License for opening a foreign language, IT training center in Vietnam

License for opening a foreign language, IT training center in Vietnam

I. Procedures for license on opening a foreign language, IT training center in Vietnam

1. Authority to license on opening foreign language, IT training center in Vietnam:

a) The Director of a university, academy and Rector of a higher education institution or a pedagogy college shall make the decision on opening a foreign language, IT training center that are located within its precincts;

b) The head of a social organization, socio-professional organization or economic organization authorized by laws to open a training center shall to make his/her decision on opening a foreign language and IT training center;

c) The Director of the Department of Education and Training of Province (City) shall make decision on opening a foreign language, IT training center that fall within his/her remit; or grant license on opening foreign language, IT training center of education institutions, academies, universities or pedagogy colleges that are located outside their precincts, and those prescribed in Point b Clause 1 of this Article.

2. Application files for license on opening of a foreign language, IT training center includes:

a. Request form for the opening a foreign language, IT training center;

b. The proposal for opening a foreign language and computer training center that specifies the following contents such as the center”s name, location, necessity and legal grounds for establishment of the center; objectives and missions of the center; training curriculum and scale; facilities of the center; organizational structure, and Curriculum vitae of the recommended Director of the center;

c. A draft regulation on the organization and operation of the foreign language, IT training center.

3. Processing application files for license on opening of a foreign language, IT training center:

a) The applicants shall send 01 set of application files referred to in Clause 2 of this Article, whether directly or by post, to the competent person vested relevant authority to establish the foreign language and IT training center;

b) Within the duration of 10 business days of receipt of all required valid documents, the competent authority shall be responsible for evaluation and inspection of requirements in accordance with applicable laws and regulations;

c) Within the permissible duration of 05 business days, the competent person as prescribed by Clause 1 of this Article issues the opening decisiong or opening license when all specified requirements have been satisfied; in case of refusal to grant that decision, license a written notification in which reasons for such refusal should be clearly stated must be sent to the Applicants.

III. Conditions for operation permit of foreign language, IT training center in Vietnam

1. The center employs administrative officers, teachers and employees that meet statutory qualification requirements and its operational requirements.

2. The center must provide adequate facilities, equipment, teaching materials and sources of financing for ensuring training quality in conformity with the center’s development plan and operating scale.”

IV. Procedures for operation permit of foreign language, IT training center in Vietnam

1. Authority to permit operation of foreign language, IT training center in Vietnam:

a) The Director of a university, academy and Rector of a higher education institution or college shall be accorded authority to issue operation permit of the foreign language and IT training center within its  precincts.

b) The Director of the Department of Education and Training of Province (City) shall grant operation permit of foreign language and IT training center other than that prescribed in Point a above;

2. Application file for operation permit of  foreign language, IT training center in Vietnam includes:

a) The request form for operation permit of foreign language, IT training centers in Vietnam;

b) The duplicate copy derived from the original register, the certified duplicate copy derived from the original copy or the duplicate copy with the original copy for verification purposes of the decision to establish the center issued by the competent person;

c) The statutes of educational operations of the center;

d) The report on facilities, equipment, curriculum and teaching materials; administrative officers and teachers; the written evidence of legal right to use land and house, sources of financing for operations of the center.”

3. Processing the application files for operation permit of foreign language, IT training centers in Vietnam:

a. Foreign language, IT training center shall send directly or by mail one copy of the application files specified in Point 2 of this Section to the competent authority defined in Point 1 of this Section;

b. Within 5 working days after receiving the application filer, the competent authority shall receive the dossier. If the dossier is not in accordance with the regulations, it shall notify in writing the contents which need to be amended or supplemented to the center;

c. Within 10 working days after receiving the valid dossiers according to regulations, the competent persons defined in Clause 1 of this Section shall coordinate with the concerned agencies and units in organizing the on-the-spot evaluation of the ability to meet the prescribed conditions and record results in the appraisal report;

d. Within five working days from the date of obtaining appraisal results, the competent authority defined in Clause 1 of this Section shall decide to permit the educational operation of the center. If They you have not yet decided to authorize educational activities, they will notify the center in writing, stating the reason.

Source: Decree No.46/2017/ND-CP dated April 21, 2017 and No.135/2018/ND-CP dated October 4th, 2018 of the Government regulating investment conditions and activities in education.

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