On the afternoon of November 9, at the regular Government press conference in October 2026, Lao Dong Newspaper asked about the disproportionate income of medical staff and school accountants in the past. Have the competent authorities reviewed and found a solution to this problem?
Regarding this issue, Minister and Head of the Government Office Tran Van Son said that in implementing Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, Resolution No. 19-NQ/TW will review medical staff and school accountants.
According to Mr. Tran Van Son, the work of these people is very hard, and their income is not commensurate. In many localities, the People's Council has also issued policies to support medical staff and school accountants from primary level and above. The Ministry of Education and Training is requested to provide more information on solutions.
Providing more information on this content, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son said that for medical staff and accountants at schools, they are also civil servants. These medical staff and school accountants are not teachers, so they are not entitled to the current preferential policies for teachers.
The Ministry of Education and Training has recently reviewed and coordinated with ministries and branches to advise the Government on amending a number of policies, especially the salary regime for education sector staff in general and teachers in particular.
One is to research and propose that school staff receive a professional allowance appropriate to their position and job, commensurate with the nature and level of training.
Second, continue to review and assess the complexity of school staff's job positions to serve as a basis for adjustment according to current regulations, contributing to improving income.
Third, to solve the difficulties for school medical staff and accountants, the Ministry of Education and Training has issued a document requesting the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to pay attention to directing advisory agencies to organize and organize according to their authority the consideration of promotion of professional titles for school officials and employees according to regulations.
This is to ensure benefits and contribute to improving income for this team, while at the same time having specific policies for each locality to support, contributing to increasing income and stabilizing their lives so that they can work with peace of mind.
Regarding the Law on Teachers, Deputy Minister Hoang Minh Son said that we do not only consider teachers as civil servants but they are truly teachers, with knowledge and skills to impart, develop and disseminate knowledge, develop people and develop human resources for the country.
Policy for teachers, especially policies for teachers to serve lifelong learning. We talk about lifelong learning and people of all ages can learn. Therefore, a good teacher, with high capacity and qualifications, should also have policies so that they can contribute regardless of age.
And especially pay attention to the regime and policies for teachers in remote, isolated and extremely difficult areas. These things will contribute to improving the quality of education and training in remote areas, contributing to the development of local socio-economy.
With that spirit, the Ministry of Education and Training will continue to improve, enhance the quality, and elevate the Law on Teachers so that in the coming time it can be reported to the Government and submitted to the National Assembly for approval at the May 2025 session.
