Ms. Ngo Thi Thuy Cai is a teacher at a secondary school, recruited by the District People's Committee (old administrative unit) as an education official on April 24, 2014. Currently, her working years are 11 years, minus 1 year of probation, which is 10 years. She is currently ranked as an old grade 2 education official with rank code V.07. 04. 11.
In 11 years of work, Ms. Cai has always completed her assigned tasks well and excellently, and has many achievements in teaching work (with certificates of merit and certificates of commendation).
In 2023, the Ministry of Education and Training issued Circular 08/2023/TT-BGDDT regulating the conditions and criteria for ranking teachers by rank. Based on the criteria of Circular No. 08/2023/TT-BGDDT, up to now, she has met all the professional criteria, and her working years are more than 1 year more than prescribed.
Ms. Cai asked, is Circular No. 08/2023/TT-BGDDT still valid? Since the time she was eligible until now, it has been more than 1 year in excess, so when implementing the ranking transfer, will she be entitled to the salary difference in more than 1 year without ranking?
Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Education and Training said that before April 14, 2026, the transfer and ranking of titles for secondary school teachers rank II (code number V.07. 04.11) will be implemented according to the provisions of Article 7 of Circular No. 03/2021/TT-BGDĐT dated February 2, 2021 of the Minister of Education and Training stipulating codes, professional title standards and appointment, salary ranking of teaching staff in public secondary schools (amended and supplemented in Clause 8, Article 3 of Circular No. 08/2023/TT-BGDĐT dated April 14, 2023).
Accordingly, appointing to the professional title of Secondary School Teacher rank II (code V.07. 04. 31) for secondary school teachers rank II (code V.07. 04. 11) with a total time holding the professional title of secondary school teacher rank III (code V.07. 04. 12) and rank II (code V.07. 04. 11) or equivalent for 9 (nine) years or more (excluding probationary period).
According to the provisions of point a, clause 2, Article 11 of Circular No. 03/2021/TT-BGDĐT (amended and supplemented in clause 12, Article 3 of Circular No. 08/2023/TT-BGDĐT), the principal of a public secondary school is responsible for developing a plan to appoint professional titles and rank salaries for secondary school teachers in public secondary schools under its management authority, submitting it to competent authorities for consideration, decision or decision according to decentralized authority.
According to information provided by Ms. Ngo Thi Thuy Cai about her working process, she currently meets the conditions regarding the term of holding rank to be appointed to rank II (code number V.07. 04. 31) (if there is no interruption period during the working period according to the provisions of law).
She needs to provide documents on the time of holding the rank and request the school principal to review and submit to the competent authority for appointment of professional titles of the locality for consideration and appointment to the corresponding title according to the provisions of Circular No. 31/2026/TT-BGDĐT dated April 14, 2026 of the Minister of Education and Training stipulating codes, appointment of titles and salary ranking for teachers in public educational institutions. The regime and policies of professional titles of rank II are implemented from the date of being decided to be appointed by the competent authority.
