Policy and Regulations of ODE

POLICY AND REGULATIONS OF ODE

The Government conducts the overall direction for the development of ODE by issuing policies for macro implementation. The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) is the executive institution and in charge of the development of ODE in terms of theory and practice. The MoET directs the educational institutions through The Regulations for Operating Distance Education which includes seven chapters consisting of 46 articles. The educational institutions are supposed to strictly operte in line with the regulations, including structure and content of courses, accreditation system, degree and certification, report and record, etc.

Each institution has its own regulations for operation of certain courses or programmes, assuring the success and effectiveness. As the national regulations are strictly obeyed, the degree and certificate are, by law, recognized throughout the country.

A new renovation in education is now beginning in Vietnam. The National Assembly has released a Renewed Law of Education to meet the demand of the new era of development. The Government Strategy of Education and Training Development identifies the goals (among others) of quality improvement, increased levels of education and training, the creation of skilled and flexible workforce, recognition of the importance of life-long learning. The Strategy for building a Learning Society has been approved of. It includes ODE as one means of building Learning and Knowledge-based Society.

The year 2005 was marked by the three macro policies for educational development including ODE. In May, the strategic guideline Building a Learning Society towards 2015 was released by the Government. In July, the Decision coded 164/2005/QD-TTg was signed by the Prime Minister to promote distance education development towards 2010. In November, the Government released the Resolution coded 14/2005/NQ-CP to direct the overall reform in higher education towards 2020. ODE has been seen as the measure to solve the question to balance quantity and quality in higher education.