http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 1102 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Management (IJM) Volume 11, Issue 6, June 2020, pp. 1102-1111, Article ID: IJM_11_06_098 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=11&IType=6 ISSN Print: 0976-6502 and ISSN Online: 0976-6510 DOI: 10.34218/IJM.11.6.2020.098 © IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed COMPETENCE BASED ADAPTIVE E-LEARNING IN THE REGULAR TRAINING FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN VIETNAM Dr. Nguyen Thi Tinh Associate Professor, Thai Nguyen University of Education, Vietnam Dr. Pham Bich Thuy Institute of Educational Managers Ho Chi Minh City – IEMH, Vietnam Dr. Pham Dao Tien Institute of Educational Managers Ho Chi Minh City – IEMH, Vietnam Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Phuong Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam ABSTRACT In Vietnam, the principal of a high school is the title prescribed in education law. The principal of the school is appointed by the chairman of the provincial/district People's Committee. In fact, the work of fostering and appointing educational managers is often carried out under the "post-supplementary" regime, i.e. appointing managerial positions before sending them to fostering educational management. The principal is an adult who goes to school. They have work experience and this experience affect their academic performance. Principals only learn when they find learning beneficial to their work, and they study actively when solving practical problems. Principals learn through their own activities. Their knowledge is not equal in both theory and practice. When we consider human learners from an e-learning system perspective, we consider the competency (such as knowledge, skill, and abilities) of the human learner. Within this model, we should also consider competency of the self-improvable resources. In most current e-learning systems, activities' content and order are presented in a static manner without taking into consideration the learners competencies. In this paper, we adopted a competency based approach to offer each learner (the principal of a high school) an individualized learning path for the acquisition of the competences required in the educational management field. Key words: Adaptive, Competence-Based Approach, E-learning, Educational Management, Individualized Learning Path