FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF SCEDFA
The main functions and duties of SCEDFA are stipulated in Decision No.5531/QĐ-UBND dated 31st July 2015 of the Da Nang People’s Committee and Decision No.898/QĐ-BNG dated 14th April 2015 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specifically as follows:
1. Translate documents, projects, and invitation letters...of the Department of Foreign Affairs from foreign languages into Vietnamese and vice versa before submitting them to the City People’s Committee for consideration.
2. Carry out the service of translating specialized documents, advertising, projects, invitation letters and other documents; carry out translation and interpretation in dealing with legal cases in which there are foreign factors.
3. Cooperate with advanced interpreter training institutions domestically and externally to train professional interpreters for Da Nang City.
4. Cooperate with competent authorities to organize recruitment, training and provision of Vietnamese laborers for foreign relations agencies (consulates), international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and foreign agencies having representative offices operating in Da Nang City; and implement the management and organization of professional training courses, union activities, disseminating the Party’s guidelines, policies, and the Government laws for these forces.
5. Recruit and manage Vietnamese laborers working for foreign organizations and individuals in Da Nang City, and provinces, cities in the Central Region and Central Highlands as stipulated in points a, b, c and d, Clause 2, Article 2, Government Decree No. 75/2014/NĐ-CP dated 28th July 2014, and Decision No. 898/QĐ-BNG of the Minister of Foreign Affairs dated 14th April 2015.
6. Carry out other services related to foreign affairs as permitted by law as required by foreign agencies and foreigners in Da Nang City; contractually organize international conferences, seminars and meetings for foreign organizations and foreigners with the Vietnamese in Da Nang City.
7. Carry out such services as: Event organization, overseas study consultancy; labor supply and management for organizations and individuals in need as regulated by law.
8. Carry out other duties as assigned by the Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs, such as implementing procedures of consular authentication/legalization of documents.