On 8th, October 2018, the Government issued the Government issued Decree No.138/2018/ND-CP amendment and supplement to some articles of Decree No.65/2016/ND-CP on business conditions of car driving training service and driving test service. This decree will come into force on 1st, December 2018.
The Decree No.138/2018/ND-CP states clearly that,
+ Driving classrooms must have audiovisual equipment for teaching (discs, lights …);
+ Having pictures or drawings illustrate basic driving skills (such as checking driver’s seat, driving position, steering wheel position, etc…);
+ Car training centers provide car for training gear on the spot and reality gear on the street, training yard… (can be located in a separate place);
+ Having a support equipments for driving training.
Relating to training car conditions, car training center must have training car for types of class that approved by authorities;
Car driving training center have a driving test service, based on the time of using the test vehicle for the purpose of testing, they shall be allowed to use the test vehicle to perform the driving test and to train the driver. However, the number of test vehicles used to calculate the training volume shall not exceed 50% of the number of test vehicles used for driving teaching. Driving yard is proprietary of car training center legally.
Besides, Decree No. 138/ND-CP amendment to teacher conditions, including:
+ Car driving training center have teacher for lesson in the class and driving practice under regulation of law;
+ Ensure that at least one driving practical teacher in the training car;
+ The general standards of car driving training teacher ensure similarly to the basic teacher under regulation of vocational education.
+ Teacher in the class have intermediate of higher degree regulated to law, automotive technology, automotive technical technology or other majors contain 30% contents relating to automobile at least. The teachers teach technical driving subject that have driver license similar to training vehicles class.
+ The practical teacher ensures the following standards:
(i) Having driver license similar or higher to car training class, but not lower B2 class;
(ii) The B1 and B2 teacher own driver license more than 03 (three) years, when pass the driving test;
(iii) The C, D, E and F teacher own driver license more than 05 (five) years, when pass the exam;
(iv) Used to train driving practice under program issued by Authorities and granted a certificate of driving practice training.
In summary, Decree No.138/ND-CP contains detailed provisions regulation on business conditions of car training service and driving test service. It opens the door for enterprises that have the best preparation, having all the necessary conditions when engaging in business activities in this field.