In response to the strong development of the national economy, including the construction industry, the Vietnam Engineering Consultant Association (VECAS) was officially established on December 13, 1995, by Decision No. 1098/QD-TCLD of the Minister of Construction, with the approval of the Prime Minister.

To create opportunities for exchange and cooperation, and to access regulations in accordance with international practices in the professional field, the VECAS proactively joined organizations and became a Member Association of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) in 1997;  and the Asia-Pacific Consulting Association (ASPAC) in 2001; ASEAN Federation of Consulting Engineers (FACE) in 2007.

Principle and Objectives

The Vietnam Engineering Consultant Association is a socio-professional organization of Vietnamese organizations and individuals operating in the field of construction consulting in accordance with Vietnamese law, voluntarily established to unite members, protect the legitimate rights and interests of members, support each other in effective operations, and contribute to the socio-economic development of the country.

The VECAS operates in accordance with the Charter approved by the Ministry of Interior.

Association Activities

  • To gather and unite members; to organize and coordinate activities among members for the common benefit of the VECAS; to adhere to the VECAS’s principles and objectives in order to participate in the development of the field related to the Association’s activities, contributing to the building and development of the country.
  • Disseminate, train, and provide knowledge; organize services as prescribed by law; be granted professional practice certificates and competency certificates when meeting the conditions prescribed by law.
  • To represent members in participating in and making recommendations to competent authorities on policies and guidelines related to the VECAS’s field of activity in accordance with the law.
  • Develop and issue the VECAS’s code of ethics.
  • To join relevant international organizations and to sign and implement international agreements in accordance with Vietnamese law.

Current Main Activities

  • Capacity building and membership development;
  • Organizing conferences, scientific seminars, and disseminating new knowledge and laws;
  • Reviewing and issuing construction practice certificates for individuals and construction activity capacity certificates of the organizations;
  • Conducting examinations for the issuance of architectural practice certificates; Issuing Certificates of Participation in Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for individuals in architecture activity;
  • Organizing the translation into Vietnamese and collaboratively publishing FIDIC contract templates in Vietnamese and bilingual Vietnamese – English under FIDIC license;
  • Participating in policy and legal development with state management agencies;
  • Organizing courses on FIDIC contracts, Green Buildings, BIM, GIS, etc.
  • Awarding prizes for design quality in construction projects “VECAS AWARD” annually.

Members

The VECAS’s official Members include Vietnamese organizations and individuals providing technical consulting services in accordance with the law. Most Members of VECAS are leading construction consulting organizations with experience and capabilities from various Ministries, Departments, and localities across all sectors of the economy, such as: civil engineering, industrial engineering, transportation, irrigation, aviation, energy, culture and tourism, telecommunications, water supply and drainage, technical infrastructure, etc. Many member firms of VECAS are trusted by the Government, Ministries, Local Government, and Investors to undertake many key national projects and have been awarded many prestigious titles by the State and Government.

Associate members of the VECAS include foreign consulting organizations operating in Vietnam under Vietnamese law and other entities wishing to join the Association as stipulated in the VECAS’s Charter.

Awards

With its achievements, the Association is honored to have received the following prestigious awards:

‒  Second-Class Labor Medal awarded by the President of Vietnam in 2015.

‒  Third-Class Labor Medal awarded by the President of Vietnam in 2005.

‒  Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister in 2021;

‒  Government Emulation Flag in 2017;

‒  Certificate of Merit from the Central Committee for Foreign Affairs in 2024;

‒  Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Construction in 2011, 2015, 2018, and 2020.