Ministry of Education and Training proposes to increase 15% allowance for teachers

(Dan Tri) - According to the roadmap, in phase 1, the Ministry of Education and Training proposed to add 20% allowance for school staff; increase 15% for teachers at all levels of preschool and general education.

Information provided by Mr. Nguyen Kim Son, Minister of Education and Training this afternoon (November 17) to Dan Tri reporter.

Accordingly, in addition to increasing allowances for the above subjects, from the 2026-2030 school year, the Ministry of Education and Training also proposed to add an additional 4% allowance to teachers and lecturers at universities and vocational training institutions.

Phase 2, from 2031 onwards, the implementation of preferential allowances according to profession for preschool and general education teachers will be applied according to the provisions of Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW.

Regarding the roadmap, the Minister said that the Ministry of Education and Training is coordinating with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Finance to develop a Government decree, expected to be submitted to the Government for approval in 2025 to ensure it takes effect at the same time as the Law on Teachers.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son (Photo: MH).

“Regarding resources for implementation, the state budget will be allocated in the annual plan.

We also hope that localities will be more proactive in balancing and prioritizing education so that this policy can truly come into life, contributing to improving lives, creating motivation to help teachers feel secure in their work, and stick with the profession for a long time, thereby improving the quality of education and spreading the humanistic values ​​of Resolution 71," the Minister shared.

Regarding maintaining teacher allowances in addition to new salaries, the Minister of Education and Training said that the Ministry is developing a decree regulating salary policies and allowance regimes for teachers.

Specifically, the draft decree stipulates: "Teachers are entitled to preferential allowances according to their profession, seniority allowances for teachers and other allowances according to the provisions of law.

The beneficiaries of allowances, allowance levels, and methods of calculating allowances shall comply with the provisions of law and the provisions of this Decree.

In addition to salary and allowances, teachers also enjoy support, attraction and promotion policies, including: Subsidies according to the nature of work and region; training and development support; periodic health care support and occupational health care; being arranged public housing or collective housing or house rental support when working in particularly difficult areas.

At the same time, the current mechanism has policies to attract and promote highly qualified, talented, specially gifted, and highly skilled people to work in particularly difficult areas; teachers in a number of important and essential fields...

According to the head of the education sector, these policies and regimes will be specified in documents guiding the implementation of the Law on Teachers, expected to take effect simultaneously from January 1, 2026.

“The above policies, together with regulations on professional standards, appointment of teacher titles, recruitment, employment, honoring and rewarding teachers, etc., will be comprehensive solutions to help teachers feel secure in their work, focus on professional activities, and create motivation for teachers to improve their capacity and continuously develop their careers,” the Minister affirmed.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/bo-gddt-de-xuat-tang-15-phu-cap-doi-voi-giao-vien-20251117163648487.htm