Empowering a Nation: Why Education Remains Vietnam’s Top Priority

Prime Minister Pham Minh Trinh, Chairman of the National Education and Training Innovation Commission, chaired the committee meeting on directions and solutions for the introduction of education and training innovation.

2/11 PM, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, Chairman of the National Innovation Commission Chaired the meeting of the Committee on Directions and Solutions for Implementing Innovations in Education and Training in accordance with Conclusion No. 91-KL/TW of the Ministry of Education . Political Continuing to implement Central Government Resolution No. 29-NQ/TW on fundamental and comprehensive innovations in education and training to meet the requirements of industrialization and modernization in the context of socialism and international integration of a market-oriented economy.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long, vice-chairman of the committee, also attended. Former Deputy President Nguyen Thi Doan, Chairman of the Vietnam Learning Promotion Association. Ministry, branch leaders, and committee members.

According to a report by the Ministry of Education and Training, dated August 12, 2024, the political issued Conclusion No. 29-KL/TW on the continued implementation of Resolution 91 of the Central Committee on Fundamental and Comprehensive Innovation in Education and Training (Conclusion 91). To implement Conclusion 91, the Chínhphủ Ministry of Education and Training has been tasked with advising the Government on the promulgation of an action plan to implement Conclusion 91.

In order to carry out the tasks assigned to it by the government, the Ministry of Education and Training works with ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies and local governments to develop a draft government action plan.

Draft Program of Action identifies key challenges and solutions The Government, in accordance with Government Resolution 29 and Conclusion 91, will continue to seriously implement the perspectives, goals, challenges and solutions for radical and comprehensive innovation in education and training. , instruct ministries, agencies, and local governments to focus on implementation. Specify assignments to the Politburo and ministries, branches, related agencies, and regions.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son speaks at the conference

Comments at the meeting acknowledged the efforts and responsibility of the Ministry of Education and Training in developing the government’s action plan. Evaluate the content of the draft Basic Action Plan in strict accordance with the new guidelines on education related to the perspectives, goals, challenges and solutions of Politburo Conclusion No. 91, especially the structure and policies for the input of teaching teams and educational resources. , conditions for ensuring the quality of education.

In conclusion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Trinh highly appreciated the reports and opinions at the meeting and ordered the Ministry of Education and Training to absorb the opinions, complete the draft action plan, and submit it to the government for promulgation in the first half. . Month of November 2024.

The Prime Minister clearly stated that the Party and the country are always paying attention, affirming that education and training is the country’s top policy and that innovation in education and training is a key issue. In recent years, the education and training career in our country has achieved many positive results. We must continue to firmly implement this policy, especially in a new era, an era of national development.

To do this, it is necessary to thoroughly understand and absorb the perspectives and guiding ideas of Resolution No. 29 and Conclusion No. 91. People must be seen as the center, subject, goal, driving force, and resource of development. We must not sacrifice progress, equity, and social security in pursuit of simple growth.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Trinh delivered the closing speech at the meeting.

The Prime Minister said that the content of radical innovation, comprehensive education and training is clearly defined in the resolutions and conclusions, highlighting five guiding factors: time, intelligence, hope, independence and integration.

It’s about time Policies must be swift, achievable, timely and effective because time is money and if you are late you will be left behind.

Regarding intellectual factors, The Prime Minister noted that development must depend on education, training and innovation.

Regarding aspirations, We need a breakthrough to bring Japan’s education and training system up to the level of developed countries as soon as possible. Although we have identified development goals for 2030 and 2045, education and training goals need to be achieved sooner, as education and training is a national policy priority.

And, Promote self-reliance, self-reliance, self-confidence, autonomy and national pride, and view internal resources as fundamental, strategic, long-term and decisive, and external resources as important and innovative.

Regarding integration, In line with the trends of the times, we must combine the power of the nation and the power of the times to develop education and training.

The Prime Minister drew particular attention to three contents of the draft action plan.

One is Promote decentralization and distribution of power to local regions and education and training institutions to ensure creative space. Strengthen local autonomy in the spirit of local decision-making, local action and local responsibility.

The first is We focus on improving the quality of learning and teaching, improving the quality of teachers, age-appropriate instruction, motivating and inspiring students, being student-centered and teacher-driven.

The first is Build a system that promotes the formation of a learning society and a lifelong learning society.

In order to continue finalizing the draft action plan, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Education and Training to continue to carefully consider its layout and content according to the functions and tasks of each department. Strictly adhere to the Party’s policy in the resolutions of the 91st Party Congress, fully and comprehensively embody the tasks of the Draft Action Plan Conclusion No. 1 with concise and clear content, and show determination High focus, great effort, take drastic action, show concentration, focus, “do something to get it done, do something to get it done”

Particular attention should be paid to content regarding network planning and the review of the quality of teachers, especially kindergarten and elementary school teachers. Developing high-quality human resources in basic science subjects, traditional fields, and emerging economic fields (semiconductor chips, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, digital economy, green economy, circular economy, sharing economy, knowledge economy, etc.). Invest resources in education and ensure that the state budget spends at least 20% of total state budget expenditures on education and training. Gradually make English your second language and train in other foreign languages as needed.

Representatives attending the meeting

Regarding issues that require the opinion of the National Committee, the Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Education and Training to investigate and absorb as many opinions as possible from the representatives who attended the meeting, and to inform the City Political Bureau of specific issues and solutions. He asked for specifics.

In particular, the Prime Minister took note of a number of points and requested that the construction of the education development strategy by 2025, with a vision to 2030, be completed by the first quarter of 2025 at the latest.

Monday The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Invalids to unify the state management of education and training and ensure synchronization and connectivity between early childhood education, general education, further education, vocational education and university education. . Social issues should consider and evaluate the overall situation, shortcomings, difficulties, causes of problems and difficulties, lessons learned, gain experience, select good plans and provide concrete solutions to the government and the prime minister. Suggest and recommend.

Tuesday, The appointment of the Prime Minister on the improvement of the quality of human resources and the management of personnel in the education sector, chaired by the Ministry of the Interior and in coordination with the Ministry of Education and Training, to review and propose salaries in the education sector, study regulations on salary management and employee standards; Review, correct, and supplement. Depending on the actual circumstances of each country and region, attention will be paid to securing sufficient classrooms through measures such as expanding school scale, constructing schools based on an inter-class model, and reducing the number of school locations.

Wednesday, Regarding resources, the Ministry of Planning and Investment presides over and coordinates the Ministry of Education and Training. Finance “Resources come from thinking, motivation comes from innovation, power comes from people, business.”

Thursday, The Prime Minister will oversee research and development projects to create innovative mechanisms and policies to attract foreign experts, scientists and overseas Vietnamese to teach, research and work in Vietnam’s educational institutions. Appointed to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Friday, Regarding institutions in building a learning society and lifelong learning, the Prime Minister was clear that there must be mechanisms and policies that encourage and everyone must have equal access to this issue.

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