Draft regulations on organizing exams to assess foreign language proficiency and Vietnamese proficiency

The draft Circular is built on the basis of fully integrating the regulations on foreign language proficiency assessment tests and Vietnamese language proficiency assessment tests prescribed in Circular No. 23/2017/TT-BGD&DT dated September 29, 2017 promulgating the Regulations on 6-level foreign language proficiency assessment tests for Vietnam, amended and supplemented in Circular No. 24/2021/TT-BGD&DT dated September 8, 2021 and Circular No. 27/2021/TT-BGD&DT dated October 7, 2021 promulgating the Regulations on Vietnamese language proficiency assessment tests according to the Vietnamese language proficiency framework for foreigners.

This integration contributes to facilitating units in the exam organization process, while reducing the number of legal documents that need to be issued.

The draft emphasizes the comprehensive responsibility of units in organizing the exam; at the same time, requires units to develop and implement solutions to ensure safety, objectivity, fairness, seriousness, and clearly assign responsibilities to each participating department. The work of securing exam papers is strictly regulated in all stages before, during and after the exam.

Inheriting the contents, processes and regulations that have been stabilized and effective in practice, the draft Circular also enhances the application of information technology in the entire exam organization process to reduce costs, improve efficiency and overcome existing limitations and shortcomings.

The draft also supplements regulations and procedures for building and managing the question bank, aiming to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state management in organizing competency assessment exams. Strengthen digital transformation and apply information technology to support candidates and people; provide images of candidates during the exam, helping units more conveniently verify certificates and ensure the authenticity of exam results.

Notably, the draft Circular allows units to cooperate to expand the scale of exam organization, including organizing exams abroad, in line with the current trend of international integration. At the same time, it encourages and supports Vietnamese educational institutions to establish branches, open representative offices, or implement educational programs abroad; promote cooperation, expand Vietnamese language teaching, and spread Vietnamese cultural values and traditions, especially in the Vietnamese community abroad.

The draft also creates conditions for Vietnamese educational institutions to organize Vietnamese language proficiency tests abroad, meeting the needs of global learning and integration.

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