It is necessary to distinguish between professional certificates and practice certificates.

The difference between a professional certificate and a practice certificate

Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Thi Thanh Huyen - former Director of the Institute for Scientific Research on Educational Management, Academy of Educational Management emphasized that it is necessary to distinguish between vocational certificates (due to training and education) and practice certificates.

Professional certifications and practice certificates are both formal documents that certify an individual's abilities, knowledge, and skills in a particular field.

However, they have the following fundamental differences:

Specific instructions are needed.

According to Associate Professor Dr. Dang Thi Thanh Huyen, it is necessary for teachers to be recognized and granted practice certificates. However, there needs to be specific guidance documents.

Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Thi Thanh Huyen.

For teachers and educational institution managers who are on duty (have been recruited and have full degrees and professional certificates), a practice certificate must be issued immediately without having to pass an exam or take a practice certificate exam.

Avoid the situation of "All teachers taking the exam for professional certificates", which is a formality, costly and has negative effects on teachers and educational administrators.

Previously, certificates of professional titles, information technology, foreign languages, etc. did not prove effective, making teachers both time-consuming and costly to obtain, but later many certificates were eliminated.

Some people think that training institutions should issue practice certificates to students along with their graduation certificates. However, Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Thi Thanh Huyen said that training institutions can only recognize the completion of the study program, and the issuance of practice certificates must be done by the State management agency, because it is necessary to evaluate whether teachers have sufficient professional capacity in practice and actually practice the profession or not.

The decentralization of the agency that issues practice certificates according to the Draft Law on Teachers is quite suitable: the agency in charge of which educational institutions will issue practice certificates to teachers in the locality/affiliated unit (Certificate form issued by the Ministry of Education and Training).

To effectively apply the practice certificate to teachers today, Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Thi Thanh Huyen noted:

Clear regulations on standards and certification procedures;

Continuous training and professional development;

Quality assessment and testing.

Support and incentive policies;

Closely manage and monitor:Ensure that the issuance of practice certificates is carried out in accordance with the correct procedures and that there is no negativity or corruption. Build a data management system on practice certificates of teachers and administrators of general education institutions to facilitate monitoring and inspection.

Create a positive working environment:Improve working conditions, create a positive and friendly teaching environment so that teachers and administrators of general education institutions can maximize their abilities. Encourage the spirit of cooperation and experience sharing among teachers, creating a vibrant and active learning community.

Building a learning community for teachers and educational administrators:Learning from domestic and international experiences; Teacher exchange: Encourage teacher exchange programs to broaden horizons and learn advanced teaching methods.