Article 5 of Decree No. 171/2025/ND-CP of the Government (effective from July 1, 2025) stipulates the conditions for sending civil servants for postgraduate training as follows:
Article 5. Conditions for sending for postgraduate training
1. Civil servants with a working period of 3 years or more and 2 consecutive years before the time of being sent for postgraduate training who have completed their tasks well or better.
2. Civil servants are not more than 45 years old from the time of being sent for the first postgraduate training.
3. Civil servants who are committed to performing their duties and public services at the agency or unit sending them for postgraduate training after completing the training program will have at least 3 times the training time.
4. Specialized training suitable for job position.
5. Civil servants sent for postgraduate training under cooperation programs with foreign countries signed by competent authorities of the Party and State or joining on behalf of the State and Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, in addition to the provisions in Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 4 of this Article, must also meet other requirements of the cooperation program.