Implementing the Credit-based Education Model in Vietnamese Universities

Abstract

The Vietnamese ministry of education and training (MOET) has instructed universities to implement a credit-based education model that includes the training of skills. This paper discusses three issues in implementing the model; namely: (i) difficulty to provide skills training, (ii) lack of staff, quality lecturers and facilities such as library and laboratories and (iii) mismatched habits and skills of students with those required by the new model. To fully benefit from this model, the authors give five recommendations for MOET and concerned universities to consider: (i) strengthen the competence education of this new model; (ii) enact policies to improve lecturers' qualifications and practical experience; (iii) use facilities from outside groups or other universities; (iv) improve soft skills of students by assigning them appropriate tasks and encouraging them to finish their tasks; and (v) implement the model on a step by step approach based on the specific conditions of each university.

Keywords

• Credit model
• Vietnamese Education
• Vietnam