Despite the teacher shortage, enrollment quotas have to be reduced.

According to a report from the Nghe An Department of Education and Training, in the 2024-2025 school year, the province will have an increase of 291 classes at the lower and upper secondary levels compared to the previous school year. Based on the staffing quotas set by the Ministry of Education and Training, the province is currently short 6,721 tenured teachers. Recently, the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee sent a document to central agencies requesting the addition of 6,501 tenured teachers for the next school year to ensure teaching capacity.

Over the past two years, Nghe An province has received an additional 5,056 tenured teachers from the central government, of which 2,187 positions are currently being filled by local authorities. In the context of a significant teacher shortage, the recruitment quota presents a golden opportunity to supplement teachers and create jobs for graduates in education. However, many districts facing teacher shortages are hesitant to recruit due to the need to implement a 10% reduction in tenured teachers between 2022 and 2026.

Currently, Nghe An's education sector has nearly 49,000 civil servants, accounting for 85.17% of the province's total civil servant staff. The central government's directive to reduce the number of civil servants by 10% by 2026 forces the province to target the education sector to alleviate the burden. However, the paradox is that while the province needs to reduce 10%, it is currently short 6,721 tenured teachers.

In a recent report submitted to central agencies requesting an additional 6,501 teacher positions, the People's Committee of Nghe An province stated that the current autonomy of schools in the province is very difficult, making it impossible to transfer teachers whose salaries are paid from the state budget to those whose salaries are self-funded. Meanwhile, in principle, where there are students, there must be teachers in the classroom. Nghe An province acknowledges its dilemma in streamlining staffing and addressing the teacher shortage.

Facing a shortage of teachers, the Nghe An Department of Education and Training is urging schools to encourage teachers to teach extra classes without pay or with only symbolic compensation to compensate for the teacher shortage, as schools lack the funds to cover this expense. The number of students in Nghe An is projected to continue increasing in the coming years. Meanwhile, the mandate to reduce the number of permanent staff by 10% still hangs over the education sector.

It's impossible to streamline only when there's an excess of resources, while still having to streamline when there's a shortage. Therefore, it's crucial to remove this "shackle" from the education sector.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thieu-giao-vien-van-phai-giam-chi-tieu-185240818183716628.htm