Simplifying administrative procedures in the field of education and training

Specifically, the Prime Minister approved the reduction and simplification of administrative procedures related to production and business activities in 10 areas: activities of preschool education institutions; activities of general education institutions; activities of continuing education institutions; activities of specialized schools; activities of foreign-invested educational institutions, representative offices of foreign education in Vietnam, branches of foreign-invested educational institutions; joint training activities with foreign countries; business of study abroad consulting services; education quality assessment; vocational education; vocational education quality assessment.

At the same time, cut and simplify 05 internal administrative procedures on: recognizing provinces that have met the standards of universal education level 3 and illiteracy eradication level 2; recognizing districts that have met the standards of universal education and illiteracy eradication; recognizing communes that have met the standards of universal education and illiteracy eradication; terminating the operation of branches of public secondary schools; establishing branches of public secondary schools.

Simplify the operations of preschool and general education facilities

The plan has simplified administrative procedures for establishing or permitting the establishment of kindergartens; primary schools; secondary schools, multi-level schools with the highest level being secondary school; high schools, multi-level schools with the highest level being high school. Specifically as follows:

- Reduce the time to handle administrative procedures for establishing kindergartens from 15 days and 10 working days to 14 working days; for primary schools from 15 days and 10 working days to 15 working days. For junior high schools and high schools, the total time to handle administrative procedures from 20 days and 10 working days to 17 working days.

- Combine two conditions on the Project for establishing or permitting the establishment of a kindergarten, primary school, or secondary school into one general condition: "Having a project for establishing or permitting the establishment of a kindergarten/primary school/junior high school/high school in accordance with the provincial planning and related planning of the locality where the school is located, established according to Form No. 02, Appendix II attached to Decree No. 142/2025/ND-CP dated June 12, 2025 of the Government regulating the division of authority of two-level local authorities in the field of state management of the Ministry of Education and Training ."

The plan also simplifies and reduces procedures to allow schools at all levels to operate educational activities by shortening the total time for handling administrative procedures from 15 days and 10 working days to 14 working days for kindergartens; from 20 days and 10 working days to 17 working days for primary, secondary and high schools. Combine land conditions with floor area. Specifically, in the inner city areas of special-class urban areas, the construction floor area is calculated equivalent to the land area, but not lower than the minimum average area per student. At the same time, abolish the condition: "Having regulations on organization and operation of the school".

Regarding administrative procedures to allow educational activities to resume for all levels of schools, the Plan has added the form of submitting documents online via the National Public Service Portal. The total time to process administrative procedures for primary schools has been reduced from 07 working days to 04 working days; for kindergartens, middle schools, and high schools, it has been reduced from 07 working days to 05 working days.

Regarding school mergers and separations, the Plan has reduced the time for handling administrative procedures for preschools from 10 days and 15 working days to 14 working days; for primary schools from 15 days and 10 working days to 15 working days; for junior high schools and high schools from 20 days and 10 working days to 17 working days. At the same time, three conditions have been abolished: "Meeting the needs of socio -economic development"; "Ensuring the rights and interests of teachers and learners"; "Contributing to improving the quality and effectiveness of education and including explanatory content in the School Merger, Division and Separation Project" for all levels. Work/activities related to copying/notarizing documents have been reduced. The Plan also reduces the total time for handling school dissolution at preschool level from 10 days to 05 working days; For 3 levels of education from primary to high school, it is from 20 days down to 10 working days.

Simplifying the operations of foreign-invested educational institutions

Regarding the operation of foreign-invested educational institutions, the Plan to reduce and simplify regulations on the establishment of foreign-invested preschool and general education institutions in Vietnam. Specifically:

- Change the condition: "By the time of appraisal for permission to operate education, the investment value must be over 50% of the total investment capital and the investor must commit to investing enough capital within 5 years from the date of the decision to allow operation" to the condition for allowing operation.

- Simplify 12 conditions into 02 general conditions on facilities for preschools and general education facilities and refer to the standards on school and classroom facilities of the Ministry of Education and Training; integrate 06 regulations on teaching staff conditions for general education facilities into 02 conditions corresponding to each preschool and general education level and refer to the regulations of the Ministry.

- Reduce the time for handling the verification of the validity of the dossier and sending the dossier for comments from relevant agencies and units from 05 working days to 03 working days (at Point a, Clause 2, Article 42 of Decree No. 86/2018/ND-CP); reduce to 07 working days (previously 10 days) for asking for comments from the dossier receiving agency, the agency, the unit being consulted (Point c, Clause 2, Article 42 of Decree No. 86/2018/ND-CP), reduce the time from 30 working days to 20 working days for preparing the dossier, preparing the dossier appraisal report, and submitting it to the competent authority (Point d, Clause 2, Article 42 of Decree No. 86/2018/ND-CP).

Regarding the regulations allowing the establishment of preschools and general education institutions with foreign investment in Vietnam at the request of foreign diplomatic missions and intergovernmental international organizations, the Plan removes the regulations on the dossier components regarding the written approval of the establishment of educational institutions in the locality and the approval in principle for land lease by the People's Committee of the province where the educational institution is expected to be established or the agreement in principle on land lease or available facilities. At the same time, simplify 12 conditions into 02 general conditions on facilities for preschools and general education institutions and refer to the standards for school and classroom facilities of the Ministry of Education and Training; integrate 06 regulations on the conditions on teaching staff for general education institutions into 02 conditions corresponding to each preschool and general education level and refer to the regulations of the Ministry. Plan to reduce processing time from 30 working days to 20 working days.

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/don-gian-hoa-thu-tuc-hanh-chinh-trong-linh-vuc-giao-duc-dao-tao-20250827224208506.htm