Vietnam: When is the school-level excellent teacher contest for lower secondary school teachers organized?

When is the school-level excellent teacher contest for lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam organized?

*NOTE: Teachers participating in the school-level excellent teacher contest and achieving high results will be recognized. Achievements such as being recognized as an excellent teacher at the provincial level or having particularly outstanding accomplishments in teaching and education will be one of the criteria for teachers to be considered for becoming key teachers in the school later. (According to point e, clause 1, Article 12 of the Regulations on Professional Standards for Teachers in General Education Institutions issued together with Circular 20/2018/TT-BGDDT).*

Under Article 3 of the Regulations on the excellent teacher contest in preschool education institutions; excellent teacher contest, and excellent homeroom teacher contest in general education institutions (issued together with Circular 22/2019/TT-BGDDT):

Administrative levels of organization, cycle, and participants of the contest

1. The school-level, district-level, and provincial-level contest for excellent teachers and excellent homeroom teachers:

a) The school-level contest is organized every 2 years by the school. Participants are teachers working at the organizing school;

b) The district-level contest is organized every 2 years by the district Division of Education and Training. Participants are teachers working at preschools, primary schools, and lower secondary schools within the district (or township, provincial city) organizing the contest;

c) The provincial-level contest is organized every 4 years by the Department of Education and Training. Participants are teachers working at preschools and general education institutions within the province or municipality organizing the contest.

2. The number of teachers participating in the school, district, and provincial-level contests for excellent teachers and excellent homeroom teachers is decided by the principal of preschools, primary schools, nursery schools, and children's groups, the head of the general education institution, the head of the Division of Education and Training, and the director of the Department of Education and Training, ensuring suitability with actual conditions, facilities, and local annual budget.

3. The head of the Division of Education and Training specifies the number of preschool teachers participating in the school-level contest for independent children's groups and classes.

The excellent teacher contest will be divided into school-level, district-level, and provincial-level. To be specific:

- The school-level contest is organized every 2 years by the school. Participants are teachers working at the organizing school;

- The district-level contest is organized every 2 years by the district Division of Education and Training. Participants are teachers working at preschools, primary schools, and lower secondary schools within the district (or township, provincial city) organizing the contest;

- The provincial-level contest is organized every 4 years by the Department of Education and Training. Participants are teachers working at preschools and general education institutions within the province or municipality organizing the contest.

Thus, according to the regulation, the school-level excellent teacher contest for lower secondary school teachers will be organized biennially.

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What are the principles for organizing the school-level excellent teacher contest for lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam?

Under Article 2 of the Regulations on the excellent teacher contest in preschool education institutions; excellent teacher contest, and excellent homeroom teacher contest in general education institutions issued together with Circular 22/2019/TT-BGDDT:

Purpose and Principles of the Excellent Teacher, Excellent Homeroom Teacher Contest

1. Purpose of the Contest:

a) To discover, recognize, and honor teachers who achieve the title of excellent teacher, excellent homeroom teacher, and to widely promote advanced examples, contributing to attracting the attention of social forces to participate in the education of children and students, creating the motivation to develop the education career of each locality and the entire sector;

b) To create motivation for teachers to strive, self-improve to meet the requirements of innovation, enhance education quality, and professional development;

c) To contribute to improving the effectiveness of professional activities and promoting competitive movements in teaching and learning in schools; encouraging, motivating, and providing opportunities for teachers to practice, self-study, innovate, learn, exchange, convey, and disseminate experiences in caring for, nurturing, and educating children for preschool teachers, teaching, and homeroom duties for general education teachers.

2. Principles of the Contest:

a) To depend on the voluntariness of teachers; not to coerce, not to create pressure for teachers to participate in the contest;

b) To ensure honesty, democracy, publicity, transparency, fairness, objectiveness, and substantive assurance;

c) To comply with state policies, laws, and sector regulations.

Thus, under the regulations, when organizing the school-level excellent teacher contest for lower secondary school teachers, the following 3 principles must be followed:

(1) To depend on the voluntariness of teachers; not to coerce, not to create pressure for teachers to participate in the contest;

(2) To ensure honesty, democracy, publicity, transparency, fairness, objectiveness, and substantive assurance;

(3) To comply with state policies, laws, and sector regulations.

Who decides the venue for organizing the school-level excellent teacher contest for lower secondary school teachers in Vietnam?

Under Article 4 of the Regulations on the excellent teacher contest in preschool education institutions; excellent teacher contest, and excellent homeroom teacher contest in general education institutions issued together with Circular 22/2019/TT-BGDDT:

Time and Venue for Organizing the Contest

The time and venue for organizing the Excellent Teacher, Excellent Homeroom Teacher Contest are determined in the operational plan implemented from the beginning of the school year by the head of the unit based on delegation of authority (school level: Principal decides, district level: Head of the Division of Education and Training decides, provincial level: Director of the Department of Education and Training decides) ensuring not to affect the learning progress and quality of children and students. Depending on geographical conditions and the number of participating teachers, the contests can be divided into multiple exam locations or small clusters, ensuring failure to cause difficulties for participating teachers.

The venue for the excellent teacher contest is determined in the operational plan implemented from the beginning of the school year by the head of the unit based on the delegation of authority (school level: Principal decides, district level: Head of the Division of Education and Training decides, provincial level: Director of the Department of Education and Training decides) ensuring not to affect the learning progress and quality of children and students.

Moreover, depending on geographical conditions and the number of participating teachers, the contests can be divided into multiple exam locations or small clusters, ensuring failure to cause difficulties for participating teachers.

Thus, the venue for organizing the school-level excellent teacher contest for lower secondary school teachers varies depending on the school, district, or provincial level, with the respective authorities deciding the venue (the decision on the venue will be identified in the operational plan implemented from the beginning of the school year).

* Note: Depending on geographical conditions and the number of participating teachers, the contests can be divided into multiple exam locations or small clusters, ensuring failure to cause difficulties for participating teachers.