Requirements for foreign language proficiency when teaching in English from September 2025

The Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Point b, Clause 1, Article 5 of Decree 222/2025/ND-CP (effective from September 25, 2025) regulates teaching and learning in foreign languages in educational institutions, regulating foreign language proficiency as follows:

Primary and secondary school teachers must have a minimum foreign language proficiency of level 4 according to the 6-level Foreign Language proficiency framework for Vietnam or equivalent; high school teachers must have a minimum foreign language proficiency of level 5 according to the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency framework for Vietnam or equivalent;

Teachers at continuing education institutions who teach subjects and learning content in the continuing education program at the secondary school level must have a minimum foreign language proficiency of level 4 according to the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam or equivalent;

Teachers at continuing education institutions who teach some subjects, educational activities or some contents of some subjects, educational activities of the general education program must have a minimum foreign language proficiency of level 5 according to the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam or equivalent;

Teachers at continuing education institutions who teach learning content in vocational education and higher education programs must have a minimum foreign language proficiency of level 5 according to the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam or equivalent;

Teachers at continuing education institutions who teach learning content from other continuing education programs must have a minimum foreign language proficiency of level 4 according to the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam or equivalent;

Teachers of vocational education qualifications must have a minimum foreign language proficiency of level 5 according to the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam or equivalent;

Lecturers teaching at university level must have a foreign language proficiency to meet the teaching requirements of the training program, at least level 5 according to the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam or equivalent.

Thus, from September 25, 2025, the requirements for foreign language proficiency when teaching in English are regulated as above.