Does the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam direct the permissation of extra classes organized by teachers? Which legislative document specifies the regulations on extra classes?

Does the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam direct the permissation of extra classes organized by teachers?

On November 20, 2024, during the 8th meeting of the 15th National Assembly, the Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son elaborated on and clarified some matters raised by National Assembly delegates during the discussion session as follows:

The Ministry of Education and Training is pursuing a policy to permit extra classes organized by teachers and prohibit extra classes against teachers' ethics or professional principles.

Additionally, Minister Nguyen Kim Son stated that the Ministry will thoroughly research and consider all opinions from National Assembly delegates discussed at the Group and in the Hall to incorporate them to the fullest extent while affirming that the development of a new teaching workforce is the primary reason for the formulation of the Teachers' Law .

View the complete statement of the Minister of Education and Training at: https://quochoi.vn/tintuc/Pages/tin-hoat-dong-cua-quoc-hoi.aspx?ItemID=91089

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Which legislative document specifies the regulations on extra classes in Vietnam?

Currently, regulations on teachers' extra teaching are issued as part of Circular 17/2012/TT-BGDDT, which states:

- For the purposes of this Regulation, 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, hereinafter referred to as institutions).

- External extra classes means extra classes not held by compulsory education institutions; vocational training centers; continuing education centers; community learning centers; foreign language and IT centers.

According to Article 3 of the Regulations on Extra Classes issued alongside Circular 17/2012/TT-BGDDT, the rules for extra classes in Vietnam are:

- 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

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

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

Who receives students' applications for taking extra classes in Vietnam?

Under Article 5 of the Regulations on Extra Classes issued alongside Circular 17/2012/TT-BGDDT on holding internal extra classes in Vietnam:

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.

Thus, the school principal receives the application for taking extra classes 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.