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What are the 05 criteria for key lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam?

Under Clause 1, Article 12, Regulations on Professional Standards for General Education Teachers issued with Circular 20/2018/TT-BGDDT on key general education teachers:

Key general education teacher

1. Criteria for selecting key general education teachers:

a) Be a general education teacher with at least 05 years of direct teaching experience at the same educational level up to the selection time;

b) Be rated at least as good according to the Professional Standards for teachers, in which the criteria in Article 5 of these Regulations must be rated as Good;

c) Be capable of designing and conducting model lessons, organizing discussions, workshops, training on teaching methods, techniques, education, innovation content related to professional activities, and training colleagues within the school or local schools;

d) Be capable of using foreign languages, applying information technology, utilizing technological equipment in teaching and education, developing digital learning materials, and training teachers;

e) Aspire to become a key general education teacher

In cases where the number of teachers meeting the criteria stipulated in points a, b, c, d, and e Clause 1 of this Article at a general education institution exceeds the required number by the supervisory authority, priority shall be given to selecting key general education teachers based on the following criteria: having higher education level; being rated as Good in assessmen of the professional standards for teachers; being recognized as provincial excellent teachers or having outstanding achievements in teaching and education; possessing recognized and widely-used scientific research products, innovative solutions in teaching and education within the school, or locality.

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Thus, the 05 criteria for key lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam include:

Standard (1) Be a general education teacher with at least 05 years of direct teaching experience at the same educational level up to the selection time;

Standard (2) Be rated at least as good according to the Professional Standards for teachers, in which the criteria in Article 5 of the Regulations on Professional Standards for General Education Teachers issued with Circular 20/2018/TT-BGDDT must be rated as Good;

Standard (3) Be capable of designing and conducting model lessons, organizing discussions, workshops, training on teaching methods, techniques, education, innovation content related to professional activities, and training colleagues within the school or local schools;

Standard (4) Be capable of using foreign languages, applying information technology, utilizing technological equipment in teaching and education, developing digital learning materials, and training teachers;

Standard (5) Aspire to become a key general education teacher

In cases where the number of teachers meeting the criteria stipulated in points a, b, c, d, and e Clause 1, Article 12, Regulations on Professional Standards for General Education Teachers issued with Circular 20/2018/TT-BGDDT at a general education institution exceeds the required number by the supervisory authority, priority shall be given to selecting key general education teachers based on the following criteria: having higher education level; being rated as Good in assessment of the professional standards for teachers; being recognized as provincial excellent teachers or having outstanding achievements in teaching and education; possessing recognized and widely-used scientific research products, innovative solutions in teaching and education within the school, or locality.

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What are the general conditions for becoming a key lower secondary school teacher in Vietnam?

In Clause 9, Article 3, Regulations on Professional Standards for General Education Teachers issued with Circular 20/2018/TT-BGDDT:

Definitions

In these Regulations, the terms below are understood as follows:

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9. A key general education teacher is a general education teacher with good moral character; understanding of educational conditions; good professional competence; reputation within the school community; capability in advising, consulting, supporting, leading, and sharing with colleagues in professional activities and career development training.

Furthermore, general education institutions as stipulated in Article 33 of Law on Education 2019 include lower secondary schools as follows:

Institutions of general education

Institutions of general education include:

1. Primary schools;

2. Lower secondary schools;

3. Upper secondary schools;

4. Multi-level schools;

Thus, to become a key lower secondary school teacher, a teacher must have:

- Have good moral character and understanding of educational conditions;

- Have good professional competence;

- Be reputable within the school community;

- Be capable of advising, consulting, supporting, leading, and sharing with colleagues in professional activities and career development training.

What are the bases for selecting key lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam?

Under Article 2, Regulations on Professional Standards for General Education Teachers issued with Circular 20/2018/TT-BGDDT, four purposes of issuing professional standards for teachers include:

(1) Serving as a basis for general education teachers to self-assess their character and professional capacity; developing and implementing plans to improve character and professional capacity to meet educational innovation requirements.

(2) Serving as a basis for general education institutions to assess teachers' character and professional capabilities; developing and implementing plans for professional capacity development in alignment with educational goals of the school, locality, and education sector.

(3) Serving as a basis for state management agencies to research, formulate, and implement policies for developing the team of general education teachers; select and utilize a core team of general education teachers.

(4) Serving as a basis for teacher training institutions to develop and organize training programs for developing character and professional capacity for general education teachers.

Thus, the professional standards for general education teachers serve as the basis for selecting key lower secondary school teachers.