The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee approved the joint organization of foreign language proficiency certification exams.

Circular No. 16/2025/TT-BGDDT emphasizes the requirement for the People's Committees of provinces and cities to manage the activities of organizing foreign language proficiency certification exams in the locality.

From October 12, 2025, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee approved the joint organization of foreign language proficiency certification exams.

The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued Circular No. 16/2025/TT-BGDDT regulating the joint organization of foreign language proficiency certification exams.

The Circular takes effect from October 12, 2025, replacing Circular No. 11/2022/TT-BGDDT.

One of the notable provisions in Circular No. 16/2025/TT-BGDDT is that the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee has the authority to approve joint organization of foreign language proficiency certification exams.

Specifically, Article 6 of the Circular stipulates: The People's Committees of provinces and cities shall manage the activities of joint organization of foreign language proficiency certificates in the locality according to the Government 's regulations; publicly announce and update on the electronic information page the list of units approved, adjusted, extended, and terminated joint organization of foreign language proficiency certificates in the locality.

The Department of Education and Training is responsible for advising the People's Committees of provinces and cities in managing and inspecting the joint organization of foreign language proficiency certificates in the locality, handling violations (if any); and guiding the joint parties to implement the provisions of the Circular.

The Circular also clarifies the concept of legal and popular foreign language proficiency certificates in the world.

Specifically, foreign language proficiency certificates are legally recognized in the host country when the competent authority of that country permits the organization of the certificate examination; or are used to review immigration applications, naturalization, and grant entry visas to citizens of countries who want to settle, work, research, study, and recognize the achievement of input and output standards in training programs for international students in countries using the language used for the certificate examination as the official language.

Also according to the circular, the approval of joint organization of foreign language proficiency certificates does not include the recognition of the levels of those foreign language proficiency certificates as equivalent to the levels of the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for use in Vietnam in the national education system.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, with the newly issued points, Circular No. 16/2025/TT-BGDDT is a step to complete the legal framework, increase transparency, clearly decentralize powers and protect the rights of test takers in the activities of joint organization of foreign language proficiency certificates.

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