Many outstanding advantages
During the inspection, Mr. Thai Van Tai, Director of the Department of PrimaryEducation (Ministry of Education and Training), Deputy Head of the Standing Delegation informed that on October 9 and 10, the delegation worked at the Department of Education and Training of Thu Duc City and the Department of Education and Training of District 5. At each unit, the delegation worked with 1 kindergarten, 1 primary school, 1 middle school, 1 high school and 1 Continuing Education Center. In addition, for out-of-school education, the delegation also inspected 1 Foreign Language Information Technology Center and 1 Life Skills Education Center.
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Working scene
Through the inspection, the members of the delegation highly appreciated the preparation and organization of the implementation of tasks at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year of the units. Specifically, the documents were deployed by Ho Chi Minh City very early and were comprehensive. For example, with the shortage of schools, Ho Chi Minh City identified 147 communes and wards lacking public schools, and students studying in non-public schools were determined to have their tuition fees compensated.
In addition, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City advises the City People's Committee to update and grasp in a timely manner to issue service lists according to annual reviews. Specifically, in the 2023-2024 school year, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee issued Resolution 04 "On regulations on revenue and collection levels, revenue and expenditure management mechanisms for services serving and supporting educational activities of public educational institutions in Ho Chi Minh City" , this school year issued Resolution 13 to replace the previous Resolution with new approaches. "The issuance of Resolution 13 helps localities and schools to proactively implement this, which is a very good advantage", Mr. Thai Van Tai assessed.
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Director of Primary Education Department Thai Van Tai discussed at the working session
According to Mr. Thai Van Tai, Ho Chi Minh City has issued a set of criteria for evaluating digital schools, thereby helping schools to develop projects based on those criteria to equip digital transformation devices in education. Currently, there are very few localities that have issued this content. In addition, Ho Chi Minh City has also issued a set of criteria for evaluating advanced international integration schools.
“HCMC has proactively issued early sets of criteria for schools to grasp and implement. For example, any educational institution that aims to follow the model of an advanced school integrating internationally will look at those criteria to make investment decisions. Or in implementing digital transformation, there will be very clear and distinct assessment bases, from which investment will be targeted,” Mr. Thai Van Tai emphasized.
Replicating good models and practices
Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong said that the Ministry of Education and Training has established 4 inspection teams to inspect the preparation and implementation of tasks at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year. This is a regular, annual task.
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Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong speaks at the meeting
In Ho Chi Minh City, this is a large urban area with a variety of educational facilities. The inspection in this locality aims to grasp the situation, strengthen direction, advice, promote, replicate good models, good practices as well as remove difficulties of localities.
Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong highly appreciated the achievements of Ho Chi Minh City, firstly demonstrated through the complete and timely system of documents at the beginning of the school year. In addition, the locality has also made many efforts in increasing investment in infrastructure, building additional schools and classrooms and arranging teaching staff, ensuring to meet the schooling needs of the city's children. The inspection team's task is to grasp the implementation of the school year's tasks, at the same time identify difficulties and obstacles to find solutions.
“The locality has also issued many pioneering and practical Resolutions and Decisions, demonstrating the concern of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, while proactively carrying out communication work that demonstrates humanity and timeliness. For example, in the case of a lack of classrooms, the Department has proactively advised on Project 4,500; in the case of a lack of teachers, the Department has proactively coordinated with departments and branches, advised on policies to attract teachers, etc. In particular, Ho Chi Minh City has been proactive, creative, leading, and dynamic in many activities such as teaching foreign languages, building a learning city with many models and good practices that can be replicated nationwide,” Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong emphasized.
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Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training Nguyen Van Hieu reported at the meeting.
Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, said that after the city issued a project to build 4,500 classrooms, the Department also organized many delegations to work in districts and counties, grasp the situation to determine feasible projects to build. Of which, by 2025, there will be more than 60 projects with about 1,500 classrooms, contributing to reducing the number of students in classes in some localities such as Thu Duc City, District 12, Go Vap... to ensure the quality of teaching and learning.
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