force (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 36/2018/TT-BTC); Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BLDTBXH dated October 20, 2015 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, prescribing continuing training and education (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BLDTBXH), which is and amended and supplemented in the Circular No. 34/2018/TT-BLDTBXH.

Designing, compiling, reviewing and approving the Question Bank in accordance with clause 2, 3 and 4 of Article 20 in the Government's Decree No. 31/2015/ND-CP dated March 24, 2015, specifying several Articles of the Law on Employment regarding national vocational qualification assessment and certification (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 31/2015/ND-CP) and clause 8 of Article 3 in the Government’s Decree No. 140/2018/ND-CP dated October 8, 2018, amending and supplementing Decrees relating to investment and business conditions, and administrative formalities under the authority of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 140/2018/ND-CP). Detailed procedures for creating, designing, compiling and reviewing the Question Bank specified in Appendix II hereto.

Providing counsels or instructions on and supervising the process for compilation of the Question Bank as specified in clause 3 of Article 16 in the Circular No. 46/2022/TT-BTC.

Designing and compiling relevant materials; providing training or retraining courses for the Panel for Design and Compilation of Question Bank in accordance with the regulations laid down the Circular No. 36/2018/TT-BTC, the Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BLDTBXH and amended and supplemented in the Circular No. 34/2018/TT-BLDTBXH.

Radically editing, encrypting data on exam questions and inputting them into the IT system for management, retention, shuffling exam questions and creating or forming exams in accordance with clause 4 of Article 20 in the Decree No. 31/2015/ND-CP and clause 8 of Article 3 in the Decree No. 140/2018/ND-CP to prepare, design, compile and provide manuals for use thereof in the National Assessment of Vocational Qualifications or vocational qualification exams specific to levels indicated in the national vocational qualification and competency assessment framework in accordance with paragraph a of clause 3 of Article 11 in the Circular No. 19/2016/TT-BLDTBXH dated June 28, 2016 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, providing guidance on implementation of several Articles of the Decree No. 31/2015/ND-CP (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 19/2016/TT-BLDTBXH); point a of clause 5 of Article 12 in the Circular No. 41/2019/TT-BLDTBXH dated December 30, 2019 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, amending and supplementing several Articles of the Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BLDTBXH dated October 19, 2015, imposing regulations on national vocational qualification certificates, conferment and management of conferment of national vocational qualification certificates; and the Circular No. 19/2016/TT- BLDTBXH dated June 28, 2016 on instructions for implementation of several Articles of the Government’s Decree No. 31/2015/ND-CP dated March 24, 2015, imposing detailed regulations on implementation of several Articles of the Law on Employment regarding assessment and conferment of national vocational qualification certificates (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 41/2019/TT-BLDTBXH); and other relevant directives to in order for vocational qualification assessment bodies to make preparation for and conduct the vocational qualification assessment, as well as notify participants and examinees so that they can get ready for such exam-based assessment. Shuffling questions to create vocational qualification exams shall be as provided in the Circular No. 69/2021/TT-BTC dated August 11, 2021, providing guidance on management of funds for preparation, organization of and participation in exams in the general education system.

Editing and publishing literature relating to the guidebook to creating, designing and compiling the Question Bank and the national vocational qualification certification assessment shall be subject to clause 3 of Article 4 in the Circular No. 46/2022/TT-BTC.

b) For the latter series of activities stated above:

Designing or selecting and approving curricula, syllabi and other teaching or learning resources shall be subject to regulations laid down in Article 4 and Article 5 of the Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BLDTBXH and amended or modified under the Circular No. 34/2018/TT-BLDTBXH.

Entities designated to provide training or retraining courses shall design the training program or plan courses included in the training program; define the scope, content, participants, time, location of each course; print and issue ID/credential cards of vocational qualification assessors or examiners as appropriate for training or retraining of public officials or employees under the Circular No. 36/2018/TT-BTC.

Article 12. Developing the Vocational Education Quality Assurance System

1. Financial and/or other Support shall be intended for:

a) Developing and applying quality assurance models at vocational education institutions

Conduct surveys, assessments and make reports on the current state of quality assurance at vocational education institutions; research, develop and experiment on models; design training programs and materials for application of these models, and provide school administrators and teachers with training courses in pilot use of the models; inspect and supervise the development of and experimentation with the models; host conferences and seminars on assessment, review and finalization of quality assurance models.

b) Conducting training and retraining sessions in the setting up and development of quality assurance systems available for use at vocational education institutions; providing training and retraining sessions for education quality accreditors

Design, publish and revise curricula and syllabi; hold training and retraining sessions in setting up and developing quality assurance systems available for use at vocational education institutions.

Design, publish and revise curricula and syllabi; provide training and retraining sessions for vocational education accreditors.

2. Financial and/or other Support shall be given in the following manners:

a) For the former task

Building quality assurance models to be applied to vocational education institutions: Survey, evaluate, make general and thematic reports on the current state of quality assurance of vocational education institutions in provinces with poor districts; research and develop quality assurance content and activities varying depending on types of vocational education institutions provided that they are suitable to the conditions of these provinces with poor districts. Building quality assurance models consisting of procedures and tools for quality assurance during the enrolment, training and graduation process.

Experiment on quality assurance models: Allow several vocational education institutions to experiment on models; design curricula and syllabi and provide training sessions for school administrators and teachers designated to participate in the experimentation process; carry out the experimentation process at designated vocational education institutions.

Examine and supervise the design, development and pilot application of quality assurance models by vocational education institutions. Hold conferences, seminars or workshops during the period of design, development and pilot application of models. Assess, review and finalize quality assurance models.

Entities designated to be in charge of designing, developing and applying quality assurance models at vocational education institutions shall act in accordance with the Joint Circular No. 55/2015/TTLT-BTC-BKHCN dated April 22, 2015 of the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Science and Technology, providing guidance on setting quotas for estimation, allocation and final accounting of budget expenditures on science and technology assignments funded by the State Budget (hereinafter referred to as Joint Circular No. 55/2015/TTLT-BTC-BKHCN).

b) For the latter task

Entities designated to provide training and retraining courses shall design the training program or plan courses included in the training program; define the scope, content, participants, time, location of each course; and conduct these training courses under the provisions of the Circular No. 36/2018/TT-BTC.

Article 13. Providing Professional Development Courses for Teachers and Administrators

1. Financial and/or other Support shall be intended for:

a) Designing, compiling, publishing, revising and updating curricula, syllabi and training resources available for use in training and retraining courses, and provide these courses designed to standardize and improve the capacity and repertoire of vocational teachers and administrators; on the pedagogical capacity and teaching qualifications of vocational trainers; on the capacity to develop training programs, curricula, syllabi and training resources; on the professional qualifications and expertise in managing vocational training activities taking place in the workplace or corporate context; on the levels of vocational qualification and question banks intended to test and assess vocational qualifications for use in practice classes taught by vocational educators; on the scientific research capacity for teachers and school administrators; on the capacity to apply information technology to teaching and instruction activities in the vocational education, digital transformation and new technology sectors; on business and entrepreneurship or business startup knowledge for the poor and disadvantaged people; on other professional knowledge and skills as required by the employment position.

b) Designing, publishing and updating curricula and syllabi needed for training and retraining courses provided for vocational education administrators, including: training and retraining courses on the state management, management of vocational education institutions, digital transformation, soft skills, foreign language proficiency levels and other necessary skills.

c) Conducting and providing training and retraining courses intended to ensure vocational education administrators meet required standards, including: training and retraining courses on professional management knowledge and skills, state management qualifications, administration of vocational education institutions; improvement of the competency in digital skills, soft skills, foreign language proficiency levels and other necessary skills; overseas courses on organizational models, governance ability, future skills and/or technology transfer taking place in countries with developed vocational education systems.

d) Designing, offering, updating and conducting training and retraining courses on improvement of the capacity for development of courses, curricula, syllabi, textbooks, materials and other resources needed for training and retraining courses provided for vocational education administrators, teachers and administrators in charge of managing school facilities and equipment.

dd) Designing, developing, offering and updating training and retraining courses, and providing these training and retraining courses for school staff members engaged in legal and inspection work.

e) Designing, developing, offering and updating professional knowledge and skill training and retraining courses on development of training programs, improvement of teaching, managerial and vocational skills, and provide these courses for managers and vocational trainers at enterprises and cooperatives.

2. Financial and/or other Support shall be given in the following manners:

Entities designated to conduct and provide training or retraining courses shall design and plan courses; define the scope, content, trainees or participants, time, location of each course; and conduct these courses in order to comply with regulations on training and professional development courses for public officials and employees laid down in the Circular No. 36/2018/TT-BTC and other regulations currently in force.

Article 14. Development of programs, courses, curricula, syllabi or other learning resources

1. Financial and/or other Support shall be intended for:

a) Developing training programs, curricula, syllabi and other learning resources for use in a number of key industries or occupations; industries or occupations needing a lot of local personnel. Take charge of carrying out the examination and selection process to decide which vocational education institutions located in disadvantaged areas are entitled to financial or other support for design and development of courses, curricula, syllabi or training materials in conformance to course completion requirements already imposed on several key industries or occupations provided that they are tailor-made for any shift in industries or occupations in the local industrial structure.

b) Researching, designing and developing courses and teaching and learning materials on application of Fourth Revolution technologies in agricultural and tourism occupations to satisfy the socio-economic development needs of workers living in the provinces with poor districts.

c) Researching digital transformation procedures, revising and digitalizing documents on approach to digital transformation, and experimenting with such procedures at a number of vocational education institutions in the provinces with poor districts.

2. Financial and/or other Support shall be given in the following manners:

a) For designing and developing courses, curricula, syllabi, learning or teaching materials for secondary (intermediate), postsecondary (junior college)-level programs: Complying with the regulations laid down in the Circular No. 03/2017/TT-BLDTBXH dated March 1, 2017 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, prescribing procedures for designing, developing, reviewing or assessing and introducing courses and curricula; leading and carrying out the process of writing, compilation and selection of syllabi and teaching materials for secondary (intermediate), postsecondary (junior college)-level programs; and point a of clause 7 of Article 23 in the Circular No. 15/2022/TT-BTC.

b) For designing and developing elementary-level and under-03-month intensive training programs:

Content, scope and mapping of courses, curricula or syllabi designed for the elementary-level training programs; the process of design, writing, compilation, review and introduction of the elementary-level course shall be as prescribed in the Circular No. 42/2015/TT-BLDTBXH dated October 20, 2015 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, prescribing the elementary-level training (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 42/2015/TT-BLDTBXH), and as amended and supplemented under the Circular No. 34/2018/TT-BLDTBXH.

Content, scope and mapping of courses and curricula or syllabi designed for the under-3-month intensive training programs; the process of design, writing, compilation, review and introduction of continuing education programs shall be as provided in the Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BLDTBXH, and as amended and supplemented under the Circular No. 34/2018/TT-BLDTBXH.

b) Researching, designing and developing courses and teaching and learning materials on application of Fourth Revolution technologies in agricultural and tourism occupations to satisfy the socio-economic development needs of workers living in the provinces with poor districts shall be as instructed under the Joint Circular No. 55/2015/TTLT-BTC-BKHCN. Researching the procedures for revising and digitalizing documents on approach to digital transformation, and experimenting with such procedures at a number of vocational education institutions in the provinces with poor districts shall be as prescribed in the Joint Circular No. 55/2015/TTLT-BTC-BKHCN and clause 9 of Article 23 in the Circular No. 15/2022/TT-BTC.

Article 15. Communication about vocational education

1. Financial and/or other Support shall be intended for:

a) Creating, designing and issuing publications and leaflets; digital products, digital learning or teaching materials and other products, such as notebooks, books, office equipment, souvenirs, which serve communication purposes.

b) Creating, promoting and advertising vocational education by using billboards, screens, decals, badges, symbols placed in public areas, high traffic areas, road intersections, national highways, means of transport; information-bearing objects, items, booths, shops, stores and galleries.

c) Communicating through press or news agencies, media agencies, mass media, such as audio-visual news resources, print newspapers, electronic newspapers, websites, magazines, social networks; through works of journalism, informative products of journalistic nature, video clips, footage, communication products.

d) Hosting or organizing programs, events, forums, conferences, seminars, contests, movements or campaigns in which participants are encouraged to learn, compose, write or make news, photographic articles, reportages or films about vocational education for communication and message delivery purposes.

dd) Enhancing the capacity of personnel in charge of communication about regulatory policies, laws, and promoters.

e) Designing, creating, updating and revising or modifying curricula, syllabi and materials used in courses in professional knowledge and skills of communication about laws, employment, and vocational training policies to be provided for students; teachers, administrators and other staff members working for vocational education institutions, intramural promoters or communicators and consultants of vocational education courses.

2. Financial and/or other Support shall be given in the following manners:

a) Heads or Directors of entities assigned to be in charge of communication about vocational education shall have the duty to choose the proper form and scope of communication to ensure all communication activities must be carried out in an effective and law-abiding manner.

b) Communication carried out by using both electronic and printed (or physical) publications shall be as provided in point b of clause 2 of Article 11 in the Circular No. 06/2022/TT-BTTTT dated June 30, 2022 of the Minister of Information and Communications, providing guidance on the implementation of the Project on Communication and Information Poverty Alleviation under the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction in the 2021 - 2025 period (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 06/2022/TT-BTTTT).

Article 16. Surveys, Statistics and Forecast of Demands for Vocational Education

1. Financial and/or other Support shall be intended for:

a) Investigating, surveying, statistically estimating and forecasting demands specific to majors; conducting assessments to point out skills that learners or students are short of; providing career counseling and job orientation.

b) Keeping track of trainees completing vocational education courses and conducting surveys on the employment/unemployment status of trainees completing vocational training courses.

2. Financial and/or other Support shall be given in the following manners: Designated entities shall formulate the investigation or survey plan and implement this plan in accordance with the Circular No. 109/2016/TT-BTC dated June 20, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance, providing for estimation, management, utilization and preparation of final accounts of expenditures on conducting statistical surveys and national censuses.

Article 17. Career Counseling or Orientation

1. Financial and/or other Support shall be intended for:

a) Designing, offering and updating training or retraining courses designed for career counseling and orientation purposes.

b) Providing training courses or instructional sessions aimed at improving the capacity of school staff and teachers in charge of career counseling and guidance activities; enhancing the soft skill training capacity of school staff and teachers.

c) Hosting seminars, conferences, forums or workshops on career counseling and orientation; career guidance programs, trips and contests in which candidates answer questions about the world of occupations; career counseling days; career orientation and guidance activities for learners after graduation; cooperating with unions and associations in providing union members, the youth and students with access to career counsels.

d) Researching, surveying and creating training models, piloting and widely applying soft skills training models; designing, updating and introducing soft skills training programs; providing soft skills training courses for the youth, learners and students.

dd) Providing students with access to job counsels; organizing job counseling and recruitment programs and days helping connection between learners and employers.

2. Financial and/or other Support shall be given in the following manners:

a) Comply with the provisions of the Circular No. 14/2022/TT-BLDTBXH dated August 30, 2022 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, providing for career or job counseling and start-up support given to students of vocational education institutions (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 14/2022/TT-BLDTBXH).

b) Designated entities shall put forward and carry out plans in an effective and law-abiding manner.

Article 18. Start-up and job creation support

1. Financial and/or other Support shall be intended for:

a) Providing staff members in charge of start-up support at vocational education institutions with training courses in start-up skills aimed at improving their start-up support capacity.

b) Providing students of vocational education institutions with training courses in knowledge about start-up skills.

c) Organizing seminars and forums to promote entrepreneurial spirit, get connected to various start-up support resources; contests and competitions to search for startup ideas and give support to startup ideas and projects; vocational education start-up days at schools, in provinces, regions and the entire nation.

d) Providing favorable condition and support for students to participate in start-up and job creation activities; creating startup clubs; start-up assistance space; developing programs for development of idea exchanges and start-up projects; business incubator and investor connect programs.

dd) Studying several start-up assistance models and recommending them to students.

2. Financial and/or other Support shall be given in accordance with the Circular No. 14/2022/TT-BLDTBXH.

Article 19. Developing models for linkage between vocational education and enterprises or cooperatives

1. Financial and/or other Support shall be intended for:

a) Researching and developing do-it-yourself (DIY) training equipment.

b) Organizing field trips and career orientations aimed at connecting students of vocational education institutions and enterprises or cooperatives.

2. Financial and/or other Support shall be given in the following manners:

a) For the former task

Entities assigned to conduct the research and development of DIY equipment needed for training activities shall make assessment and choose equipment winning prizes at the National DIY Training Equipment Contest which will be funded to be further researched and widely used at vocational education institutions.

Establishing the Management Committee or the Appraisal Panel. Each Management Committee or Inspection Panel must have 07 or 09 members whose qualification requirements, assigned duties and powers of members of the Management Committees or members of the Appraisal Panel are decided by entities assigned to conduct the research and development of DIY equipment needed for training activities.

Activities involved in the task of researching and developing DIY training equipment consist of the following: Holistic researches; current state assessments; survey questionnaires used for acquiring information, documents and data; data processing, information, document and data analyses; content of professional researches; hosting scientific seminars, consultations with experts; conducting experiments, tests, manufacture and production process; research and complete development of technology processes; proposed solutions, recommendations, inventions, useful solutions, products, preparations, models, scientific publications and other proposals; review, evaluation and acceptance testing prior to publishing.

Manage the inspection, supervision and provision of guidance on implementation of the task of researching and developing DIY training equipment.

b) For the latter task

Enable school personnel or administrator and teachers in charge of business cooperation at vocational education institutions, and training managers of enterprises and cooperatives, to conduct surveys and researches into training cooperation and development models aimed at connecting training activities and production or business activities of enterprises.

Offer students access to visits, field trips, internship or apprenticeship and start-up orientations organized at enterprises and cooperatives.

Article 20. Secondary (intermediate) or postsecondary (junior college)-level training

1. Offering secondary (intermediate) or postsecondary (junior college)-level training programs to trainees or workers in families living under or near the poverty line, just escaping from poverty, and low income earners.

2. Financial and/or other Support shall be given in the following manners:

a) Depending on the training needs of students, labor markets and socio-economic development orientations of specific regions and localities, defining the appropriate professions, occupations, qualifications and training scale.

b) This task shall be performed in accordance with the Circular No. 04/2022/TT-BLDTBXH dated March 30, 2022 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs on organization of intermediate-level and college-level training by academic year or according to the method of accumulating modules or credits, and the Circular No. 31/2017/TT-BLDTBXH dated December 28, 2017 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, prescribing college, intermediate and elementary-level training in on-the-job training form (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 31/2017/TT-BLDTBXH) and the Circular No. 34/2018/TT-BLDTBXH.

Article 21. Elementary-level and under-3-month vocational training

1. Offering elementary-level and under-3-month intensive vocational training programs to trainees or workers in families living under or near the poverty line, just escaping from poverty, and low income earners.

2. Financial and/or other Support shall be given in the following manners:

a) Depending on the training needs of students, labor markets and socio-economic development orientations of specific regions and localities, defining the appropriate professions, occupations, qualifications and training scale.

b) As for elementary-level vocational training programs, complying with the regulations laid down in the Circular No. 42/2015/TT-BLDTBXH and amended or supplemented under the Circular No. 34/2018/TT-BLDTBXH.

c) As for continuing training programs (under 3 months), complying with the regulations laid down in the Circular No. 42/2015/TT-BLDTBXH and amended or supplemented under the Circular No. 34/2018/TT-BLDTBXH.

d) If workers participate in elementary-level on-the-job training courses, financial or other Support for this task shall be given in accordance with the regulations laid down in the Circular No. 31/2017/TT-BLDTBXH and amended or supplemented under the Circular No. 34/2018/TT-BLDTBXH.