Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son - Photo: GIA HAN
On the morning of October 22, the National Assembly listened to Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son present a report on three draft laws amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Education, the Law on Higher Education (amended), and the Law on Vocational Education (amended).
No school councils in public educational institutions
Regarding the basic contents of the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Education, Minister Nguyen Kim Son clearly stated the focus on 4 groups of contents.
It institutionalizes some important contents of the Party, especially Resolution 71 such as stipulating that secondary education is compulsory and universalizing preschool education for children from 3 to 5 years old.
Supplementing principles of State policy on science, technology and digital transformation, especially controlled application of artificial intelligence, building a national database on education and training.
Prescribe a unified set of textbooks nationwide; do not organize school councils in public educational institutions; complete regulations on scholarships for learners, supplement the national scholarship fund...
According to him, the bill adds vocational secondary school at the same level as high school to the national education system.
Clarifying the direction of post-secondary education in accordance with learners' abilities, strengths and talents, while removing obstacles and difficulties in practical training of specific professions in the field of arts.
Regulations on diplomas and certificates that can be issued in paper, electronic or digital form; separation of local educational materials from textbooks and assignment of the authority to compile, appraise and approve to localities;.
There are no mandatory regulations on quality assessment for preschool education, general education, continuing education...
A new point is that the draft affects about 69 out of 126 current administrative procedures (accounting for 54.76%).
Specifically, such as eliminating the procedure for granting junior high school diplomas, assigning the school principal/head of the facility implementing the junior high school education program to confirm the transcript of the completion of the junior high school program...
Regarding the content of textbooks, the bill clearly states that the State provides a set of textbooks for unified use nationwide to ensure fairness in access to education, quality, modernity, and suitability with educational goals.
The Government regulates free textbooks for students; implements appropriate socialized solutions for textbooks, ensuring sustainability and meeting the requirements of improving the quality of education...
Previously, regarding the preparation of a unified set of textbooks for the whole country as required by the Central Government, Minister Nguyen Kim Son emphasized that the preparation of a unified set of textbooks for the whole country will be implemented from the 2026-2027 school year.
The compilation, appraisal and promulgation of a unified set of textbooks will be carried out according to a strict and scientific process, inheriting the results achieved in the previous stage, while overcoming existing shortcomings.
Chairman of the Committee for Culture and Society Nguyen Dac Vinh - Photo: GIA HAN
Approve of the removal of the regulation on granting junior high school diplomas
With the revised Law on Vocational Education, according to the Minister, the bill adds a type of vocational secondary school at the same level as high school.
The Law expands the types of facilities participating in vocational education, allowing schools, centers, businesses, cooperatives and other organizations to participate in training, creating a wider and more flexible vocational education network, especially granting autonomy to facilities...
Regarding the draft Law on Higher Education (amended), Minister Nguyen Kim Son stated that the draft law continues to perfect the mechanism of decentralization, delegation and administrative reform in state management of higher education, inheriting the results achieved in the recent period.
Streamlining the internal organizational structure of higher education institutions; forming multidisciplinary and specialized universities that are strong enough, operate effectively, have quality, and are suitable for the current context...
Examining these bills, Chairman of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee Nguyen Dac Vinh stated that the committee agrees with the regulation that the State provides a set of textbooks for unified use nationwide, in order to institutionalize the Party's policy on general education textbooks.
The Committee approved the removal of the regulation on granting junior high school diplomas, and only stipulated that the confirmation of secondary school completion transcripts be carried out by the junior high school principal.
However, it is recommended to clarify the standards and methods of granting vocational secondary school diplomas to confirm the basis for determining equivalence with high school diplomas.
Propose to supplement and clarify principles and mechanisms for management, sharing and data security; study regulations on appraisal and recognition of other certificates used in the national education system...
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