Will the 12th-grade textbooks in Vietnam follow the new general education program in the 2024-2025 academic year?
Will the 12th-grade textbooks in Vietnam follow the new general education program in the 2024-2025 academic year?
According to Article 2 of Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT:
The general education program appplies to:
1. From the 2020-2021 academic year for Grade 1.
2. From the 2021-2022 academic year for Grades 2 and 6.
3. From the 2022-2023 academic year for Grades 3, 7, and 10.
4. From the 2023-2024 academic year for Grades 4, 8, and 11.
5. From the 2024-2025 academic year for Grades 5, 9, and 12.
Under the above regulations, in the 2024-2025 academic year, the new general education program will apply to the 12th grade. Therefore, the 12th-grade textbooks in Vietnam will follow the new general education program in the 2024-2025 academic year
Will the 12th-grade textbooks in Vietnam follow the new general education program in the 2024-2025 academic year? (Image from the Internet)
What are the duties of the 12th-grade Textbook Appraisal Council in Vietnam?
According to Article 12 of the Regulation on standards and procedures for development and revision of textbooks; standards for textbook developers and organization and operation of the National Textbook Appraisal Council issued with Circular 33/2017/TT-BGDDT:
National Textbook Appraisal Council
1. A National Textbook Appraisal Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) is an organization established specifically for a particular subject, educational activity in a particular educational stage by the Minister of Education and Training to assist the Minister in appraising textbooks.
2. The members of the Council are scientists, educators, experienced education managers and representatives of related organizations. At least one-thirds of the Council’s member must be teachers who are teaching the subject at the same educational stage. The number of the Council’s members shall be an odd number, the minimum of which shall be 7 (seven) people.
3. Duties of the Council
a) Appraise the textbooks for a subject, educational activity of grades in an educational stage according to the contents prescribed in Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7 and Article 8 of this Circular.
b) Propose the Minister of Education and Training to consider the approval for use of the textbook;
4. The Council shall consist of the chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary and members of the Council.
5. The Council and its members shall be responsible for the content and quality of the appraisal.
Thus, the duties of the 12th-grade Textbook Appraisal Council in Vietnam include:
- Appraise the textbooks for a subject, educational activity of grades in an educational stage according to the contents prescribed in Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7 and Article 8 of Circular 33/2017/TT-BGDDT.
- Propose the Minister of Education and Training to consider the approval for use of the textbook;
What are the responsibilities of the chairperson of the Textbook Appraisal Council in Vietnam?
According to Article 14 of the Regulation on standards and procedures for development and revision of textbooks; standards for textbook developers and organization and operation of the National Textbook Appraisal Council issued with Circular 33/2017/TT-BGDDT:
Responsibilities and entitlements of the chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary and members of the Council
1. Responsibilities and entitlements of the chairperson of the Council
a) Take responsibility for the operation of the Council to the Ministry of Education and Training;
b) Contact the appraising unit in accordance with regulations prescribed in clause 1 Article 19 of this Circular;
c) Prepare and implement the working plan of the Council in accordance with the schedule; assign tasks to members of the Council;
d) Chair the meetings of the Council, ratify the minutes of each meeting of the Council;
dd) Report and cooperate with the appraising unit to handle any unusual case during the appraisal;
e) Propose addition or change of members of the Council (if necessary);
g) Authorize the vice-chairperson to perform certain tasks. The authorization shall be recorded in writing and attached to the working file of the Council;
h) Perform other tasks and entitlements as prescribed in clause 4 of this Article;
2. Responsibilities and entitlements of the vice-chairperson of the Council
a) Take responsibility for performance of the tasks assigned or authorized by the chairperson.
b) Assist the chairperson of the Council in preparing the documents of the Council’s meetings and convening meetings of the Council.
c) Perform other tasks and entitlements as prescribed in clause 4 of this Article;
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Therefore, according to the above regulation, the responsibilities of the chairperson of the Textbook Appraisal Council in Vietnam are as follows:
- Take responsibility for the operation of the Council to the Ministry of Education and Training;
- Contact the appraising unit in accordance with regulations prescribed in clause 1 Article 19 of Circular 33/2017/TT-BGDDT;
- Prepare and implement the working plan of the Council in accordance with the schedule; assign tasks to members of the Council;
- Chair the meetings of the Council, ratify the minutes of each meeting of the Council;
- Report and cooperate with the appraising unit to handle any unusual case during the appraisal;
- Propose addition or change of members of the Council (if necessary);
- Authorize the vice-chairperson to perform certain tasks. The authorization shall be recorded in writing and attached to the working file of the Council;
- Perform other tasks and entitlements as prescribed in clause 4 of this Article;
