Decision No. 46 2015 QD-TTg on support for basic training courses and short-term training courses

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THE PRIME MINISTER

Decision No. 46/2015/QD-TTg dated September 28, 2015
of the Prime Minister on policies on support for basic
training courses and short-term training courses
Pursuant to the Law on Government organization dated December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Labor Code dated June 18, 2012;
Pursuant to the Law on Vocational education dated November 27, 2014;
Pursuant to the Law on Employment dated November 16, 2013;
At the request of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs,
The Prime Minister promulgates a Decision on policies on support for basic
training courses and short-term training courses.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of adjustment
This Decision deals with policies for support for basic training courses and
training courses shorter than 03 months (hereinafter referred to as short-term
courses), including: subsidies on training costs; allowance for living costs, and
organization of implementation of policies for support for basic training courses
and short-term courses.
Article 2. Subject of application
1. Females, rural workers, disabled people who take basic training courses and
short-term courses; priority shall be given to disabled people and beneficiaries
of benefits for meritorious persons, people from ethnic minorities, members of
poor households, members of households whose agriculture land or business
land is withdrawn, laid off female workers , fishermen; relevant agencies,
organizations, and individuals.

Article 3. Rules for provision of support for basic training courses and
short-term training courses
1. Learners who take basic training courses and short-term courses are allowed
to select their vocations and training institutions. Support for learners shall be
provided by the training institutions that run basic training courses and shortterm courses.

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2. Each person only receives support one time according to the policies in this
Decision. People who have received support for training under other policies of
the State shall not receive the support prescribed by this Decision. With regard
to people who has received training support but lose their jobs because of
objective causes, the People’s Committee of the communes shall consider
providing training support for them to change their jobs under the policies of
this Decision. Support shall not be provided more than 03 times.
Chapter II
LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR BASIC TRAINING COURSES AND SHORTTERM TRAINING COURSES
Article 4. Subsidies on training costs
1. Disabled people: up to VND 6 million/person/course.
2. Poor people from ethnic minorities in; members of poor households in
extremely disadvantaged communes/villages prescribed by the Prime Minister:
up to VND 4 million/person/course.
3. People from ethnic minorities, beneficiaries of benefits for meritorious
persons, members of poor households, members of households whose
agriculture land or business land is withdrawn, laid off female workers ,

fishermen: up to VND 3 million/person/course.
4. People or near-poverty households: up to VND 2.5 million/person/course.
5. Females, and rural workers other than those mentioned in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4
of this Article: up to VND 2 million/person/course.
6. Fishermen who learn the following vocations: operating vessels whose hulls
are made of steel or new materials, new harvesting and preservation
technologies for ships whose total power is 400 CV and over will have 100% of
training costs covered according to the Government's Decrees.
7. Any person who is eligible for more than one level of subsidies mentioned in
Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 of this Article shall receive the highest subsidy.
8. The subsidy on training cost of each vocation and the specific level of
subsidy for each learner of basic training courses and short-term courses shall
be approved by President of the People’s Committee of the province or centralaffiliated city (hereinafter referred to as province), head of central agency in
charge of provision of support for basic training courses and short-term courses
depending on each training program, the training duration, and characteristics
of each area.

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With regard to the vocations of which training costs are higher than the
subsidies prescribed in this Article, local governments and training institutions
shall formulate plans for raising additional funds from local budgets,
enterprises, learners’ contributions, and other lawful sources of sponsorships to
cover the training costs.
9. Apart from the entities mentioned in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of this Article, the

People’s Committees of provinces, in consideration of the conditions of their
provinces and provincial budgets, shall provide and raise other funding sources
to provide support for other people who wish to have vocational training.
Article 5. Subsidies on living cost
1. Beneficiaries: disabled people, beneficiaries of benefits for meritorious
persons, people from ethnic minorities, members of poor households, members
of households whose agriculture land or business land is withdrawn, laid off
female workers who take basic training courses and short-term courses.
2. Subsidies:
a) Subsidy on meals: VND 30,000/person/learning day.
b) Subsidy on traveling cost: VND 200,000/person/course if their residences are
at least 15 km from the training location.
For disabled people and learners residing in disadvantaged or extremely
disadvantaged communes/villages prescribed by the Prime Minister: VND
300,000/person/course if their residences are at least 15 km from the training
location.
3. Apart from the entities and subsidies mentioned in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of
this Article, Ministries, regulatory bodies, local governments, and training
institutions, depending on their capacity, shall raise additional funding sources
to provide more subsidies for learners during the courses.
Article 6. Funding for implementation of training support policies
1. Sources of funding for provision of support for basic training courses and
short-term courses include:
a) Central government budget;
b) Local government budgets;
c) Funding provided by organizations, individuals, enterprises, and other lawful
sources.
2. Ministries, regulatory bodies, and local governments shall combine funding
provided by central government budget, local government budgets, and other

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sources to run basic training courses and short-term courses in accordance with
this Decision and the Law on State budget.
Chapter III
ORGANIZIATRION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES ON
SUPPORT FOR BASIC TRAINING COURSES AND SHORT-TERM
COURSES
Article 7. Plan formulation, contract conclusion, and training task
assignment
1. Ministries, regulatory bodies, and local governments shall formulate and
approval annual plans for provision of basic training courses and short-term
courses for the entities regulated by this Decision according to their demand for
vocational training, enterprises’ demand for employment, and provided funding
for training support.
Training plan includes: List of vocations, training levels, learner quantity,
training institutions, locations, training cost of each vocation, estimate of
necessary funding, and agencies appointed to implement policies on support for
basic training courses and short-term courses (hereinafter referred to as
assigning agencies).
2. According to approved plans, agencies appointed to implement policies on
support for basic training courses and short-term courses shall conclude training
contracts and assign tasks to training institutions eligible to provide vocational
training as prescribed.
3. The contract conclusion and task assignment shall comply with the Law on

Investment, the Law on State budget, and their instructional documents.
Article 8. Learners’ implementation of training support policies
1. Learners shall complete applications for vocational training and send them to
training institutions eligible to provide vocational training they select.
2. Depending on the funding, training contract, and quantity of learners
regulated by this Decision, training institutions shall run basic training courses
and short-term courses, pay for living costs of the entities mentioned in Article
5 of this Decision during the courses.
3. Training institutions shall submit financial statements to assigning agencies
according to the fulfillment of assigned tasks or training contracts.
Article 9. Responsibilities of Ministries and central agencies
1. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall:

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a) Instruct other Ministries, regulatory bodies, and local governments to
annually formulate plans, estimate necessary funding for support for basic
training courses and short-term courses; consolidate plans and funding demands
and send them to the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning and
Investment for inclusion in the State budget estimate, which will be submitted
to the Prime Minister;
b) Provide guidance on provision of training support, program formulation,
training provision; multiplication of basic training and short-term training
model;
c) Cooperate with the Ministry of Finance in providing guidance on

management and use of funding for provision of support for basic training
courses and short-term courses;
d) Inspect, supervise provision of support for basic training courses and shortterm courses; submit biannual and annual reports to the Prime Minister.
2. The Ministry of Finance shall:
a) Cooperate with the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs in
providing guidance on management and use of funding for provision of support
for basic training courses and short-term courses.
b) Inspect, supervise provision of support for basic training courses and shortterm courses, management and use of funding for support prescribed by this
Decision and the Law on State budget.
3. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall:
a) Provide guidance on plan formulation, impose targets of support for basic
training courses and short-term courses upon Ministries, regulatory bodies, and
local governments in annual and 5-year socio-economic development plans;
b) Inspect, supervise implementation of policies on support for basic training
courses and short-term courses.
4. Other Ministries and agencies
a) Direct vocational training institutions, enterprises, and other establishments
under their management to participate in provision of basic training courses and
short-term courses under the policies of this Decision;
b) Supervise vocational training institutions, enterprises, and other
establishments under their management running basic training courses and
short-term courses; submit biannual and annual reports to the Ministry of Labor,
War Invalids and Social Affairs.

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Article 10. Responsibilities of the People’s Committees of provinces
1. Compile lists of vocations, training costs of each vocation, subsidies for each
group of learners, annual and 5-year training plans under the policies of this
Decision.
2. Provide funding from local budgets, combine with other sources of funding
to provider supports in accordance with this Decision and the Law on State
budget.
3. Organize the implementation of policies in this Decision, assign tasks to or
sign contracts with vocational training institutions, enterprises, and other
establishments eligible to provide vocational training; Enterprises who provide
training for employees and vocational training institutions having satisfactory
training programs shall be given priority.
4. Direct radio, television, and press agencies in the province to run a program
about career counseling, vocational training, and creation of employments.
5. Direct other agencies to do activities that support production, create
employments, build up trademarks, and sell products for employees after
training.
6. Implement policies on support for basic training courses and short-term
courses in this Decision; take responsibility for result and effectiveness of
vocational training in their provinces.
7. Inspect, supervise provision of support for basic training courses and shortterm courses in their provinces; submit biannual and annual reports on results
and effectiveness of vocational training to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids
and Social Affairs.
Article 11. Responsibility of training institutions to implement policies on
support for basic training courses and short-term courses
1. Run basic training courses and short-term courses under training contracts or
given tasks in accordance with regulations on vocational education.
2. Arrange time, location, and training schedule flexibly depending on the
vocations, manufacturing process, growth cycles of plants, animals, and

conditions of learners.
3. Provide support for learners properly and in a timely manner in accordance
with this Decision.
4. Take responsibility for management and use of funding as prescribed by law.

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5. Submit reports on results and effectiveness of basic training courses and
short-term courses, use of support funding to assigning/contracting agencies
and Departments of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of provinces.
Article 12. Implementation effect
1. This Decision takes effect on January 01, 2016.
2. People who are receiving support and the training course is not finished when
this decision comes into force shall receive the level of support according to this
Decision.
3. This Decision replaces regulations on support for short-term vocational
training courses for people from ethnic minorities in Clause 1 Article 3 of the
Prime Minister’s Decision No. 42/2012/QD-TTg dated October 08, 2012;
policies on support for short-term vocational training courses for members of
households whose agricultural land is withdrawn in Point a Clause 1 Article 4
of the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 52/2012/QD-TTg dated November 16,
2012, and other regulations on basic training courses and short-term courses
that contravene this Decision.
4. Ministers, Heads of ministerial agencies, Heads of Governmental agencies,
Presidents of the People’s Committees of provinces, heads of relevant agencies,

relevant organizations and individuals shall implement this Decision./.
The Prime Minister
Nguyen Tuan Dung

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