By 2025, 90% of Preschool Teachers Nationwide Must Have an Associate Degree or Higher

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To be specific, according to the goals set forth in Decision 1677, by 2020, at least 70% of teachers should have qualifications from preschool pedagogy colleges or higher, 80% of teachers should meet professional standards at a fairly good level or higher, and by 2025, there should be enough preschool teachers as per the regulations, with 90% of preschool teachers holding qualifications from preschool pedagogy colleges or higher, and 85% of teachers meeting professional standards at a fairly good level or higher.

To achieve these set goals, this Decision clearly outlines the tasks and solutions to be implemented during the period of 2018 – 2025, in particular:

- Innovate the training of preschool teachers to meet the requirements of preschool education reform, and enhance the quality of preschool education programs;

- Implement training based on location and regions to balance and address the shortage of teachers;

- Develop a Scheme to train and foster a sufficient number of managerial staff and teachers, ensuring quality; develop a core team of preschool managerial staff and teachers;

- Foster managerial staff and preschool teachers to meet the professional standards for preschool teachers, principal standards, and the professional title standards for managerial staff and preschool teachers;

- Focus on fostering skills, methods of organizing care and educational activities for children, and enhancing practical capabilities for teachers.

For more related content, see: Decision 1677/QD-TTg effective from July 02, 2019.

Nguyen Trinh

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