What qualifications do economic and legal education teachers need to have?

Lawyer Ho Thu Trang, YouMe Law Company Limited answers:

Clause 3, Article 17 of Circular No. 30/2026/TT-BGDDT of the Ministry of Education and Training stipulating professional standards for teachers of general education institutions (effective from April 14, 2026) stipulates the applicable clauses, which stipulates a number of cases identified as meeting training standards for high school teachers, including:

a) Teachers assigned to teach Technology subjects with a bachelor's degree or higher from a teacher training major in Technology or Industrial Engineering or Agricultural Engineering or a bachelor's degree or higher in a suitable major for Technology, Industrial Engineering, Agricultural Engineering subjects. In case of having a bachelor's degree or higher in a suitable major, they must have a pedagogical professional development certificate for high school teachers according to the program issued by the Minister of Education and Training;

b) Teachers assigned to teach economic and legal education subjects with a bachelor's degree or higher in teacher training in Civic Education or Political Education or a bachelor's degree or higher in a suitable major for Civic Education, Political Education. In case of having a bachelor's degree or higher in a suitable major, they must have a certificate of pedagogical professional development for high school teachers according to the program issued by the Minister of Education and Training.

Clause 2, Article 16 of Circular No. 30/2026/TT-BGDĐT stipulates the transitional clause as follows:

2. Teachers in general education institutions who are recruited, received, or changed to the position of primary school teacher, secondary school teacher, and high school teacher before the effective date of this Circular are not required to meet the standards of having a professional development certificate for primary school, secondary school, and high school teachers.

Thus, from April 14, 2026, teachers assigned to teach economic and legal education subjects at high schools need to meet the training standards according to the above regulations.