Hundreds of teachers and contract employees have their salaries delayed due to waiting for mechanisms
In Nghe An, hundreds of teachers and contract employees are having their salaries delayed because many localities no longer have funding to pay after implementing the 2-level local government model. Some people have not received their salaries for two months, and some places even owe them from the end of 2025. Schools said it is very difficult to terminate contracts because workers have been attached for many years and the unit still has demand, but if additional funding is not provided, they cannot balance it themselves.
The whole province currently has 63 teachers and 148 contract employees signed by the (old) district level or assigned to the school to sign contracts, many people have worked for more than 20 years but receive low salaries. After arranging the apparatus, some communes and wards are proactive in paying, but many places have not determined the funding, leading to the risk of terminating contracts or continuing to delay salaries, causing panic for the staff.
Meanwhile, the Nghe An education sector is lacking about 6,198 teachers at all levels of education, although in 2026 it is expected to be assigned more than 42,000 staff positions (down compared to the previous year). The Nghe An Department of Education and Training is coordinating with departments and branches to review needs, advise on mechanisms for allocating funds and propose increasing staff positions, in order to remove obstacles and stabilize the staff in the context of both teacher shortages and difficulties in ensuring payment sources for contract workers. See more...
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Restricting aspirations, candidates are forced to carefully calculate when registering
The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued Circular 06/2026/TT-BGDDT on the University and College Enrollment Regulations for Preschool Education, which stipulates that each candidate is only allowed to register for a maximum of 15 aspirations. According to the Ministry, this limit forces candidates to consider carefully, avoiding rampant registration because if unreasonable arrangement can lead to failure or failure to be admitted to an unwanted major or school.
Mr. Pham Thai Son - Director of the Admissions Center of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade - said that when the number of aspirations is controlled, each choice is decisive. Candidates need to properly assess their actual ability, scores, admission combinations and priority factors; avoid chasing trending industries such as artificial intelligence, digital economy, economic law, logistics without considering the appropriate level.
Regarding the registration strategy, candidates should divide 15 aspirations into three groups: dream (higher than expected score), suitable (close to capacity, playing the main role) and safe (lower than expected score). In particular, the order of aspirations is very important, especially aspiration 1 must be the major, the school is most desired and has a high chance of admission, because the system does not allow admission and then changing aspirations. See more...
Teacher concurrently teaching Experiential activities, Ministry of Education and Training guides the calculation of converted periods
Based on the 2018 General Education Program, experiential and career orientation activities can be organized flexibly by group, class, grade level or the whole school. At the same time, according to Circular 05/2025/TT-BGDĐT, if the activity is organized according to the scale of the grade level or the whole school and there are specific lesson plans and plans, then 1 hour of direct (or online) teaching is calculated as 1.5 norm hours.
The Ministry of Education and Training affirms that class organization is in accordance with regulations, but the calculation and conversion of teaching hours must be carried out in accordance with the current Circular. Teachers are recommended to exchange directly with the Principal to be considered and resolved according to their authority. See more...
