What are requirements for teaching staff of institutions providing training for crewmembers and operators of internal waterway vessels in Vietnam?

What are requirements for teaching staff of institutions providing training for crewmembers and operators of internal waterway vessels in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 9 of the Decree 78/2016/NĐ-CP (amended by Article 2 of the Decree 128/2018/NĐ-CP) stipulating requirements for teaching staff of institutions providing training for crewmembers and operators of internal waterway vessels in Vietnam as follows:

1. Standards of a teacher shall be in accordance with vocational education laws.

2. A theory teacher, apart from the standards specified in Clause 1 of this Article, shall have at least an associate degree or certificate of training in the subject(s) he/she teaches in accordance with vocational education laws.

3. A practice instructor, apart from common standards specified in Clause 1 of this Article, shall satisfy the following standards:

a) An instructor teaching a captain or chief mechanic class shall have a captain or chief mechanic qualification that is at least one class higher than that of his/her graduates;

b) An instructor giving first-class captain training or chief mechanic training shall have a first-class captain or chief mechanic qualification and has been holding a first-class position for at least 36 months.

4. A training institution shall have at least 50% full time teachers/instructors for each class of the programs.

What are regulations on classification of institutions providing training for crewmembers and operators of internal waterway vessels in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 4 of the Decree 78/2016/NĐ-CP stipulating classification of institutions providing training for crewmembers and operators of internal waterway vessels in Vietnam as follows:

Training institutions are classified into four classes as follows:

1. First-class training institutions are permitted to provide training and issue certificates of training of all classes in accordance with to the Law on Inland Waterway Navigation.

2. Second-class training institutions are permitted to provide training and issue second-class certificates of training and below.

3. Third-class training institutions are permitted to provide training and issue third-class certificates of training and below.

4. Fourth-class training institutions are permitted to provide training and issue fourth-class certificates of training.

What are regulations on classrooms and examination rooms of institutions providing training for crewmembers and operators of internal waterway vessels in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 5 of the Decree 78/2016/NĐ-CP (amended by Article 2 of the Decree 128/2018/NĐ-CP) stipulating classrooms and examination rooms of institutions providing training for crewmembers and operators of internal waterway vessels in Vietnam as follows:

The system of specialized classrooms and examination rooms must conform to the national technical regulations on the system of specialized classrooms, examination rooms; workshops; the area for practicing driving and operating machinery of the training facility for crewmembers and operators of internal waterway vessels promulgated by the Minister of Transport, including: Classroom for learning law on inland waterway traffic, classrooms for practicing inland waterway vehicles, classrooms for learning machine-electrical theory and basic hydraulics classrooms. Examination rooms can be the same place with specialized classrooms.

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