2. Deadline for sending the establishment permission a. Within 02 working days after issuing the permission to establish the foreign-invested college, the General Department of Vocational Education shall send the written permission to the provincial People’s Committee where the college office is located for supervision and management. They shall also post such permission on their website. b. Within 02 working days after issuing the permission to establish vocational training center or foreign- invested intermediate school within the area, the provincial People's Committee shall send the written permission to the General Department of Vocational Education for supervision and management. Also, they shall post such permission on their website.

## Article 15. Procedures for getting the permission to establish branch campuses of foreign- invested intermediate schools and colleges

1. Procedures a. A foreign-invested intermediate school or a foreign-invested college that requests for the permission to establish their branch campus shall make an application as specified in clause 3, Article 12 hereof. If the college apply for the permission to establish their branch campus, they shall send the application to the General Department of Vocational Education in person or by using online public services or by post; if the intermediate school apply for the permission to establish their branch campus, they shall send the application to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs; b. Within 10 working days after receiving complete and valid application, the receiving agency shall submit it to the competent person mentioned in Article 13 hereof for him/her to issue the permission to establish branch campus of foreign-invested intermediate school or college, using form 1C specified in Appendix hereto. If the application is deemed unsatisfactory, within 03 working days after receiving the application, the receiving agency shall provide explanations in writing for the intermediate school or college. 2. Deadline for sending the written permission to establish branch campuses a. Within 02 working days after issuing the written permission to establish the branch campus of a foreign-invested college, the General Department of Vocational Education shall send permission to the People’s Committee in the province where the college office and branch campus are located in order for such Committee to carry out supervision and management. Also, they shall post this permission on their website. b. Within 02 working days after receiving the permission to establish the branch campus of foreign- invested intermediate school, the provincial People's Committee shall send such written permission to the General Department of Vocational Education for supervision and management. Also, they shall post this permission on their website.

## Article 16. Operation registration procedures and operation period

1. Application documents and procedures for carrying out vocational education activities of foreign- invested vocational schools shall be made and carried out in accordance with Section 1 and Section 2, Chapter III of the Government’s Decree No. 143/2016/ND-CP dated October 14, 2016 on investment and operation conditions pertaining to vocational education. 2. Operation period of a foreign-invested vocational school shall not exceed 50 years from the date on which the establishment permission is received.