UNITS ALLOWED HAVING ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Regulation on assessment of language proficiency according to Vietnam’s language proficiency framework issued by the Ministry of Education and Training on September 29, 2017 in accordance with 23/2017/TT-BGDDT.
In accordance with this Regulations, test-administering units include senior colleges providing foreign language discipline or public service providers assigned to administer language proficiency tests which are entitled to administer language proficiency tests according to test formats from level 1 to 6 according to Vietnam's language proficiency framework. And foreign language centers established by the President of People’s Committee of province or Director of Department of Education and Training, pedagogy colleges with foreign language discipline which are entitled to administer language proficiency tests according to test formats from level 1 to 3 according to Vietnam's language proficiency framework. Any person wishing to have his/her language proficiency evaluated or to obtain a foreign language certificate according to Vietnam's language proficiency framework shall submit a valid application for examination; pay sufficient charges for test and award of certification as prescribed and have incurred no examination prohibition. Listening, reading and writing skills are administered on papers or computers. Speaking skills are offered in the form of face-to-face or computer-based speaking tests. For each test, based on the actual conditions, the test center shall announce the test formats which are paper-based or computer-based tests, face-to-face or computer-based speaking tests before test takers apply for tests.
This Circular takes effect on November 15, 2017.
