Credit training will be implemented for the in-service system from the 2009 school year.

The 2009 conference on non-formal university training at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities took place on May 22, 2009 with the participation of representatives of department leaders, representatives of the board of directors and non-formal training assistants of faculties in the school. Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Gia Lam and Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Duc Nghieu - Vice Rector chaired the conference.

Currently, the scale of part-time training at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is relatively large with about 4,000 part-time, specialized, and second-degree students, and over 400 students in short-term courses. Every year, the University still organizes this training system as a key task, with the number of students according to the prescribed quota in most faculties in the University, in many different locations to meet the needs of society for human resources in social sciences and humanities. Not abusing commercialization in training, with the goal of putting prestige and training quality first, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities strictly implements the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training in all stages of part-time training from enrollment, organization and management of training, exams, tests to granting degrees and certificates.

Currently, from the training reality, many difficulties have also arisen for the part-time training system of the School. The part-time enrollment quota is getting smaller and smaller, in 2003 it was 1265 quotas, in 2009 it was only 800 quotas. Enrollment for some majors is facing many difficulties due to the lack of sufficient number of applications. There are majors with sufficient staff, resources, and textbooks but it is difficult to enroll students due to low social demand. There are majors with high social demand but the staff is thin so it is difficult to expand the training scale. The type of short-term training with certificates is still modest because only a few units can implement it such as: the Faculty of Tourism Studies trains tour guide skills, the Faculty of Management Science trains intellectual property, the Faculty of Information and Library Studies trains library information skills, the Department of Political Science trains lecturers of Ho Chi Minh ideology. Distance learning has not been implemented yet due to many objective and subjective reasons.

The conference also recorded many opinions from representatives of units in the school pointing out shortcomings in the management and operation of the part-time system such as: lack of uniformity in the management of part-time classes between faculties; ineffective management linkage between faculties and the Training Department; infrequent inspection of part-time classes; unreasonable remuneration for part-time teachers...

In the coming time, to further improve the quality of training and the effectiveness of managing the part-time system, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities will have to consider recruitment options, from choosing a partner to coordinate, choosing which major to train part-time, to promoting advertising activities to the outside society. Distance learning for social majors in demand will be focused on development due to its outstanding advantages compared to other types: no quota limit, convenient for learners and teachers, high economic efficiency. Short-term training with certificates will be encouraged. In particular, from the 2009-2010 school year, the University will organize part-time training according to the program converted to credits of the regular system.

Another issue of concern at this conference is whether a separate department such as a faculty or in-service training department should be established to centralize this work, ensure unity and increase operational efficiency?