The Draft Law on Teachers is being drafted by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).
The draft Law on Teachers consists of 9 chapters and 71 articles, stipulating basic contents to specify 05 policies in the proposal to develop the Law approved by the Government in Resolution No. 95/NQ-CP dated July 7, 2023 of the Government, including: Identification of teachers; standards and titles of teachers; recruitment, use and working regime of teachers; training, fostering, treatment and honoring of teachers; State management of teachers.
According to Chapter II, Article 10, there are 12 expected rights of teachers such as: To receive salary, allowances, benefits and other regimes appropriate to the job position and title of teacher; To engage in teaching and education activities in accordance with the training major; To be provided with conditions to work in a safe environment; To have summer vacation and other holidays according to regulations...
Regarding the above proposals of the Ministry of Education and Training, in the past, during the process of collecting opinions, many comments from localities and ministries and branches were received in the direction of support.
According to the summary of explanations and comments on the draft Law on Teachers, at the working session with the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education, many opinions suggested that it is necessary to add: The right to reserve and respect the opinions of teachers in their professional fields.
"For students of teacher training who have met the standards of teachers, do they have to be arranged jobs? Therefore, the right to be arranged jobs must be included in the Law. If this content is included, training at teacher training schools will be similar to police training schools" - comments at the working session with the National Assembly's Culture and Education Committee.
Some comments from localities suggest that it is necessary to add: Enjoying allowances and benefits when suffering from serious illness or permanent disability while working;
Propose to add 1 clause: "Educational institutions are allowed to organize periodic health check-ups once a year" (to comply with Clause 2, Article 41 on teacher support policy).
Adding more rights for teachers, not only preferential services and benefits but also forms of psychological support for teachers, the right to information protection for teachers.
The Central Pedagogical College again proposed increasing funding for scientific research and technology transfer activities.
The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs proposes to supplement the rights of teachers:
Signing a work contract with the educational institution where they are working. This is to help solve current problems, allowing educational institutions to sign work contracts with teachers in schools in cases where teachers have completed the teaching hour norms and overtime hours as prescribed in the working regime; have the need and appropriate capacity to sign a work contract with the school. At the same time, it also contributes to implementing the principle of Ensuring autonomy associated with accountability of educational institutions in Clause 2, Article 6 of the draft Law on Principles of Teacher Management and Development.
Vocational training facilities arrange time for internships at enterprises because the nature of vocational training requires teachers with practical skills and professional qualifications.
