Ms. Kim Sa is a grade lll junior high school teacher (more than 9 years) and has a university degree since 2022. Ms. Sa asked: "Am I eligible to be promoted to Grade II Junior High School Teacher?".
The Ministry of Education and Training responded to this issue on the Government Electronic Information Portal as follows:
One of the conditions for registering for the promotion to the professional title of Secondary School Teacher Grade II (code V.07.04.31) is to have held the professional title of Secondary School Teacher Grade III (code V.07.04.32) or equivalent for at least 9 years (excluding probationary period) by the deadline for submitting the application for the exam or promotion.
In particular, the determination of the time to hold the equivalent rank for the case of primary and secondary school teachers of grade III registering for the exam or being considered for promotion to the professional title of primary and secondary school teachers of grade II has been guided by the Ministry of Education and Training in Section 3.2 of Official Dispatch No. 4306/BGDDT-NGCBQLGD dated August 14, 2023 as follows:
From the time the teacher meets the training standards of the level of education, the time determined to be equivalent to the time holding the professional title of primary and secondary school teacher of the new grade III includes: working time with compulsory social insurance payment; time holding teacher ranks equivalent to grade IV and grade III; time holding the professional title of grade IV and grade III teacher and other time determined by the competent authority to be equivalent to grade IV and grade III when transferring professional titles (excluding probationary period).
In addition to the condition of time holding the rank, to register for consideration for promotion to the professional title of Secondary School Teacher Grade II (code V.07.04.31), Ms. Kim Sa must also meet the standards and conditions specified in Clause 1, Article 32 of Decree No. 115/2020/ND-CP dated September 25, 2020 of the Government regulating the recruitment, use and management of civil servants as amended in Clause 16, Article 1 of Decree No. 85/2023/ND-CP dated December 7, 2023.
The Ministry of Education and Training recommends that Ms. Sa prepare documents and register for promotion based on the above-mentioned standards, conditions and instructions for determining the equivalent rank retention period if she meets the prescribed standards and conditions.
