The Government submitted to the National Assembly 3 draft laws related to education.

(laichau.gov.vn) Continuing the agenda of the 10th session, this morning (October 22), the National Assembly listened to the Minister of Education and Training, authorized by the Prime Minister, present the Report on 3 projects: Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Education, Law on Higher Education (amended), Law on Vocational Education (amended).

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son presented the Report on 3 draft laws.

Overcoming shortcomings and bottlenecks of the current Education Law

Regarding the draft Law on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Education, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son affirmed that amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Education is very necessary, in order to meet the requirements of timely institutionalization of new policies of the Party, continue to perfect the legal framework to improve the quality and effectiveness of education system management, develop human resources, promote decentralization and delegation of power in the context of rearranging and reorganizing the administrative apparatus and implementing 2-level local government,

At the same time, focus on removing and overcoming shortcomings and bottlenecks in the provisions of the current Education Law to open up and create momentum for educational and training innovation according to the motto of good teaching, good learning and good management, ensuring conformity and consistency with new legal provisions.

The purpose of promulgating the Law is to fully and promptly institutionalize the Party's new policies and guidelines, resolutions, conclusions and directives related to educational development in the new context; concretize the provisions of the Constitution (amended and supplemented in 2025) and ensure consistency and synchronization with the relevant legal system.

Overcoming shortcomings and bottlenecks of the current Education Law; continuing to perfect the legal framework for building an open, practical, practical Vietnamese education system, good teaching, good learning, good management; having a reasonable educational structure and method, associated with building a learning society; international integration; maintaining socialist orientation and national identity; improving the effectiveness of education system governance, promoting decentralization, delegation of power, increasing autonomy and accountability of educational institutions.

Ensure the abolition of at least 30% of unnecessary business investment conditions and 30% of administrative procedure compliance costs, creating convenience for people, organizations and educational institutions; at the same time, ensuring fairness and equality in access to education among target groups and types of educational institutions in accessing and implementing administrative procedures in the education sector. Contribute to the development of high-quality human resources, meeting the requirements of digital transformation, international integration and sustainable development of the country.

Regarding the scope of regulation and subjects of application, the Draft Law amends and supplements a number of provisions on the national education system; educational institutions, teachers; state management of education; rights and responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals related to educational activities. The Draft Law applies to the entire national education system.

The draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Education has a structure of 2 articles: Article 1 amends, supplements and abolishes a number of articles of the Law on Education. The number of amended and supplemented articles in terms of content is 43/115 articles (accounting for 37.4%). The remaining articles, about 14 articles, adjust the removal of the name of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs; 10 articles are abolished because the content has been transferred to the Law on Teachers; along with a number of technical adjustments in wording and structure to ensure the consistency and synchronization of the draft. Article 2 stipulates the implementation provisions including: Effective date and transitional provisions.

Developing higher education into an important driving force in the national innovation system

Regarding the draft Law on Higher Education (amended), Minister Nguyen Kim Son said that the Law was built with the aim of fully institutionalizing the policies and guidelines of the Party and State on strategic breakthroughs and modernization of higher education; developing higher education into an important driving force in the national innovation system, a center for training high-quality human resources, a pioneer in scientific and technological activities and international integration.

At the same time, remove bottlenecks and shortcomings in the implementation of the current Law; supplement and perfect the system of legal regulations on higher education in a complete, synchronous and unified direction; improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state management; build and perfect an advanced university governance model, suitable to the political, cultural and human conditions of Vietnam.

The draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Education brings about breakthrough innovations.

Elite training, high-quality training to raise Vietnamese intelligence; mass training to improve people's knowledge, meet human resource needs and promote endogenous strength; establish a system of scientific and technological organizations in higher education institutions to carry out the mission of developing high-quality human resources associated with scientific research, technology and innovation.

Unleash mechanisms and policies to mobilize public and private resources to the maximum, unleash the potential and creativity of higher education institutions; develop infrastructure systems, make synchronous investments, apply advanced technology, create a breakthrough in training scale and quality, and meet the requirements of rapid and sustainable development of the country.

The Minister of Education and Training added that the viewpoints for drafting the Law are: Innovating thinking about state management; strongly shifting from administrative management to development creation, governance according to goals, quality and efficiency; university autonomy associated with accountability; strengthening decentralization; cutting down administrative procedures; creating a transparent, favorable and equal environment for both public and private higher education systems to compete and develop equally.

Remove bottlenecks and shortcomings in the implementation of the current Law; supplement, complete, synchronize and unify the legal system on higher education to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state management, perfect the advanced university governance model suitable to the political, social, cultural and human systems of Vietnam.

Building a synchronous and unified system of legal regulations on education and training, creating a favorable environment for higher education to develop healthily and steadily, meeting the requirements of international integration and serving the cause of national development in the new era, the era of prosperity and strength of the nation.

Regarding the scope of regulation, the Law regulates issues on organization, operation and management of higher education; determines the rights and obligations of subjects participating in higher education activities (including higher education institutions and other educational institutions with higher education activities) and the State's responsibility for the development of higher education.

The draft Law consists of 9 chapters and 46 articles, 27 articles less than the current Law on Higher Education. The provisions are restructured to be clear, coherent, eliminating duplication, ensuring conciseness and conformity with the nature of a framework law.

B. Ensure the formation of a synchronous and unified legal system on vocational education.

Regarding the draft Law on Vocational Education (amended), according to Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son, the Law was developed to perfect the legal framework, ensuring the formation of a synchronous, unified legal system on vocational education (VET), suitable to the new development context of the country and the requirements of international integration, thereby improving the quality of VET, making an important contribution to improving the quality of human resources, especially human resources with high vocational skills, and implementing well the three strategic breakthroughs set out in the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.

Specifically, the policy standardization of the Law on Vocational Education (amended) has been approved by the Government to institutionalize the Party and State's policies and guidelines on vocational education; create synchronization and unity in the legal system to create strong changes in the quality and effectiveness of vocational education to meet the needs of learners and the labor market; requirements on qualifications and professional skills in the ASEAN region and international integration; and be capable of meeting human resource requirements for national development in the new era.

Overcoming shortcomings and limitations of current laws and law enforcement processes on vocational education; promptly removing obstacles and difficulties, solving "bottlenecks" in practice to innovate and improve the quality of vocational education.

Ensure the abolition of at least 30% of unnecessary business investment conditions and 30% of administrative procedure compliance costs, creating convenience for people, organizations, and educational institutions in accessing and implementing administrative procedures in the field of vocational education.

Promote decentralization, delegation of power, and improve the effectiveness of education system management. Update and synchronize with the current legal system. The promulgation of the new law aims to ensure consistency and synchronization with other legal documents, such as the Labor Law, Education Law, Employment Law, as well as international commitments that Vietnam has participated in. The new law will overcome the overlapping, conflicting or lack of connection between legal regulations, creating a clearer and more favorable legal basis for implementation.

Meeting the requirements of socio-economic development and international integration: The Law is built to meet the requirements of the economy in the context of digital transformation, green economic development and deep integration into the global value chain. At the same time, the Law will help the vocational education system harmonize with international and regional standards, creating favorable conditions for Vietnamese workers to move and work abroad.

Promoting innovation and improving the quality of vocational education. The draft law aims to create a mechanism to encourage businesses to participate more strongly in training activities and use trained workers. At the same time, the law will strengthen the autonomy and accountability of vocational education institutions, expand and diversify training forms, and ensure flexible and fair recognition of learning outcomes and skills.

Regarding the scope of regulation, the Law on Vocational Education (amended) regulates the vocational education system, organization and operation of vocational education institutions, policies and state management of vocational education in Vietnam.

The Law on Vocational Education (amended) applies to vocational education establishments, establishments participating in vocational education activities and agencies, organizations and individuals related to vocational education activities.

The draft law has 9 chapters and 42 articles, with specific regulations on: Organization and management of vocational education facilities; training activities; lecturers, teachers, vocational trainers and learners; cooperation with businesses in vocational education; cooperation and investment in vocational education;...

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son affirmed that the three draft laws have a close relationship and are being developed synchronously to promptly institutionalize the Party's major policies and orientations, especially Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW of the Politburo on breakthroughs in education and training development, along with key resolutions on science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, international cooperation, private economic development, and innovation in law-making and enforcement.

This is a necessary step to remove "bottlenecks" in the field of education and training; enhance the autonomy of educational institutions while ensuring quality, effectiveness and efficiency, while meeting new requirements on decentralization, administrative procedure reform, streamlining the apparatus and implementing a two-level local government model.

The draft laws were examined by the Committee on Culture and Society, and commented by the National Assembly Standing Committee in August 2025. The Government directed the Ministry of Education and Training to preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to fully absorb and explain the opinions of delegates at the specialized conference and the examination opinions of the National Assembly agencies, and complete the dossier to submit to the National Assembly.

Updated on October 22, 2025

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