Prime Minister requests review of teacher shortage but still has not recruited staff

The Prime Minister requested to review the reality of why the whole country lacks teachers but there are still 60,000 positions assigned to localities that have not been filled; resolutely requested that students not lack schools, teachers, food, or clothing.

Absolutely do not let students lack schools and teachers.

On the afternoon of August 22, at the Government headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and co-chaired the conference to summarize the 2024-2025 school year and deploy tasks for the 2025-2026 year.

Prime Minister gave a speech at the conference

PHOTO: TRAN HIEP

Speaking at the conference, regarding the direction and key tasks for the 2025-2026 school year, the Prime Minister emphasized the need to focus on transforming the state, from considering education and training as a private matter of the sector to a common task of the entire political system, of the entire people, and of the entire society; shifting from equipping knowledge to developing comprehensive capacity of learners.

At the same time, the Prime Minister emphasized that all thinking, methodology, and approaches to solving problems must be innovated more strongly, and actions must be more drastic in the direction that all citizens must have equal access to education and training, especially the disadvantaged, people in remote areas, ethnic minority areas, border areas, and islands.

Building advanced, modern, and more practical programs and curricula, combining learning with practice, real learning, real exams, real results, teachers create motivation and inspiration for students, families, society, and schools are the foundation, support, and solid support for teachers and students.

Citing a report from the Ministry of Education and Training, the country is currently lacking about 102,097 teachers at all levels of public preschool and general education while there are about 60,000 assigned positions that have not been recruited, the Prime Minister requested to review why this situation exists.

"We absolutely must not let students lack schools, classes, teachers, food, or clothing," the Prime Minister stated.

The Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Home Affairs to coordinate with the Ministry of Education and Training and localities to urgently check the situation of recruiting additional teachers for localities in the period of 2022 - 2026; review and propose additional teachers for the period of 2026 - 2030 to overcome the shortage of teachers.

There will be a Resolution of the Politburo on breakthrough in education and training development.

The Prime Minister mentioned many policies to create development breakthroughs, carry out a revolution in organizational apparatus, "rearrange the country", deploy the "four pillars" of breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, national digital transformation; international integration; building and enforcing laws; and developing the private economy.

At the same time, the Prime Minister said that the Politburo will issue resolutions to create breakthroughs in education and training development, people's health care, cultural development and state economic development.

"All of these policies and decisions are related to education and training. Therefore, more than ever, we need to focus on prioritizing all resources for education and training development, creating all mechanisms and policies that are truly open and favorable, with modern and transparent infrastructure, and smart people and management," the Prime Minister emphasized.

In the coming school year, the Prime Minister requested to effectively implement the policy of supporting lunch for primary and secondary school students in border communes from the 2025-2026 school year; exempting and supporting tuition fees for preschool children and high school students.

Overview of the conference summarizing the 2024 - 2025 school year and deploying tasks for the 2025 - 2026 school year

PHOTO: TRAN HIEP

Regarding a number of specific tasks of ministries, agencies and localities, in the spirit of assigning "6 clear" tasks - clear people, clear work, clear time, clear responsibility, clear product, clear authority, the Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Education and Training to preside over and coordinate with ministries and local branches to continue implementing Conclusion 91 of the Politburo; especially focusing on developing a draft Resolution of the National Assembly on specific mechanisms and policies and the Government's Action Plan to implement the Resolution of the Politburo on breakthroughs in education and training development.

In which, the Ministry of Finance closely coordinates with the Ministry of Education and Training and relevant ministries and branches to prioritize balancing the central budget for education and training; using state resources to lead and activate social resources.

The Ministry of Construction continues to review and inspect construction planning, ensure land funds for building schools and classrooms; urgently develop and complete the overall design and sample design options for inter-level schools in border communes for localities to implement, in accordance with the conditions of each region and locality.

The education sector needs to be imbued with glorious responsibility.

Recalling President Ho Chi Minh's message to students: "Whether Vietnam's mountains and rivers become beautiful or not, whether the Vietnamese people can step up to the stage of glory to stand shoulder to shoulder with the world's great powers or not, depends largely on your studies", the Prime Minister stated that the education and training sector needs to deeply imbue Uncle Ho's teachings in carrying out the glorious mission and responsibility of "teaching letters and teaching people" to the young generation, the future owners of the country.

"The Party, the State, the Government and the Prime Minister always understand and share the difficulties and hardships of the education and training sector, of more than 1 million teachers who are making tireless efforts, working tirelessly, day and night dedicating themselves to the cause of "cultivating people", as beloved Uncle Ho once advised us: "For the benefit of ten years, we must plant trees, for the benefit of a hundred years, we must cultivate people", the Prime Minister told the education sector before the new school year.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thu-tuong-yeu-cau-xem-lai-tinh-trang-thieu-giao-vien-nhung-con-bien-che-chua-tuyen-dung-185250822195656634.htm