Ministry of Education "tightens standards" for lecturers, major changes in both public and private schools

(Dan Tri) - The Ministry of Education and Training has just announced a draft Circular regulating professional standards for lecturers teaching in higher education institutions for comments. A notable point is that it is applied synchronously to both public and private schools.

The subjects of application in the draft new Circular are lecturers teaching in higher education institutions and related organizations and individuals, including both public and non-public (Illustration photo: Hoang Hoang GDU).

The new Circular will replace the provisions in Articles 3, 5, 6 and 7 of Circular 40/2020/TT-BGDDT dated October 26, 2020 of the Minister of Education and Training stipulating codes, professional title standards, appointment and salary classification for teaching staff in public higher education institutions, when it comes into effect.

Regulations on codes, professional title ranks, instructions on appointment and salary arrangement according to titles (principles of appointment, cases of appointment, salary arrangement of lecturers in Articles 2, 8, 9 and 10 of Circular 40) are transferred to the draft Circular regulating codes, appointment and salary arrangement for teachers teaching in public educational institutions.

It is noteworthy that the subject of application has changed significantly. Circular 40 stipulates that the subject of application is teaching staff in public higher education institutions.

For the new draft Circular, the subjects of application are lecturers teaching in higher education institutions and related organizations and individuals, including both public and non-public.

The new draft Circular does not apply to lecturers teaching in higher education institutions under the state management authority of the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense.

The contents on appointment and salary classification according to professional titles in Circular 40 will be converted to the Circular regulating codes, appointment and salary classification for teaching staff in educational institutions.

In addition to setting standards for lecturers, the draft Circular also supplements and strengthens the responsibilities of heads of higher education institutions, creating more flexibility and initiative in internal management.

The promulgation of professional standards for lecturers teaching in higher education institutions according to the provisions of the Law on Teachers and relevant current laws will contribute to improving the quality of education and training.

Professional standards for lecturers teaching in higher education institutions are the legal basis for building, managing and developing the teaching staff in higher education institutions.

Educational management agencies and educational institutions use professional standards for lecturers in recruiting, arranging, evaluating, training, and fostering lecturers; building and implementing policies for staff development...

The draft Circular is being posted on the Electronic Information Portal of the Ministry of Education and Training to collect comments as prescribed.

See details of the draft Circular regulating professional standards for lecturers teaching in higher education institutions HERE.

See details of the Comparison of the new draft Circular, explanation of the draft circular's content with Circular No. 40/2020/TT-BGDDT HERE.

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