On the morning of August 19, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Conference to summarize the 2023 - 2024 school year and deploy the tasks of the 2024 - 2025 school year organized by the Ministry of Education and Training (GDĐT).
Speaking at the conference, the Prime Minister assessed that the entire education sector has made efforts to overcome difficulties and challenges, focus on effectively implementing assigned tasks and achieving many results; including the following 10 outstanding highlights:
The work of summarizing Resolution 29 is focused on implementation and advising the Politburo to issue Conclusion 91 on August 12, 2024.
There are a number of important new points: Teacher salaries are given the highest priority in the administrative and career salary scale system and have additional allowances depending on the nature of the job and by region; The State ensures funding for compulsory education, universal education, and free tuition for 5-year-old kindergarten children; Prioritize investment in education and training in ethnic minority, mountainous, border and island areas; Gradually make English the second language in schools; Ensure enough schools and classrooms for preschool and general education, especially in big cities and industrial zones, and ensure equality in access to education; Creating breakthroughs, strong and comprehensive changes in the quality of training of highly qualified human resources associated with science and technology, innovation, meeting the requirements of developing a knowledge economy, digital economy, and economic development. Green economy, circular economy, artificial intelligence, semiconductors...
The work of perfecting institutions and policies to develop education and training continues to receive attention. The system of legal regulations, directive documents, and implementation instructions has been issued relatively comprehensively, covering the core and most necessary issues to meet innovation requirements.
The scale of education and the network of preschool, general, and continuing education establishments are growing, best ensuring the learning rights of students, and increasingly meeting the learning needs of the people and people. the country's human resource training requirements.
Implementing innovation in general education programs and textbooks has gradually stabilized, initially achieving effectiveness according to the set goals (including innovating educational methods at all levels and establishments). education; students promote initiative and creativity, teachers play the role of organizer, monitor, and guide; organize diverse teaching methods, gradually applying advanced technology; Examinations and quality assessment tests gradually shift from testing knowledge to assessing learners' abilities and qualities)...
The work of universalizing preschool education, primary education, secondary education and illiteracy eradication continues to receive attention from localities, creating favorable conditions to mobilize maximum school-age children, especially children. children in difficult circumstances and children with disabilities. Education in ethnic minority areas, mountainous areas, and areas with difficult conditions is focused on development.
The quality of key education continues to be affirmed. Results of the national excellent student exam; National and international science and technology competitions for high school students; International and regional Olympic competitions achieved high results; continue to affirm the quality of general education and the right direction in discovering, selecting and nurturing excellent students; Motivate and inspire in society.
Higher education training is increasingly focused on and has significantly improved in quality. Vietnam's national qualifications framework continues to be implemented effectively. At the same time, focus on preparing to train high-quality human resources for new fields (such as semiconductor chip industry, AI); Forming a cooperative alliance group of leading universities in engineering and technology in Vietnam.
The 2024 high school graduation exam is organized seriously, honestly, objectively, safely, in accordance with regulations, creating favorable and fair conditions for candidates. Admissions to universities and pedagogical colleges are becoming more and more transparent; Increase convenience for training facilities and candidates, contribute to saving social resources, and properly assess candidates' abilities.
The team of teachers and educational administrators will continue to have their payroll quotas supplemented, better meeting the quantitative needs according to regulations. The quality of the teaching staff has had many positive changes, the rate of qualified teachers increased at all educational levels.
The entire industry continues to promote digital transformation and information technology application. Most educational and training institutions have connected to high-speed internet and deployed educational institution management software based on data and digital technology platforms. Digital transformation has greatly impacted the habits, processes, and management methods of educational institutions. Deployment of database-based digital applications is accelerated.
