Hanoi strengthens education on drowning prevention skills for students

Kinhtedothi - The Hanoi People's Committee has issued Plan No. 54/KH-UBND on the implementation of Decision No. 1717/QĐ-TTg dated December 31, 2024, of the Prime Minister approving the Program to Strengthen Education on Knowledge and Skills for Drowning Prevention and Control for Students in the period 2025-2035.

Accordingly, the Plan aims to ensure that by 2030, 70% of students are taught knowledge and skills to prevent and combat drowning, reaching 90% by 2035; at least 55% of 5th-grade students, 65% of 9th-grade students, and 75% of 12th-grade students know how to swim safely; and by 2035, at least 70% of 5th-grade students, 80% of 9th-grade students, and 90% of 12th-grade students know how to swim safely.

By 2030, at least 20% of primary schools and 15% of lower secondary and upper secondary schools will have swimming pools (fixed or mobile) and maintain effective operation; 50% of communes, wards, and towns will have at least one swimming pool to serve the purpose of teaching safe swimming to children and students in the area.

By 2035, at least 30% of primary schools and 25% of lower secondary and upper secondary schools will have swimming pools (fixed or mobile) and maintain effective operation. 70% of communes, wards, and towns will have at least one swimming pool to serve the purpose of teaching safe swimming to children and students in the area.

The program is implemented in high schools, vocational training centers, and continuing education centers throughout the city, as well as in community-level residential areas (where swimming pools are invested in to provide education on knowledge and skills for preventing and responding to drowning for students in the area).

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