Many regulations concerning teachers will be codified into law.

On the morning of January 19th, the Ministry of Education and Training organized a professional consultation workshop on the drafting of the Law on Teachers. More than 200 legal experts, administrators, and representatives from higher education institutions and teacher training colleges nationwide participated and contributed their opinions.

Conference scene

In his opening remarks at the workshop, Dr. Vu Minh Duc, Director of the Department of Teachers and Personnel Management (Ministry of Education and Training), stated that the development of the Law on Teachers is essential, stemming from the decisive role of the teaching staff in education. The Prime Minister has issued numerous directives regarding the drafting of this law. The Ministry of Education and Training's viewpoint is to create the most favorable conditions for the development of the teaching staff, rather than adding restrictive conditions.

Since June 2023, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has chaired regular government meetings on the proposed Law on Teachers. The Ministry of Education and Training proposed five policies, which were unanimously approved by the Government in Resolution 95 dated July 7, 2023.

Professor Nguyen Van Minh, Rector of Hanoi Pedagogical University, suggested clarifying that the teaching profession is a special profession.

According to Mr. Pham Ngoc Thuong, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, the ministry proposed five policies that were unanimously approved by the Government in Resolution No. 95, including:

(1) Defining teachers: Clearly defining teachers, clearly identifying the position and role of teachers and the distinctive characteristics in the professional activities of teachers that are different from other professions, as a basis for building appropriate and suitable regimes and policies for teachers;

(2) Teacher standards and titles: This policy stipulates the professional standards for teachers, teacher titles, and teacher professional certificates;

(3) Recruitment, employment and working regime of teachers: Regulations on recruitment, employment and working regime suitable to the characteristics of activities and professional requirements for teachers; overcoming some difficulties in recruitment, employment and management of teachers today to meet practical requirements; strengthening decentralization to specialized agencies in the industry, field and educational institutions;

(4) Training, fostering, rewarding and honoring teachers: Regulating State policies on training and fostering people who aspire to become teachers and teachers currently working in educational institutions, to meet professional standards and improve the quality of the workforce; international cooperation on teachers to elevate the status of teachers; policies on salary, policies to attract and reward teachers commensurate with their status and role, helping teachers to feel secure in their work and work long-term in the education sector;

(5) State management of teachers: Regulations on the principles of state management of teachers to ensure that shortcomings in the recruitment, use and management of teachers in the past are overcome, in accordance with the unique characteristics of teachers' professional activities and to promote the position and role of teachers.

Ms. Huynh Phuong Chi, M.Sc., Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, contributed her opinions at the workshop.

In addition to written feedback, experts also directly discussed and provided input to the Ministry of Education and Training and the drafting committee of the Law on Teachers on many issues such as: defining teachers (issues regarding the concept of teachers, professional activities, rights of teachers, etc.); professional standards and titles of teachers in higher education institutions; professional certificates for teachers; working regime of teachers in higher education institutions; retirement regime and extension of working time for teachers; international cooperation on teachers (conditions for teachers to study, teach, conduct scientific research, and exchange academic knowledge abroad; standards for foreign teachers to teach in Vietnam, etc.).

Ms. Nguyen Hai Ninh, Vice Rector of Hoa Sen University, presented a proposal regarding regulations on teaching titles.

The Deputy Minister of Education and Training also provided information on the progress of drafting the Law on Teachers. Accordingly, fulfilling the task assigned by the Prime Minister, in May 2023, the Ministry of Education and Training submitted a proposal to the Government regarding the development of the Law on Teachers. On July 7, 2023, the Government issued Resolution No. 95 on the June 2023 specialized legal meeting, which unanimously approved five policies.

On September 5, 2023, the Government submitted a proposal to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly requesting the inclusion of the Law on Teachers in the 2024 Law and Ordinance Drafting Program. On December 12, 2023, the Secretary General of the National Assembly issued Notice No. 3206/TB-TTKQH announcing the conclusions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly regarding the proposal to add the draft Law on Teachers to the 2024 Law and Ordinance Drafting Program. In this notice, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly instructed the Government to direct the Ministry of Education and Training to further refine the dossier and submit it to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly no later than March 1, 2024, for consideration and decision on its inclusion in the 2024 Law and Ordinance Drafting Program.

"If the National Assembly Standing Committee adds it to the 2024 Law and Ordinance Drafting Program, the draft Law on Teachers will be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration at the Eighth Session of the 15th National Assembly (expected in October 2024), passed at the Ninth Session of the 15th National Assembly (expected in May 2025), and will take effect from January 1, 2027," Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong informed.

THANH HUNG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/nhieu-quy-dinh-ve-nha-giao-se-duoc-luat-hoa-post723414.html