However, these policies have not been appropriate and close to reality, have not yet motivated and forced civil servants of the central state administrative agencies to have degrees and
Trang 1MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
GIAP THI YEN
STATE MANAGEMENT ON ENGLISH TRAINING FOR CIVIL SERVANTS OF THE CENTRAL STATE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES TO MEET THE
INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION REQUIREMENTS
Major: Public management Code: 62 34 04 03
SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
HÀ NỘI, 2020
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Supervisors: - ASSOC PROF DR NGUYEN THI HONG HAI
- DR NGUYEN NGOC VAN
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The thesis will be defended in the presence of the Thesis Assessment Council of the Academy
Location: Doctoral thesis defense room - Meeting room… Building……, National Academy of
Public Administration No 77 - Nguyen Chi Thanh Street - Dong Da District - Hanoi
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The thesis can be found at the National Library of Vietnam or the library of the National Academy of
Public Administration
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1 Rationale
In the context of deeper and deeper international integration today, training and improving English proficiency for civil servants is an urgent requirement to help civil servants proactively access to the knowledge treasure of human, in order to serve for work, and step by step help our country integrate into the region and the world In reality, the state management agencies have built and issued the policies and laws on English training However, these policies have not been appropriate and close to reality, have not yet motivated and forced civil servants of the central state administrative agencies to have degrees and certificates corresponding to their English proficiency at work to meet international integration requirements; the process of organization and implementation has mainly concentrated on the form and quantity, has not really paid attention to the training quality; inspection, examination and management of English training quality have been still lax, which leads to the fact that a lot of civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies have English degrees and certificates in accordance with the criteria of ranking scale and title of civil servants but only few of them can use English proficiently for work when required To contribute to solving the aforementioned problems as well as meeting the requirements in the new situation, it is essential to have a
systematic study on theory and practice; therefore, studying the topic of “State
management on English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies to meet the international integration requirements” is necessary and practical in
the current context
2 Research purposes and tasks
- Research purposes: build the arguments to propose viewpoints and solutions to complete the state management on English training for the team of civil servants of the central state administrative agencies to meet the international integration requirements
- Research tasks: systematize the thesis-related researches; clarify the literature review of state management on English training; survey, analyze and assess the real situation, propose viewpoints and solutions to complete the state management on English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies to meet the international integration requirements today
3 Research subject and scope
- Research subject: State management affairs on English training for civil servants
of the central state administrative agencies to meet the international integration requirements
- Research scope: In terms of content: build, issue and organize the implementation of policies and laws; inspect, examine and manage training quality; and create motivation to use English for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies In terms of space: study the state management affairs on English training for civil servants of ministries and ministerial-level agencies In terms of time: study the state management affairs on training English for civil servants in recent times
4 Methodology and research methods
The thesis made approaches based on the methodology of Marxism - Leninism,
Ho Chi Minh ideology and the Party and State’s viewpoints on training and fostering civil servants; applied and combined the specific research methods such as document research method; sociological survey method with questionnaire; methods of comparison, analysis, synthesis, systematization, generalization; and inheritance and development of other research results
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- Research questions: 1 How are the English proficiency requirements for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies to meet international integration? Has the English proficiency of civil servants of the central state administrative agencies met the international integration requirements yet? To help civil servants meet the English proficiency requirements, which requirements should be met by the State management on English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies? 2 How is the state management on English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies being conducted? What are the basic limitations and causes of these limitations? 3 How to complete the state management on English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies in order to improve English training quality and contribute to improving English proficiency for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies to meet the international integration requirements?
- Research hypotheses: 1 International integration sets out the requirement that compels civil servants of the central state administrative agencies to use English to communicate and work directly with foreign partners; learn, research and improve professional skills However, in reality, the majority of them have English degrees and certificates meeting the criteria of ranking scale and title of civil servants, but very few people can use English to work independently in the international cooperation environment To satisfy the aforementioned requirements, the State needs to build a specific mechanism; be proactive and flexible in managing, operating, promoting the autonomy and self-responsibility of training institutions in the process of English training for civil servants; manage the training quality and create motivation for regular English use at agencies and units for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies 2 Although the state management on English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies has been concerned and implemented, but has still been limited These limitations come from many reasons The reason is that the policies and laws on English training built and promulgated by the State management agencies are still general, there are no sanctions that force the civil servants of the central state administrative agencies to have degrees and certificates corresponding to their English proficiency at work to meet international integration requirements; the process of organization and implementation has mainly concentrated on the form and quantity, has not really paid attention to the training quality; inspection, examination and management
of English training quality have been still lax, which leads to the fact that a lot of civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies have English degrees and certificates but they cannot use English proficiently for work when required 3 To meet the requirements of English proficiency of civil servants in the international integration context, improving the State management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies should be conducted in the following directions: (i) The State needs to build and complete the laws and policies on improving English proficiency for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies based on their positions and titles under the compulsory and encouraging direction in order to create conditions for civil servants to actively participate in training and self-training English; (ii) Perfect the organizational structure of state management agencies on English training; (iii) English training organization for civil servants should focus on investing in facilities and developing a team of lecturers who are not only good at communicating in English but also have the specialized English level related to professional skills and knowledge of civil servants, especially promoting the autonomy and self-responsibility for English
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in the international integration context
6 New contributions of the thesis
- In terms of theory: The thesis is a comprehensive and profound research on theoretical basis of state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies in Vietnam The results of this research will supplement and improve the concepts and requirements of training, characteristics, subjects, contents
of State management on English training; factors affecting the state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies in the international integration context
- In terms of practice: The thesis provides accurate, timely and complete information on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies in Vietnam This information helps policymakers and managers to perfect their policies, coordinate to implement the function of state management on English training for civil servants; serve the research, teaching and learning in the field of public management throughout the country
7 Thesis structure
In addition to the introduction, conclusion, list of the author’s publications, appendices and reference list, the thesis is structured into 04 chapters including Chapter 1: Overview of thesis-related research works; Chapter 2: Theoretical basis of state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies in the international integration context; Chapter 3: Current situation of state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies in Vietnam; Chapter 4: Viewpoints and solutions to perfect the state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW OF THESIS-RELATED RESEARCH WORKS
1.1 Thesis-related research works
1.1.1 Research works on foreign language training and fostering for civil servants
1.1.1.1 Domestic research works
The vast majority of domestic research works mention different aspects of foreign language training and fostering in the national education system The researches on foreign language training and fostering for civil servants are quite few, there are only a few researches on English learning methods, English-using requirements for civil servants; among them, several researches have proposed some specific solutions on foreign language training and fostering for civil servants The analysis and evaluation of the aforementioned researches are the basis for reference when the author develops the
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1.1.1.2 Foreign research works
The system of foreign research works mainly focuses on the policies of foreign language training and fostering for human resources in general, and foreign language training, especially English, for their civil servants in particular These researches have highlighted the important role and impact of English on human resources and socio-economic development of countries Language policies in other countries have provided the author with suggestive information for her thesis topic
1.1.2 Research works of state management on foreign language training and fostering for civil servants
The researches of State management on training and fostering civil servants have received the attention and concern of many researchers However, the researches of State management on foreign language training and fostering for civil servants are still lacking, there are only a few researches related to the policy of foreign language teaching and learning of civil servants
1.2 Comment on literature review and further research direction of the thesis
1.2.1 Achievements
Firstly, most of the authors concentrate on studying foreign language training and fostering in the national education system State management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies is not interested and paid attention to
by researchers; only a few researches focus on the method of foreign language teaching and learning, English-using requirement and important role of English for civil servants and socio-economic development; Secondly, assessing the current situation of State management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies is still sketchy, they are just the qualitative judgments and assessments with the lack of statistical data and comprehensive assessment about the real situation of state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies; Thirdly, the solutions of foreign language training and fostering for civil servants are still scattered and not systematic The solutions of state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies are not mentioned in the researches
1.2.2 The contents should be continued to study
In addition to internalizing the research results of the former researchers, the author will focus on solving the five basic issues as follows: firstly, assess the impact of international integration and foreign language requirements set out for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies in the international integration context; secondly, research and build the requirements on English training contents, methods and forms for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies; thirdly, research, build and perfect the system of theoretical basis of state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies; fourthly, study the factors affecting the state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies; fifthly, study and evaluate the real situation of state management
on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies in order
to provide solutions to improve the work of state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies to satisfy the international integration requirements
Trang 7CHAPTER 2 THEORETICAL BASIS OF STATE MANAGEMENT ON ENGLISH TRAINING FOR CIVIL SERVANTS OF THE CENTRAL STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES IN THE INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION
CONTEXT 2.1 Civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies, and requirements on English training in the international integration context
2.1.1 Civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
2.1.1.1 State administrative agencies
State administrative agencies are an integral part of the state apparatus; therefore, they also have all the common characteristics of the state apparatus Besides, the state administrative agencies have their own characteristics as follows:
Firstly, the State administrative agencies perform the state administrative management, executive and manage all fields of social life; Secondly, the State administrative agencies constitute a hierarchical institutional system from the Central to local levels; Thirdly, the State administrative agencies are the system of agencies with close and united relationship; Fourthly, the operation of the State administrative agencies
is regular, continuous and relatively stable, and is a bridge to bring policies and laws to life; Fifthly, the State administrative agencies have the state management function in two forms including: promulgate normative documents and specific documents on the basis
of the Constitution, laws, ordinances and documents of the superior State administrative agencies in order to comply with and implement those documents; on the other hand, directly direct, operate, inspect, etc the activities of their subordinate State administrative agencies, and their grassroots units
From the aforementioned characteristics, the most common interpretation of the State administrative agencies is as follows: The State administrative agencies are an integral part of the State administrative apparatus, and are entitled to use the State power
to perform the executive function as stipulated by laws
2.1.1.2 Central State administrative agencies
The central state administrative agencies include the Government, and the specialized agencies who assist the Government in performing the state management in all sectors and fields, officially called ministries The common viewpoint of many countries is that the ministries are the central state administrative agencies, perform the state management function for sectors and fields in the whole country The concept of ministries and ministerial-level agencies depends on the regulations of each country, in which these agencies belong to the organizational structure of the Government to manage sectors or fields
Therefore, the central state administrative agencies are an integral part of the state administrative apparatus, and are entitled to use the State power to perform the executive function throughout the country
2.1.1.3 Civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
Civil servants in Vietnam have the basic characteristics as follows: Firstly, they are Vietnamese citizens; Secondly, they are recruited and appointed to the ranking scale, position, title in state agencies; Thirdly, they belong to the personnel and receive salaries from the state budget or are guaranteed from the salary fund of public non-business units
in accordance with the provisions of law
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From the characteristics as above-mentioned, it can be understood that the civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies are Vietnamese citizens, recruited and appointed to the ranking scale and title in the ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and their public service activities are associated with state power, they take responsibility
to the laws for performing the assigned tasks and powers
2.1.1.4 Position and role of civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
The civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies have an important position and role in the following three basic fields: Firstly, advise the Party and the State
on the legislative work; Secondly, advise to perform the state management function; Thirdly, advise and inspect, examine, prevent and fight against corruption and waste, and settle complaints and denunciations
2.1.2 International integration background, and English training requirements for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
2.1.2.1 Impact of international integration on Vietnam
International integration today has become a common trend of the era and has had direct influences on Vietnam’s administrative work in the following aspects: Firstly, international integration makes the interdependence among nations increase because of the narrowed economic gap; Secondly, the economic gap narrows faster than the level that public administration in countries can manage appropriately; Thirdly, international integration has influence on most of management fields and limits the independently-acting ability of national government; Fourthly, international integration affects the centralization of economic power among and within countries; Fifthly, promote regional and international management to protect the groups of vulnerable countries from the adverse effects of international integration
International integration brings great development opportunities for each country, but also cause them to face big challenges and difficulties That requires the State to have full and profound awareness in order to get appropriate solutions to take advantage of opportunities, overcome challenges, turn challenges into opportunities for technology development and innovation, competitiveness improvement, and sustainable development
in the international integration process This can only be achieved if the subjects in general and the administrative subject in particular are integrated into that trend through language communication activities
2.1.2.2 English-using requirement for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies to meet international integration requirements
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2.1.2.3 English training requirement for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies to meet international integration requirements
In the English training process, civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies are provided and supplemented with basic knowledge about English communication (vocabulary, grammar, phonetics, listening, speaking, reading, writing skills), and specialized English knowledge for professional work, in order to help them improve the work quality, fulfill the agencies’ goals Therefore, it can be confirmed that English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies is the process of updating, supplementing, improving English communication skills and specialized English knowledge to assist civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies in increasing their working capacity and quality based on available English knowledge
To achieve the desired levels of use, it is necessary to fully implement the following requirements: Firstly, the English training content for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies must closely follow the Party’s objectives in implementing the Personnel Strategy to meet the international economic integration process of the country; suitable to the requirements of management and use of civil servants, the training and fostering plan and the need of building and developing the capacity of human resources in agencies and units, especially promoting the sense of self-learning English of civil servants The English training content for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies is to improve the English-using ability to meet the international integration requirements in accordance with the standard of titles and job positions of civil servants; therefore, the training content must be highly practical, meet the application-to-work requirement of civil servants, which means to supplement both communicative English and specialized English proficiency: communicative English for self-dealing with and working with foreign partners, participating in international conferences and workshops; specialized English for translation, document study, improvement of professional capacity of civil servants Secondly, English training course for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies is organized in many forms: probation, training in accordance with the standard of civil servant ranks, training at the request of job position, training before appointing managerial positions Thirdly, the student-centered approach is a method that is effective and is applied by a lot of English lecturers
2.2 Theories of state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
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State management on English training for civil servants is a concept that has not been clearly defined in the legal documents on training and fostering cadres, civil servants and officials However, from the interpretation of state management, the author gives the following concept: State management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies is the power-using process of state management agencies to have organizational impact and adjust the relationships arising during the English training time for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies to ensure that training affairs comply with the provisions of law
The process of state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies includes the following activities: building legal basis, organizing the implementation; and inspecting, examining and managing the training quality and motivating the use of English for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies During the management process, the management subject has influence on the object under the appropriate management methods and tools in order to achieve the agencies’ objectives as set out Among administrative subjects, the Government has the highest administrative authority The ministries are not only the state management subject within the scope of their responsibilities and authority but also the subject of management and employment of civil servants
2.2.2 Characteristics of state management on English training for civil servants
of the Central state administrative agencies
The state management on English training for civil servants of the Central state administrative agencies is a constituent part of the state management activities, so it has
all the following characteristics: Firstly, it is the activity directly under the state power
Secondly, is the executive - operative activity of the State Thirdly, it is a flexible activity
in management and administration, focusing on management of training quality
Fourthly, it is an activity which are not necessarily confined to the State scope like other
types of training such as training of state management, political theory and national security and defense Diversifying the training units will create competition and meet the training quality requirements set by the State
2.2.3 Necessity of state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
In the international integration context, along with improving professional knowledge, English training for civil servants is an urgent requirement To achieve the set objectives and requirements, the competent and functional state agencies need to enhance the State management on English training for civil servants of the Central state administrative agencies The necessity of this work is considered in the following aspects: Firstly, ensure that the civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies have English proficiency to work independently in the international integration environment; Secondly, ensure the State’s policies and laws on English training for civil servants of the Central state administrative agencies are institutionalized in a synchronized and uniform manner in order to form a team of civil servants of the Central state administrative agencies who have English proficiency to meet job requirements corresponding to the current title and position of employment; Thirdly, ensure English training for civil servants of the Central state administrative agencies is organized flexibly and effectively, promotes the autonomy and self-responsibility for training quality of English training institutions for civil servants, and promotes the independence,
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2.2.4 Contents of state management on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
2.2.4.1 Developing and promulgating policies and laws on English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
English training policy for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies is institutionalized by a system of legal documents to affect the behavior of the subjects, with the flexibility and initiative in management and administration Based on the functions, tasks and competence of state management on training and fostering for civil servants, the state management agencies shall promulgate legal documents to adjust the relationship among the subjects participating in English training activities for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies to meet the international integration requirements
Legal documents on English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies help to create a solid legal corridor for training activities, and stipulate the authority of other state administrative management subjects; at the same time, they also play a role in regulating the compliance with state power in the process of organizing English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies
2.2.4.2 Implementation of policies and laws on English training for civil servants
of the Central State administrative agencies
Implementation of policies and laws on English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies need to pay attention to the following contents: Firstly, organize the state management apparatus on English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies Secondly, develop and issue English training programs and materials for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies Thirdly, organize English training activities for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies To organize training activities effectively, the State attaches importance to developing lecturers, assisting resources for training affairs, and requires English training institutions for civil servants to ensure the training quality
2.2.4.3 Inspection and examination of English training activities for civil servants
of the Central State administrative agencies
Inspection and examination is an important content of the state management in general and the state management on English training for civil servants in particular Inspecting the organization and implementation of policies and laws on English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies is to find out the advantages, promote and multiply these advantages, as well as find the errors and limitations of state management on English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies, thereby propose the solutions to improve the efficiency of state management on English training for civil servants In addition to the inspection of English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies, there is also a very important and specialized content which is the examination of English training affairs for these civil servants This is a systematic information-gathering activity related to the performance of policies on English training, English training management and organization for civil servants The examination is conducted with the purpose of controlling English training
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2.2.4.4 Quality management of English training for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
The quality management of English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies is the activity performed after the completion of English training course for civil servants The State organizes the assessment of English training quality for these civil servants in a lot of different forms such as internal assessment, external assessment or use of an independent agency to evaluate English proficiency of civil servants This agency may be a State agency or a private agency To achieve a high level
of confidence, to avoid human’s intervention in the evaluation process, this agency must necessarily use technology as a means of evaluation The measure of English proficiency for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies is built on the basis of two basic elements as follows: Firstly, assess the English proficiency of civil servants Secondly, assess the ability to apply English into real jobs in accordance with their titles, job positions at agencies and units This content is built based on the criteria at the request of the agency managing and employing civil servants
2.2.4.5 The State creates English-using motivation for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
Language is effective only when used frequently and continuously Therefore, civil servants need to have two sources of motivation: internal motivation and external motivation
- Internal motivation is the inner motivation of civil servants of the central state administrative agencies, helps them clearly identify the objectives to be performed and each civil servant will self-develop a plan to implement the objectives as set out Because internal motivation is an important factor which determines success, firstly the civil servants of the central state administrative agencies should recognize the important role
of English with the job position and title they are holding, and then they have obligations and responsibilities to self-foster and self-improve their English proficiency to meet international integration requirements
- External motivation is the motivation source coming from the state management agencies These agencies are responsible for building mechanisms and policies to encourage civil servants of the central state administrative agencies to self-study, foster and use English as prescribed This is the motivation source to support effective implementation of internal motivation
2.3 Factors affecting the state management on English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies
The factors affecting the state management on English training for civil servants of the central state administrative agencies include: impact of management subject; impact
of management object and impact of management environment
CHAPTER 3 CURRENT SITUATION OF STATE MANAGEMENT ON ENGLISH TRAINING FOR CIVIL SERVANTS OF THE CENTRAL STATE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENCIES IN VIETNAM 3.1 Overview of the English-using situation of civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
Trang 133.1.1 Current situation of quantity and quality of civil servants of Central State administrative agencies
3.1.1.1 Quantity of civil servants of Central State administrative agencies
According to the statistical data in the report of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the total number of existing civil servants in the whole country by 2016 is 323,349 people, of which the number of civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies is 105,234 people, specifically as follows: the quantity of civil servants in the ministries is 98,528 people, the quantity of the ministerial agencies is 6,706 people Female civil servants are 44,591 people, accounting for 42.37%, male civil servants are 60,643 people, accounting for 57.63%
3.1.1.2 Age structure of civil servants of the central state administrative agencies
Age of civil servants of the central state administrative agencies is quite uniform, the difference among the ages is not high The total number of civil servants is 105,234 people, of which the civil servants aged 50 and under have a high percentage, accounting for 80.23% At this age, civil servants have been studying foreign language, especially English for at least 03 years or 07 years at high school, then learning foreign language, usually English at higher levels of education such as higher education and postgraduate The civil servants aged 40 and under account for 52.77% These are young civil servants who are of the planning age and also a team of leaders in the future; therefore, it is necessary to have appropriate mechanisms and policies to encourage and facilitate the civil servants at this age to participate in English training courses in order to create high-quality human resources
3.1.1.3 Qualifications of civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
Firstly, in terms of the qualifications of civil servants of the central state administrative agencies: In recent years, because the central state administrative agencies have required the recruited civil servants must have at least university degree, the number
of civil servants with qualifications from university and above accounts for a quite high percentage, 80.36% These are the civil servants who have been trained in English in the national education system, and have had a certain amount of knowledge about English After being recruited, if they have an opportunity to be sent to foster or improve English proficiency, they will be a potential human resource to perform work related to international integration In addition, there are still 19.47% of civil servants with college, intermediate and primary qualifications The reason is that some civil servants are afraid
of improving their professional qualifications because they are over 50 years old and currently working in the positions that do not require high qualifications
Secondly, in terms of the political reasoning qualification of civil servants of the central state administrative agencies: the civil servants with advanced qualification of political reasoning are 7,766 people, accounting for 7.38%; the civil servants with intermediate qualification of political reasoning are 67,426 people, accounting for the highest percentage, 64.07%; the civil servants with primary qualification of political reasoning are 15,776 people, accounting for 14.99%; the civil servants with bachelor degree in political reasoning are 2,032 people, accounting for 1.93%; the civil servants without any political reasoning qualification is 12,234 people, accounting for 11.36% Thus, equivalent to the age structure in the item 3.1.1.2, the civil servants without any political reasoning qualification are young civil servants under 30 years old
Thirdly, in terms of the state management qualification of civil servants of the central state administrative agencies: There are quite a lot of civil servants without the state management qualification, 46,614 people, accounting for 44.30%; the civil servants
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3.1.2 English-using situation of civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
3.1.2.1 Current situation of proficiency in English and other foreign languages of civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
Based on the summarized data in the report of the Ministry of Home Affairs in the recent 03 years (2014, 2015, 2016), the current situation of proficiency in English and other foreign languages of civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies is as follows: the civil servants sent to participate in training courses and having foreign language diplomas and certificates increased highly Civil servants with foreign language diplomas and certificates in 2014 were 73.16%, in 2015 they were 87.36%, in 2016, nearly 100% of civil servants had foreign language diplomas and certificates (98.37%) The reason may be that since 2014, the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Home Affairs have issued some documents related to the civil servants’ English proficiency requirements, such as Circular No 01/2014/TT-BGDĐT dated January 24, 2014 by the Ministry of Education and Training on issuing the 6-level foreign language competency framework for Vietnam; Circular No 11/2014/TT-BNV dated October 9, 2014 of the Ministry of Home Affairs on defining the titles, codes, and professional standards of administrative civil servants The policies of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Training have directly affected the civil servants, so the number of civil servants with foreign language certificates, especially English, in recent years, has increased significantly Therefore, by the end of 2016, nearly 100% of the civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies have had foreign language diplomas and certificates in accordance with the criteria of ranking scale and title of civil servants; among them, the number of civil servants with university degree in English language or higher degree, and English certificate accounts for the majority (94.84%)
3.1.2.2 Necessity of English for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
The results of survey on necessity of English for civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies showed that only 6.7% of civil servants stated that English was not necessary for work, 13.3% of civil servants said that English was quite necessary; however, up to 80% of civil servants confirmed that English was necessary for their work According to the personal information in the questionnaire, these are civil servants working at international cooperation departments, offices, managerial civil servants, and civil servants working at advisory units Thus, they need to use English to communicate and research for professional work
3.1.2.3 English-using level of civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies
The results of survey on the English-using level of civil servants of the Central State administrative agencies showed that 14.63% of civil servants can use English at the good level or higher level; 16.86% of civil servants can use English at the average level;