Circular 29/2024/TT-BGDDT of the Ministry of Education and Training regulating extra teaching and learning takes effect from February 14, 2025, replacing Circular 17/2012/TT-BGDDT.
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Article 4 of Circular 29 stipulates cases where extra classes are not allowed, organizing extra classes stipulates:
1. No extra teaching is organized for primary school students, except in the following cases: Cultural training, sports, life skills training.
2. Teachers who are teaching at schools are not allowed to teach extra classes outside of school with fees collected from students that the teacher is assigned to teach according to the school's education plan.
3. Teachers in public schools are not allowed to participate in managing and operating extra teaching outside of school, but can participate in extra teaching outside of school.
Clause 3, Article 6 of Circular 29 on extra teaching and learning outside of school stipulates:
Teachers who are teaching at schools participating in extra-curricular teaching must report to the Principal or Director or head of the school (hereinafter referred to as the Principal) about the subjects, location, form, and time of participation in extra-curricular teaching (according to Form No. 03 in the Appendix to this Circular).
Mr. Sang said that Clause 2, Clause 3, Article 4 and Clause 3, Article 6 of Circular No. 29/2024/TT-BGDDT currently have different interpretations.
First understanding: Clause 2, Article 4 only prohibits teachers from teaching extra classes to students outside of school (with fees), and if the assigner has a contract to teach extra classes to outside facilities/centers (teaching outside of school) and is arranged by that institution/centre to teach classes with students of teachers currently teaching at school, it is still in accordance with the provisions of Circular No. 29/2024/TT-BGDDT.
Second understanding: Clause 2, Article 4 stipulates that teachers are not allowed to teach on their own with money collected outside of school, including teaching contracts for outside facilities/centers that the class is arranged by the facility/centre to teach with their students currently teaching at school.
"Teachers at public schools who have work contracts (outside of office hours) with facilities/centers (with full legal staff) and are arranged by those facilities/centers to teach in classes with students that the teachers are directly teaching at the school (students registering to study at the facility/centre) will violate Circular No. 29/2024/TT-BGDDT?" - Mr. Sang asked.
The Ministry of Education and Training responded to this issue on the Government Electronic Information Portal as follows:
According to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 4 of Circular No. 29/2024/TT-BGDDT dated December 30, 2024 of the Minister of Education and Training regulating extra teaching and learning, teachers currently teaching at schools (whether they are chartered teachers or contract teachers) are not allowed to teach extra outside of school (including cases of signing contracts with extra-curricular teaching institutions) with fees collected from students that teachers are being assigned by the school to teach according to the school's education plan.
In case the extra classes outside of school are arranged by the extra classes with students registered for extra classes by the teachers themselves who are assigned by the school to teach according to the school's education plan (even if it is random), the teacher still teaching these extra classes with money is a violation of the provisions of Circular No. 29/2024/TT-BGDDT.
