What is the minimum time that upper secondary school teachers in Vietnam spend each year on professional development?

What is the minimum time that upper secondary school teachers in Vietnam spend each year on professional development?

Based on Article 5 of the Regulations issued with Circular 28/2009/TT-BGDDT (supplemented by Clause 3, Article 1 of Circular 15/2017/TT-BGDDT and amended by Clause 4, Article 1 of Circular 15/2017/TT-BGDDT) regarding working time and annual leave:

Working Time and Annual Leave

1. The working time of primary school teachers in the school year is 42 weeks, in which:

a) 35 weeks are dedicated to teaching and educational activities according to the school year plan.

b) 05 weeks are allocated for studying and professional development.

c) 01 week is for preparation for the new school year.

d) 01 week is for the school year summary.

2. The working time of lower secondary and upper upper secondary school teachers in the school year is 42 weeks, in which:

a) 37 weeks are dedicated to teaching and educational activities according to the school year plan.

b) 03 weeks are allocated for studying and professional development.

c) 01 week is for preparation for the new school year.

d) 01 week is for the school year summary.

2a. The working time of teachers at preparatory schools is 42 weeks, in which:

a) 28 weeks are dedicated to teaching and educational activities according to the school year plan;

b) 12 weeks are allocated for studying and professional development, preparing documents, scientific research, and other activities according to the school year plan;

c) 01 week is for preparation for the new school year;

d) 01 week is for the school year summary.

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Thus, upper secondary school teachers spend 03 weeks each year for professional development.

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What is the teaching workload for upper secondary school teachers in Vietnam per week?

Based on Article 6 of the Regulations issued with Circular 28/2009/TT-BGDDT (supplemented by Clause 5, Article 1 of Circular 15/2017/TT-BGDDT) regarding the teaching workload:

Teaching Workload

The teaching workload is the number of theoretical or practical hours each teacher must teach in a week. Specifically:

1. The teaching workload for primary school teachers is 23 hours, for lower upper secondary school teachers is 19 hours, and for upper upper secondary school teachers is 17 hours;

2. The teaching workload for teachers at ethnic boarding schools is 17 hours at the lower secondary level, 15 hours at the upper secondary level;

The teaching workload for teachers at semi-boarding ethnic schools is 21 hours at the primary level, 17 hours at the lower secondary level;

The teaching workload for teachers at schools or classes for disabled or handicapped students is 21 hours for primary level teachers, 17 hours for lower secondary level teachers.

2a. The teaching workload for teachers at preparatory schools is 12 hours;

3. Teachers serving as the principal Pioneer Youth Organization officer at type I schools teach 2 hours a week, at type II schools teach 1/3 of the teaching workload, and at type III schools teach 1/2 of the teaching workload of teachers at the same level of education. The classification of general schools is according to current regulations.

Public general school teachers with the highest teaching workload are primary school teachers, specifically 23 hours.

Thus, the teaching workload for upper secondary school teachers is 17 hours per week. In addition, the teaching workload for upper secondary school teachers at ethnic boarding schools is 15 hours.

How much teaching time is reduced per week for upper secondary school homeroom teachers in Vietnam?

Based on Article 8 of the Regulations issued with Circular 28/2009/TT-BGDDT (supplemented by Clause 8, Article 1 of Circular 15/2017/TT-BGDDT) regarding policies on reducing teaching workload for teachers with additional professional duties:

Reducing Teaching Workload for Teachers with Additional Professional Duties

1. Homeroom teachers in primary schools are reduced by 3 hours/week, in lower and upper upper secondary schools are reduced by 4 hours/week.

2. Homeroom teachers in ethnic boarding lower and upper upper secondary schools are reduced by 4 hours/week. Homeroom teachers in specialized schools and semi-boarding schools are reduced by 4 hours/week. Homeroom teachers in schools/classes for disabled or handicapped students are reduced by 3 hours/week.

2a. Homeroom teachers in preparatory schools are reduced by 3 hours/week.

3. Teachers in charge of subject classrooms are reduced by 3 hours/subject/week.

4. Teachers in charge of school-wide activities such as music, physical education, school gardens, workshops, equipment rooms, libraries (if these tasks do not have specialized staff) are reduced by 2 - 3 hours/week depending on the workload and as decided by the principal.

5. Subject group leaders are reduced by 3 hours/week.

5a. Deputy subject leaders are reduced by 1 hour/week.

5b. Teachers in charge of functional rooms in preparatory schools are reduced by 3 hours/week;

Teachers who are deputy heads of functional rooms in preparatory schools are reduced by 1 hour/week.

Thus, homeroom teachers in upper secondary schools are reduced by 4 hours per week.