Are lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam prohibited from providing external extra classes?

Are lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam prohibited from providing external extra classes?

First, the provision of extra classes is regulated under Article 2 of the Regulations on extra classes, issued together with Circular 17/2012/TT-BGDDT:

- Extra classes means additional classes that are provided for learners with fees, of which contents base on compulsory education programs but not included in the education plan of compulsory education issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.

- Internal extra classes means extra classes held by a public educational institution (including: compulsory education institutions; vocational training centers; continuing education centers; community learning centers; foreign language and IT centers).

Additionally, Article 4 of the Regulations on extra classes, issued together with Circular 17/2012/TT-BGDDT specifies the circumstances under which extra classes is not allowed:

1. Extra classes shall not be provided for students who have attended curricular classes for 2 sessions per day.

2. Extra classes shall not be provided for elementary students, except for extra-curricular activities: arts, sports, or life skills.

3. Higher education institutions, colleges, junior colleges and vocational schools are banned from hold extra classes with compulsory education contents.

4. A teacher receiving salaries from wage-fund of public service agencies is banned from:

+ Holding external extra classes unless he/she conducts external extra classes;

+ Conducting external extra classes for students who are in his/her curricular classes without the permit of the Head of his/her superior agency.

In line with these regulations, lower secondary school teachers are not permitted to organize external extra classes but may participate in such activities for students who are in his/her curricular classes with the permit of the Head of his/her superior agency.

What rules must secondary school teachers adhere to when teaching extra classes?

According to Article 3 of the Regulations on extra classes, issued together with Circular 17/2012/TT-BGDDT, secondary school teachers teaching extra classes must adhere to the following principles:

Rule 1. Extra classes must help to broaden knowledge, skills and character education of students, be suitable for psychological and physical characteristics and not beyond the acquisition of learners

Rule 2. It is not allowed to reduce the curricular contents of compulsory education program and add them to extra classes; and provide the curricular contents in the extra classes in advance.

Rule 3. Students taking extra classes are students who intend to attend extra classes with the consent of their families; it is not allowed to compel students or students’ families to attend extra classes.

Rule 4. It is not allowed to provide extra classes according to the curricular classes; students in the same extra class shall have the same learning capacity; the students are admitted to the extra classes according to their learning capacity.

Rule 5. Extra class providers shall be responsible for their registration and application for the license.

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Do secondary school teachers in Vietnam need to register if they want to provide internal extra classes?

Based on Article 5 of the Regulations on extra classes, issued together with Circular 17/2012/TT-BGDDT, the following are the regulations for holding internal extra classes:

Holding internal extra classes

1. Each student who wishes to take an extra class shall submit an application for taking extra classes to the institution; his/her parents or guardian (hereinafter referred to as parents) shall append their signatures and write a commitment, and adhere to such commitment.

2. The principal of the institution shall receive the application from the student, categorize him/her to an appropriate group of students by his/her learning capacity, assign teachers and hold extra classes according to each group of students.

3. Each teacher intending to conduct extra classes shall submit a registration of conducting extra classes which commit to fulfill all duties of a teacher as specified in general regulations and other duties assigned by the institution and seriously comply with regulations on extra classes in the institution.

4. The principal shall consider approving the list of teachers, assign teachers and establish timetables for extra classes appropriate to the students’ learning capacity.

Per the above regulation, secondary school teachers who wish to provide internal extra classes must submit a registration of conducting extra classes. Once the registration is submitted, the school principal condiders and approves the list of teachers, assign teachers and establish timetables for extra classes appropriate to the students’ learning capacity.