Sending a question to the Ministry of Health, reader T.T. L. asked: "I am a level IV Technician, code V.05. 02. 08, working at the Provincial Center for Disease Control.
Please ask, if I have graduated with a bachelor's degree in public health, can I be considered for promotion from Technician rank IV to Public Health rank III?
Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Health answers as follows:
On December 7, 2023, the Government issued Decree No. 85/2023/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 115/2020/ND-CP dated September 25, 2020 on recruitment, use and management of public employees. For considering promotion for public employees specializing in health from rank IV to rank III, it shall be implemented according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 32 of Decree No. 115/2020/ND-CP (amended and supplemented in Clause 16, Article 1 of Decree No. 85/2023/ND-CP) specifically as follows:
For rank V and rank IV civil servants, promotion to a higher job title is considered if they are working in a job position suitable for the job title being considered and meet the standards and conditions for consideration according to the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article".
Public Health rank III titles specified in Joint Circular No. 11/2015/TLT-BYT-BNV dated May 27, 2015 regulating codes and professional title standards for public health and amended and supplemented in Circular No. 03/2022/TT-BYT dated April 26, 2022 of the Minister of Health amending and supplementing a number of regulations on professional title standards for specialized health workers are titles without adjacent lower ranks (no professional title rank IV).
Therefore, civil servants currently holding the title of Technician, rank IV, if they meet the standards and conditions and are arranged to work in the job position of the title of Public Health, rank III, they are considered for transfer to the position of Public Health, rank III according to the provisions of the Law on Civil Servants and Decree No. 115/2020/ND-CP (amended and supplemented in Decree No. 85/2023/ND-CP); the salary ranking at the new job position applies according to the guidance in point b, clause 2, Section II of Circular No. 02/2007/TT-BNV.
