Da Nang supports civil servants in attending law courses.

Da Nang City provides approximately 37 million VND in support to each official, civil servant, and public employee to pursue a second university degree in Law to enhance their professional skills.

On September 21st, at a special session, the Da Nang City People's Council approved the draft Resolution stipulating policies to support the training of second university degrees in Law for officials, civil servants, and public employees of the city.

Accordingly, the city uses its budget to subsidize 50% of tuition fees (excluding fees incurred from retaking courses or exams) for students. After graduation, officials, civil servants, and public employees must commit to working for at least two years at an agency, unit, or locality under the city's management; if they voluntarily drop out or are not awarded a diploma, they will not receive the subsidy.

Those nominated for training must have a university degree or higher in a field other than Law; have at least 3 years of work experience; and after completing the course, remain employed for at least 5 years (for leaders and managers) or at least 10 years (for civil servants and professional staff).

The course will be held in Da Nang City, outside of regular working hours (for those who work while studying). The completion time for the second degree in Law is approximately 2.5 years, with 109 credits. Tuition is 690,000 VND per credit, so the total cost for completing the course is approximately 75 million VND (based on the tuition fees of Hanoi Law University).

Civil servants in Da Nang work at the one-stop service area in the city's administrative center. Photo: Nguyen Dong.

According to the Da Nang City People's Committee, training for a second university degree in Law is essential to standardize the legal qualifications of officials, civil servants, and public employees. This is an important task in administrative and judicial reform.

As of June 2023, the number of officials and civil servants with legal training working in Da Nang accounted for only about 4% (998 people). According to the assessment of the Da Nang City People's Committee, the legal staff has not met the requirements for lawmaking, monitoring, and inspecting the implementation of laws within the scope of state management in the locality. Some officials and civil servants in the legal department lack professional experience.

The professional staff's legal knowledge is not up to par with the job requirements, leading to situations where the advice given on the issuance of some documents or the application of law in the performance of official duties is not thorough enough, not in line with reality, and in many cases, violations occur.

The Da Nang Department of Internal Affairs announced that after sending out documents to agencies, units, and localities, 60 people have registered for a second degree program in Law.

Nguyen Dong

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