Circular No. 46/2018/TT-BLDTBXH promulgates the minimum volume of knowledge and requirements for skills that students must achieve upon graduation at the intermediate and college levels in fields related to materials, metallurgy, production, and other engineering technologies.

CIRCULAR

ISSUING REGULATIONS ON THE MINIMUM VOLUME OF KNOWLEDGE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETENCIES TO BE ACHIEVED BY STUDENTS UPON GRADUATION FROM VOCATIONAL COLLEGE AND HIGHER VOCATIONAL LEVELS IN MATERIALS, METALLURGY, PRODUCTION, AND OTHER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES

BASED ON THE LAW ON PROFESSIONAL TRAINING dated November 27, 2014;vocational training on November 27, 2014;

Decree No. DECREE NO. 14/2017/NĐ-CP dated October 17, 2017Article 1. Amending, supplementing, and abolishing certain provisions of Circular No. 27/2017/TT-BTTTT dated October 20, 2017 of the Minister of Information and Communications regarding management, operation, connection, use, and security of information on special-purpose data networks of Party and State organizations.Government stipulates functions, tasks, rightsd) Administrative and management task group: carry out tasks related to statistics, compilation, issuance of library user cards, evaluation of library activities, international cooperation in libraries; administrative, archival, personnel organization, accounting, and other internal management activities.The Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs issues this Circular stipulating the construction, management, update, exploitation and use of social assistance and poverty reduction databases.

BASED ON THE DECISION NO. 1982/QĐ-TTg dated October 18, 2016 of the Prime Minister approving the National Qualification Framework of Vietnam;the Government approved the National Qualifications Framework of Vietnam;

BASED ON THE CIRCULAR NO. 12/2017/TT-BLDTBXH dated April 20, 2017 of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs on the minimum volume of knowledge and requirements for competencies to be achieved by students upon graduation from vocational college and higher vocational levels;Decision No. 4/2017/QĐ-BLĐTBXH of the Minister of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs stipulating the minimum amount of knowledge and competency requirements that students must achieve upon graduation at the intermediate and college levels;

At the proposal of the Director General of the Vocational Education Department,

THE MINISTER OF LABOR, WAR INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS ISSUES THE CIRCULAR REGULATING THE MINIMUM VOLUME OF KNOWLEDGE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETENCIES TO BE ACHIEVED BY STUDENTS UPON GRADUATION FROM VOCATIONAL COLLEGE AND HIGHER VOCATIONAL LEVELS IN MATERIALS, METALLURGY, PRODUCTION, AND OTHER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES TO BE APPLIED AT VOCATIONAL COLLEGES, HIGHER VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, AND UNIVERSITIES PROVIDING HIGHER VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS SCHOOLS), INCLUDING:

Article 1. ATTACHED TO THIS CIRCULAR ARE THE REGULATIONS ON THE MINIMUM VOLUME OF KNOWLEDGE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETENCIES TO BE ACHIEVED BY STUDENTS UPON GRADUATION FROM VOCATIONAL COLLEGE AND HIGHER VOCATIONAL LEVELS FOR THE INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS IN MATERIALS, METALLURGY, PRODUCTION, AND OTHER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES TO BE APPLIED AT VOCATIONAL COLLEGES, HIGHER VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, AND UNIVERSITIES PROVIDING HIGHER VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, INCLUDING:

1. INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY;

2. INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION: METAL ROLLING AND DRAWING TECHNOLOGY;

3. INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION: ARTIFICIAL WOOD PANEL PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY;

4. INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION: RUBBER PRODUCT PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY;

5. INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION: PAPER PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY;

6. INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION: SHIP SHELL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY;

7. INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION: AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY;

8. INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION: TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY;

9. INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION: APPAREL TECHNOLOGY;

10. INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION: THERMAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY;

11. INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION: TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY.

Article 2. DELEGATES THE TOTAL CIRCULATION DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO ISSUE DETAILED REGULATIONS ON THE MINIMUM VOLUME OF KNOWLEDGE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETENCIES TO BE ACHIEVED BY STUDENTS UPON GRADUATION FROM VOCATIONAL COLLEGE AND HIGHER VOCATIONAL LEVELS FOR EACH POSITION IN THE INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS TRAINED AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 1 OF THIS CIRCULAR FOR SCHOOLS TO USE AS A BASIS FOR ORGANIZING THE DEVELOPMENT, REVIEW, AND APPROVAL OF TRAINING PROGRAMS AND CURRICULA APPLICABLE TO THEIR OWN INSTITUTIONS.

Article 3. THIS CIRCULAR SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM FEBRUARY 10, 2019.

MINISTRIES, MINISTERIAL LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES OF PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES DIRECTLY UNDER THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT WITH SCHOOLS UNDER THEIR MANAGEMENT; SCHOOLS REGISTERED TO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING AT THE VOCATIONAL COLLEGE AND HIGHER VOCATIONAL LEVELS FOR THE INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 1 OF THIS CIRCULAR AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CIRCULAR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS ENFORCEMENT./.