Vietnam: What is the proposed evidence used in evaluation of new standards for lower secondary school teachers in 2024?

What is the evidence used in the evaluation of standards for lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam?

Currently, the professional standards for lower secondary school teachers are stipulated in Circular 20/2018/TT-BGDDT which prescribes the standards for teachers at general education institutions.

To effectively implement the evaluation of standards for lower secondary school teachers in a conformable, efficient, and practical manner, contributing positively to the development of the general education teacher workforce, the Ministry of Education and Training issued Official Dispatch 4530/BGDĐT-NGCBQLGD on October 1, 2018, guiding the implementation of Circular 20/2018/TT-BGDDT.

Under Clauses 3 and 7, Article 3 of the Regulation on Professional Standards for Teachers at General Education Institutions, issued together with Circular 20/2018/TT-BGDDT:

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the terms below are construed as follows:

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3. Professional standard for teacher means a system of quality and capacity that a teacher must have in order to teach and educate students in general education institutions.

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7. Evidence includes documents, things, phenomena, witnesses cited to objectively confirm the level of achievement in each criterion.

According to the above regulation, the professional standards for teachers mean a system of quality and capacity that a teacher must have. At the same time, the evidence includes documents, things, phenomena, witnesses cited to objectively confirm the level of achievement in each criterion.

Thus, the evidence used in the evaluation of standards for lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam includes documents, things, phenomena, witnesses cited to objectively confirm the level of achievement of the professional standards for lower secondary school teachers.

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What is the newest sample evidence used in the evaluation of new standards for lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam?

The evidence used in the evaluation of standards for lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam is stipulated in Appendix 1 issued together with Official Dispatch 4530/BGDĐT-NGCBQLGD in 2018 as follows:

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*Note: The above evidence used in the evaluation of standards for lower secondary school teachers is only for reference. The selection and use of evidence in the evaluation process must be appropriate to the actual conditions of the school and locality, ensuring compliance with Circular 20/2018/TT-BGDDT.

What is the proposed evidence used in the evaluation of standards for lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam?

Under Appendix I, Examples of Evidence Used in Evaluating Professional Teacher Standards for General Education Institutions, issued together with Official Dispatch 4530/BGDĐT-NGCBQLGD in 2018:

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*Note: The examples of proposed evidence used in the evaluation of standards for teachers are just for reference. The selection and use of evidence in the evaluation process must be appropriate to the actual conditions of the school and locality, ensuring compliance with Circular 20/2018/TT-BGDDT.

What is the purpose of issuing professional standards for lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam?

Under Article 2, Regulation on Professional Standards for Teachers at General Education Institutions, issued together with Circular 20/2018/TT-BGDDT, the purpose of issuing professional standards for teachers is as follows:

Purposes of promulgation of the Regulation on professional standards. The Regulation is the basic for:

1. Teachers of general education institutions to carry out self-evaluatement of the qualities and capacity; make and implement the plans for practice of qualities and refresher training in improvement of capacity for professional skills in order to meet the requirements for educational innovation.

2. General education institutions to evaluate the qualities, capacity for professional skills of teachers; make and develop the plans for refresher training in improvement of capacity for professional skills of teachers in order to meet educational objectives of schools, local authorities and education industry.

3. State management authorities to research, make and implement the regimes and policies on development of the contingent of teachers of general education institutions; select and use the contingent of key teachers of general education institutions.

4. Training and refresher training establishments to develop programs and organize training and refresher training in order to develop the qualities and capacity for professional skills of teachers of general education institutions.

Thus, the issuance of professional standards for lower secondary school teachers aims at the following (4) purposes:

(1) To serve as a basis for teachers at general education institutions to self-evaluate.

(2) To serve as a basis for general education institutions to evaluate teachers.

(3) To serve as a basis for state management agencies to study, develop, and implement policies for developing the teacher workforce.

(4) To serve as a basis for teacher training institutions to develop, organize training programs, and enhance the qualities and professional competencies of teachers.