Expected to increase preferential allowance for preschool teachers from 45% to 80%

One year, more than 1,600 preschool teachers quit their jobs.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training , current regulations, including the implementation of preferential allowances according to occupations, still have some shortcomings.

That is the total income of preschool teachers is not commensurate with the specificity and complexity of the professional activities. Preschool teachers have to take care of andeducate children from 3 months to 6 years old, requiring high concentration to ensure safety and attract children's attention, often working 9-10 hours/day...

However, their income is the lowest compared to other education levels. Specifically, the starting salary coefficient is 2.10; allowance is 35%, total income is about 6.63 million VND/month.

"Low income leads to high turnover rates (from August 2023 to April 2024, 1,600 preschool teachers quit their jobs, accounting for 22% of the total number of teachers who quit their jobs)," according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, for a long time, the total income of preschool teachers has not been commensurate with the specificity and complexity of their professional activities.

In addition, the preferential allowance for teachers of preparatory colleges is not fair compared to teachers of ethnic boarding schools. Specifically, teachers of preparatory colleges are 50% and teachers of ethnic boarding schools are 70%.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the regulations overlap and lack consistency in the legal system and are not applied consistently among localities. The criteria for determining socio -economic regions are different, causing inadequacies in the application of allowances.

In implementing the policy, localities apply different allowance levels due to different understandings of the areas of benefit (for example, for the same city teacher, some places pay 35%, others 50%). Some localities still pay preferential allowances at the old level even though the commune has met the new rural standards and changed areas.

School staff not yet entitled to preferential allowances according to profession:

These shortcomings have reduced the motivation to stick with the profession, affected the quality of education and the stability of the education sector's human resources, requiring a new regulation to ensure fairness and more effective support.

Adjust the preferential allowance level

The Ministry of Education and Training announced a draft Decree regulating preferential allowances for civil servants and employees in public educational institutions with many new points.

Most notably, preschool teachers' allowances increased from 35% to 45% in favorable areas and to 80% in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, to accurately reflect the complexity and pressure of the work.

Teachers of preparatory schools, increase allowance from 50% to 70%, equal to teachers of ethnic boarding schools, ensuring fairness for similar tasks.

School staff are given additional allowances for the first time, with 15% for support positions such as librarians, clerks, etc.; 20% for common professional titles such as accountants, medical professionals, etc. and 25% for specialized titles, to recognize their important role.

However, the new draft Decree determines the allowance level based on the job position group combined with the education level, school type, and public area.

The draft also provides more detailed regulations on how to calculate allowances, including the coefficient of difference reserved (if any) and how to calculate for employees who do not receive salary according to the coefficient. In addition, it also adds regulations on the time not counted for allowances, clearly listing cases not counted for allowances such as time spent on business trips or studying abroad receiving 40% of salary, time of continuous suspension from work for 1 month or more, time off work receiving social insurance benefits (except for illness, maternity), other time off exceeding the regulations.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the draft decree not only overcomes the shortcomings of current regulations but also demonstrates the deep concern of the Party and State for teachers and education staff.

The issuance of the Decree will create a legal corridor for localities to implement policies in a synchronous and fair manner, contributing to improving the quality of education, retaining human resources and promoting the sustainable development of Vietnam's education sector.

Ha Linh

Source: https://tienphong.vn/du-kien-tang-muc-phu-cap-uu-dai-nghe-cho-giao-vien-mam-non-tu-45-den-80-post1741948.tpo