The above content was mentioned at the Conference on summarizing the Project "Training and fostering teachers and preschool education managers for the period 2018-2025" (Project 10, organized by the Ministry of Education and Training).
90.5% of preschool teachers are graduated from a pedagogical college or higher
According to Mr. Vu Minh Duc - Director of the Department of Teachers and Educational Managers (Ministry of Education and Training), in the period of 2018 - 2020, Project 33 has trained and improved the qualifications of teachers from preschool education colleges and above to 257,790 out of a total of 347,895 teachers, reaching a rate of 74.1%, exceeding 70% of the target set in the Project.
In the 2021-2025 period, the rate of preschool teachers who have passed the preschool education college or higher is 90.5%.
Training and fostering institutions have reviewed, updated and innovated training programs in the direction of approaching output standards, professional capacity, in accordance with the Vietnam National qualifications framework and preschool teacher professional standards, preschool principal standards.
Teachers are equipped with professional knowledge, organize caring activities, focus on professional ethics, apply active teaching methods, suitable to meet the needs of children, contributing to improving the quality of preschool education programs.
At educational institutions, the pedagogical and preschool education department, scientific research activities, and international cooperation have been promoted. Along with that, it is necessary to strengthen relations with localities to build a network of network of practicing kindergartens for students to practice pedagogical skills.
Despite many remarkable results, the implementation of the Project still has shortcomings due to the shortage of teachers in localities, limitations in funding, policies, and resources for implementation.
Requirements for preschool teachers in the coming time will be even higher
Permanent Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong acknowledged and highly appreciated the efforts to implement and implement the project of management agencies, educational institutions, departments of education and training and the team of managers and preschool teachers during the implementation of Project 33.
According to the Deputy Minister, in the new context, preschool education has received more attention but also many challenges with policies on the teaching staff, popularizing preschool education for children aged 3-5 years, new preschool programs, requirements for digital transformation, making English the second language in schools...
"Therefore, the requirements for preschool teachers in the coming time will be even higher. In the comprehensive development of education and training, preschool education must not be left out, the teaching staff must be raised" - the Standing Deputy Minister of Education and Training commented.
To achieve results in training and fostering, Mr. Pham Ngoc Thuong suggested that localities continue to raise awareness of the important role of preschool teachers. When teachers' abilities are improved, the beneficiaries are the students.
For educational and training institutions, the Deputy Minister suggested that there should be specific and flexible policies to attract good lecturers and students to the field of preschool education Pedagogy...
