PM Chinh hailed the engagement of the whole political system, the support of the whole people, and the efforts of the education-training sector in implementing Resolution No.29-NQ-TW on fundamental and comprehensive reform of education and training over the past 10 years, resulting in breakthrough results.

Highlighting 10 outstanding results in the 2023-2024, the Government leader noted that the completion of institution and policies for education-training development has received great attention, while the network of pre-school, general education and continuing education facilities have been expanded. The reformed general education programme has run stably, and the universalisation of preschool education, primary education, secondary education and illiteracy eradication have recorded comprehensive results, he said.

In the 203-2024 academic year, the Ministry of Education and Training in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs supplemented 27,826 job openings for the sector, and 19,474 teachers were recruited across the country. Teaching equipment for implementing the pre-school education programme and the 2018 general education programme have been ensured.

Pointing to shortcomings, difficulties and their reasons as well as lessons drawn from the previous academic year, and analysing the situation and key tasks for the 2024-2025 academic year, the PM underlined that the extensive and deepening globalisation and international integration as well as the Fourth Industrial Revolution are putting strong impacts on all areas of social life, creating many opportunities along with new challenges for the development of education and training.

He set out nine major tasks for the education-training sector as well as relevant ministries, sectors and localities, the first of which is to prepare for the new academic year and the year's opening day on September 5, while concentrating on effectively implementing the Politburo’s Conclusion 91-KL/TW on continuing to implement educational and training innovation.

The PM required the sector to continue reviewing, adjusting and supplementing institutions, mechanisms and policies regarding education reform, and making comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of the reform of the general education curricula and textbooks.

Noting that 2025 is the first year of organising the high school graduation exam following the adoption of the new general education programme, he ordered the Ministry of Education and Training to coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors and localities to make careful preparations for the exam, ensuring its quality, safety, and effectiveness.

The PM stressed the need to promote autonomy in association with improving the quality of tertiary training, along with creating a favourable environment to attract investment resources for education and training development, ensuring fairness and equality between public and private establishments, strengthening public-private cooperation, and expanding non-profit tertiary education and training model.

Alongside, it is necessary to re-organise the network of establishments in pre-school education, general education, continuing education, education for the disabled, university education, the PM said, reminding localities to ensure land funds for building schools and classrooms.

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Source: VNA