Guidance on the appointment of preschool and general education teachers in Vietnam

Guidance on the appointment of preschool and general education teachers in Vietnam

To ensure uniform implementation of the regulations on standards for professional titles in appointment and salary grading of preschool and general education teachers in Vietnam, the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam clarifies several points as follows:

- Regarding the regulation on training certificates according to professional title standards when appointing corresponding professional titles and transferring professional title ranks:

+ When appointing and regrading professional titles for preschool, primary, and lower secondary school teachers from the Joint Circulars 20/2015/TT-BGDDT-BNV, 21/2015/TT-BGDDT-BNV, 22/2015/TT-BGDDT-BNV to corresponding professional titles according to the regulations in Circulars 01/2021/TT-BGDDT, 02/2021/TT-BGDDT, 03/2021/TT-BGDDT and Circular 08/2023/TT-BGDDT, only the training level and the duration of the immediately lower rank standards are considered; teachers are not required to have a training certificate according to the standards of the rank being appointed.

+ When transferring ranks for cases where teachers have not been appointed to the professional titles of the level they are teaching or have changed their job position, which is incompatible with the requirements of the new job position, teachers are not required to have a training certificate according to the standards of the new job position.

+ After being appointed and regraded to professional titles, if teachers wish to register for the exam or consider upgrading to the next higher professional title rank, they must have a training certificate according to the professional title standards as regulated.

- Determination of equivalence for training certificates according to the professional title standards by rank:

+ Training certificates according to the professional title standards of preschool and general education teachers (by rank) issued before June 30, 2022, are considered equivalent to the training certificates according to the professional title standards of preschool and general education teachers as regulated for each education level. This certificate is used for appointing professional titles and attending exams or considering rank upgrades.

Example: Teacher A has been appointed to the professional title of Preschool Teacher Class II. Teacher A has a training certificate according to the professional title standards of Preschool Teacher Class II and Class III issued before June 30, 2022. Teacher A can use one of these training certificates to register for the exam or consider upgrading to Preschool Teacher Class I.

+ For teachers who have training certificates according to the professional title standards of preschool and general education teachers (by rank) issued from June 30, 2022, to July 11, 2023, they should contact the training institution (the certifying body) for updating training and being issued a replacement training certificate.

More details can be found in Official Dispatch 4306/BGDDT-NGCBQLGD dated August 14, 2023.

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