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NGUYEN VAN VIEN

MANAGEMENT OF PROVINCIAL AND
MUNICIPAL POLITICAL SCHOOLS
IN VIETNAM TODAY
Major: Public management
Code: 9 34 04 03

SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS OF PUBLIC
MANAGEMENT

HANOI, 2019


The work has been completed at: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUPLIC
ADMINISTRATION

Supervisors: 1. Assoc. Prof. PhD. Le Thi Van Hanh
2. Assoc. Prof. PhD. Le Minh Quan

Reviewer 1: ……………………………………………………………
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Reviewer 2: ……………………………………………………………

Thirdly, the management of political schools is still
inadequate, overlapping and ineffective. The political school has an
unstable process of splitting and merging; is a training and fostering
cadres and officers of the locality but it is directly under the control
of the provincial and municipal Party Committee so the management
of political schools is also complicated.
Fourthly, the theoretical basis for the management of political
schools is very limited. There are not many works and research
topics on political schools, especially from perspective management
science nowadays.
Many measures must be implemented in order to improve the
quality of training and fostering cadres and officers at political
schools, considering to the state management of political schools.
Therefore, the author chooses the thesis of "Managing the current
provincial and central political schools in Vietnam" as the research
topic for a doctoral thesis in Public Administration.
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2. Purposes and tasks of the study
2.1 Purpose of the study
On the basis of theoretical and practical research on
management of political schools, the thesis proposes a number of
views and solutions to enhance the management of political schools
effectively and efficiently.
2.2 Tasks of the study
An overview of the research situation related to the thesis
topic to identify issues that need further study and settle. Researching
theory and practice is as a scientific basis for the thesis. Analyzing
and assessing the current situation and issues raised in the

Management tools and methods are weak and lacking. If the
management of political schools is effective, it will improve the
quality and effectiveness of training and fostering cadres and officers
of political schools.
5.2. Research question
- The political school is the basis for training and fostering
institution of cadres and officers of Vietnam, what points the specific
characteristics are shown?
- Why should the government be managed the political schools
and what its contents are?
- Which can the experiences of some countries about training
and fostering institution of cadres and officers management be
applied to Vietnam's political schools management?
- What is the current situation of political schools management
in Vietnam? What are the issues that need to be solved?
- What should perspectives and solutions be implemented to
improve the effective management of political schools?
6. New contributions of the thesis
6.1. As for Theory
- Providing theoretical basis for training and fostering
institutions for cadres and officers.
- Developing a theoretical framework of training and fostering
institutions for cadres and officers management.
- Contributing some reference values in the management of
political schools in Vietnam by generalizing the experience of
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managing training and fostering institutions for cadres and officers of
some countries in the world.

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theses on training and fostering cadres and officers; political schools
and state management of training and fostering cadres and officers.
1.2. General comments on the research related to the thesis
From an overview of the research situation, the thesis
evaluates the achieved results, points out the issues needed to be
further studied:
Firstly, there is not a complete scholarly concept of training
and fostering institution cadres and officers. The concept of political
schools management of training and fostering cadres and officers has
not been mentioned in any scientific research theses.
Secondly, there has not been pointed out management content
for political schools in any scientific research thesis
Thirdly, political schools management is completely different
from the national education system management.
Fourthly, there has not been figured out evaluating the quality
of training and fostering institution cadres and officers any scientific
research theses.
Fifthly, there has not been found out summarizing the
practices of training and fostering institution cadres and officers
management any scientific research theses of foreign countries to
draw lessons for Vietnam's political schools management.
Sixthly, the documents and reports of the competent
authorities have not yet pointed out the existing problems, posing in
the current political schools management.
Seventhly, there has not been mentioned to the views,
solutions and measures of political schools management in any
scientific research theses.

- Creating special products and services.
- Operating is not for profit seeking.
- Only providing products and services to the state, not to
society.
2.1.3. The role of training and fostering institution of cadres
and officers
- Demonstrating the role of the state in creating public human
resources.
- Providing in-depth knowledge and skills training on
leadership, management, public service.
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- Being a place of education and practice of public service
morals.
2.1.4. Classification of training and fostering institution of
cadres and officers
- Classification according to the political system with facilities
for training and fostering institution of cadres and officers of political
organizations, training and fostering establishments for the state
training and retraining establishments of cadres and officers of sociopolitical organizations.
- Classification by territory with central (federal) and regional
or local training and fostering institutions.
- Classification according to the field of training and retraining
with training establishments and fostering of common officers and
public employees and professional managements.
- Classification according to subjects of training and fostering
with training establishments, fostering officers and combined
establishments.
2.2. Managing training and fostering institutions for cadres

inspection and audit.
2.2.4. Factors affecting the management of training and
fostering institutions for cadres and officers
- Strategy of cadres and officers.
- Perfect level of legal documents.
- Collaboration among relevant management agencies.
- The quality and capacity of cadres and officers with the
training and fostering institutions for cadres and officers.
- Quality and capacity of the leader of the training and
retraining course for cadres and officers.
- Organizational culture of training and fostering institutions
for cadres and officers.
- Level of information technology applications.
2.3. Experience in managing training and fostering
institutions for cadres and officers of some countries in the world
and reference value for Vietnam

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2.3.1. Experience in managing training and retraining
institutions for cadres and civil servants of some countries in the
world
- UK: Training institution of cadres is very diverse, including
government-owned training institution, professional training
institution and training institution at universities. The British
government applies a market mechanism, promoting competition to
manage training and fostering institution of cadres and officers. The
British Government does not invest in the development of faculty
members, but rather part-time and visiting lecturers. Content of

well as other flexible programs to meet the specific requirements.
Japanese lecturers of training and fostering institutions are experts,
scholars, scientists and a number of experienced cadres of the
Government.
- France: French cadres training is performed at: National
Administration School (ENA); Regional School of Administration
(IRA); Local Training Center for Cadres (CNFPT); National Center
for Professional and Training (CNAC); Economic training center;
Education training center; Cadres training school of ministries and
private training centers. The National Administration School does
not have staffs of permanent teachers.
- China: The most responsible agency is the Central
Committee of the Communist Party of China, followed by relevant
units of the Central Committee and central and local state agencies.
Higher education institutions, scientific research centers, and forprofit training centers also participate in the training of cadres and
officers. Full-time lecturers make up a large proportion (about 80%),
part-time lecturers account for 20% of the total number of lecturers.
The training facilities for Chinese cadres and officers are oriented on
competency rather than theoretical orientation. The training content
will be more closely connected with the practical and the working
position.
2.3.2. Reference value for Vietnam
- Training and fostering institutions of cadres and officers are
organized into a system from the central to local levels.
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- Establishment of training and fostering institutions of cadres
and officers in geographical areas and population, not necessarily
establishing training and fostering establishments of cadres and



The political school is a form of training and retraining of
cadres and officers in the locality, established by the Party's
competent authorities.
3.1.2. The birth and political and legal basis of political
schools
After the August Revolution in 1945, in order to build a
contingent of cadres to meet the requirements of the resistance war
of Vietnamese Revolution at that time, after the government’s
organization apparatus came into operation, Staff training in the
provinces was also conducted. From the need for cadres, a number of
the Communist Party cadre training establishments were established
in some localities, called party schools, which is the precursor of
political school today.
Because the state management activities have specific
characteristics, the contents and methods are also different from the
party building work. Meanwhile, the contingent of government
officers is very weak in administrative management capacity,
especially in the early years of the government establishment so the
administrative school was born.
The Party Central Committee's Secretariat issued Decision No.
88-QD/TW on "setting up a political school in a province or a city
directly under the central government" On September 5, 1994.
The Party Central Committee's Secretariat issued Decision No.
184-QD/TW on the functions, tasks and organizational structure of
provincial and municipal political schools on September 3, 2008.
The Party Central Committee's Secretariat issued Regulation
No. 09-QDi/TW on the functions, tasks, and organizational structure
of provincial and municipal political schools on November 13, 2018.

and research, developing theories as a scientific basis in service of
the Party's line-planning and the State's policies; taking part in
solving socio-economic, national defense-security issues of localities
and the country; taking self-determination and self-responsibility
according to the provisions of law; other duties and powers
according to decree No. 125/2011/ND-CP.
Training and fostering in leading and managerial officers of
the Party, authorities, grassroots socio-political organizations
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(communes, townships and equivalent units); head of division,
deputy head of division and equivalent; cadres were planned for the
above titles; officers, grassroots officers and other people about
Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh thought; on the Party's guidelines
and policies, the State's policies and laws; knowledge about some
other fields according to Regulation 09-QDi/TW.
- Organizational structure:
The political school consists of principals, vice principals (or
directors, deputy directors) and functional departments, including:
faculties and specialized subjects; departments, advisory boards,
institutes, centers; units in service of training and researching science
according to Decree No. 125/2011/ND-CP.
The Political School has 05 departments and rooms:
Department of Basic Theory; Faculty of Construction Party;
Department of State and law; Department of Training Management
and
Scientific
Research;
Department

- Regarding the functions, tasks and organizational structure of
the political school, Decree No. 125/2011/ND-CP is not applied.
- Regarding the objective of training and fostering cadres and
officers is built by program-managing agency.
- Regarding the recognition and use of results of training and
fostering of cadres and officers, mainly through the recognition
through diplomas and certificates granted by the political schools.
3.2.2. Support for the operation of political schools
- Regarding training programs and materials:
The political school implements the programs: Intermediate
level of political - administrative theory; training leaders of division
level and equivalent; fostering and updating knowledge for deputies
to the commune, district-level People's Councils; fostering
secretaries, deputy secretaries of commune party committees, heads
of socio-political organizations in plain communes; presidents, vice
presidents of People's Councils, presidents and vice presidents of
commune People's Committees.
Regarding the management of programs implemented by the
political school, managed by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ho
Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.
Regarding the compilation of training and fostering materials,
The agency manages the program, appraises documents, and the
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compilation of documents is decentralized to political schools.
However, the compilation of documents is conducted by the program
management agency.
- The organizational structure
+ About the school's name: There are 60 schools called

Regarding professional qualifications, 81 people have
doctorate degrees (3.75%); 1,526 people have a master's degree
(70.58%), which is not counting the lecturers who are pursuing
graduate and post-graduate.
Regarding the level of political theory, 100% of lecturers of
the political school have political theory level, intermediate political
theory level is 667 people (30.85%), the high level is 1,283 people
(59, 34%), political bachelor is 212 people (9.81%).
Regarding the level of state management, 100% of lecturers of
the political school have the state management qualification, the
expert level is 1,533 people (70.91%), the main expert is 573. people
(26.5%), senior experts are 56 people (2.59%).
Regarding the standards of lecturers, the state management
agency has many regulations on political school lecturers standards.
The standards were set by the Ho Chi Minh National Political
Academy by 2011 but the Ministry of the Home Affairs has
officially issued the criteria for political school lecturers in 2011.
Regarding the regime of lecturers of politics schools, they are
entitled to the regimes of salary and allowances, training and
fostering to raise their professional knowledge and skills, rested and
honors. However many benefits of lecturers are not guaranteed or
difficult to implement such as the title of excellent teacher, associate
professor and professor; the extension of the working time for Doctor
of Philosophy.
Regarding faculty management managed by the provincial
party committee (the advisory organization is the provincial party
committee).
- The financial provision and facilities construction.
In recent years, the schools have cared by managers, so the
material and technical facilities have been gradually improved

political schools.
- Inspecting and examining activities of political schools.
+ Inspection and examination of the state power, The state also
uses audit tools for financial activities of political schools. However,
it has not been conducted regularly so the results are not high.
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+ Inspection and examination are not of state power. These are
inspections by the Provincial Party Inspection Committee and the Ho
Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.
Inspection, examination has discovered and handled many
violations in political schools, mainly financial problem. It still
limited because it is often conducted when there are signs of
violations or correspondence letters.
3.3. Assess the current situation of management of political
schools in Vietnam today
3.3.1. Results of management of political schools in Vietnam
today
Authorities have become more aware of the position, role and
importance of political schools. The documents that underlie political
school activities are becoming more complete and coherent.
Functions and duties of political schools are expressed more clearly.
The program of training and fostering cadres and officers is
relatively abundant, meeting the demand for diverse objects
according to the job positions of cadres and officers. Staffs, lecturers
of the political school system have professional quality, political
skills and work capacity. The facilities of political schools are
invested modernly, serving up the needs of training and fostering
cadres and officers.

schools
- Must be on a legal basis.
- Must ensure systematic, uniform consistency.
- Must combine implementation of administrative reform.
- Must ensure the quality and effectiveness of training and
fostering.
4.2. Solution to managing political schools
4.2.1. Improving legal regulations related to political schools
- Issuing a decree on political schools.
- Documents defining standards, working regimes and policies
of lecturers need to concretize and supplement some contents.
- It is necessary to agree on the contents which are still in
conflict between the Party regulations and the State ones related to
political schools.
4.2.2. Innovating the political school organization model
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- Reorganizing the political schools in a streamlined and
effective manner.
For 5 cities directly under the Central Government, due to the
large population, there are many agencies based in the area, each city
will have 1 political school, and 58 provinces, not necessarily every
province must have 1 political school. A province without a political
school will train and fostering cadres and officers in your province or
in training and retraining institutions for cadres, officers of
ministries, branches, agencies and political organizations - central
society.
In case each city has 1 current political school, it is advisable
to merge district-level political training centers into political schools,

institutions may participate in training and fostering cadres and
officers.
4.2.3. Change management methods for political school
lecturers
Teaching staff is an important and decisive factor in the
process of training and fostering cadres and officers in the locality.
Managing political faculty members not only contributes to improve
the quality of political training and fostering, but also exploits the
faculty's working capacity. Management changes need to be made in
the following direction: political schools have autonomy in recruiting
lecturers; the nature of lecturer evaluation; creating motivation for
lecturers to work; using elements of market mechanisms in faculty
management; managing visiting lecturers well.
4.2.4. Managing according to output standards for training
and fostering cadres and officers
An assessment of learning outcomes is intended to work with
the standards that need to be achieved on the basis of using
appropriate and effective input resources, which is requested by the
agency sending the person to go to school. To evaluate output
standards, it is necessary to develop an output standard; controlling
the training and fostering process; evaluating the results of training
and fostering; recording training and fostering results.
4.2.5. Develop and implement criteria for assessing the
quality of political schools
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The State agencies or a non-governmental organization assess,
evaluate and classify of political schools. The non-governmental
organization is operating independently, providing results to the