Government: Provide a unified set of textbooks nationwide from the 2026-2027 school year, free from 2030

Deploying a unified set of textbooks nationwide from the 2026-2027 school year - Photo: NHU HUNG

Notable contents put forth in the action program are building a team of teachers, standard school facilities, and improving the quality of preschool and general education .

Implementing orientation on textbooks

In particular, the Government requested the Ministry of Education and Training to preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries and branches to develop a new preschool education program, increase practice, STEAM experience, play space, and comprehensive training for preschool children.

Review and complete the general education program, increase the duration of science , technology, and information technology subjects. Ensure the provision of a unified set of textbooks nationwide for use from the 2026-2027 school year; implement the roadmap to provide free textbooks to all students by 2030.

Continue to innovate testing and assessment methods, ensure honest assessment of learning and teaching results, and overcome the widespread situation of extra teaching and learning. Modify the model of specialized schools and gifted schools, strengthen foreign language teaching and learning, gradually introduce English as a second language in schools, and teach languages of neighboring countries.

The Action Program also sets out the tasks of raising awareness, renewing thinking and action, and determining strong political determination to develop education and training. Strongly innovate institutions, create unique and outstanding mechanisms and policies for the development of education and training.

Including the development, completion and amendment of relevant laws; salary policies, allowances, special and outstanding incentives for teachers. Amending regulations on compulsory education after junior high school and universal education, policies on exemption, reduction and support of tuition fees, study costs and service prices...

Restructuring and organizing the university education system

The next major task is to strengthen comprehensive education in ethics, intelligence, physical fitness, and aesthetics, forming a system of values for Vietnamese people in the new era. This includes amending regulations on moral education and student personality to form a system of standard values for Vietnamese people, a coordination mechanism between schools, families, and society...

Next is the task of comprehensive digital transformation, popularization, and strong application of digital technology and artificial intelligence. Including building a data strategy for digital transformation, information systems, applications, and smart digital education tools such as textbooks, shared learning materials, online learning, etc.

Focus on reforming and modernizing vocational education, creating a breakthrough in developing highly skilled human resources. This includes rearranging vocational education facilities, prioritizing training of highly skilled human resources, developing a system of vocational education facilities that meet international standards, and completing labor market information data...

Modernize and improve higher education, create breakthroughs in human resource development, high level and talent, lead research and innovation. Notably, the construction and implementation of projects to arrange and restructure the higher education system, merge and dissolve substandard institutions, merge research institutes with higher education institutions...

Promote deep international cooperation and integration in education and training such as promoting negotiations and signing of cooperation agreements, perfecting regulations on scholarships, supporting students and lecturers to study, research and lecture in developed countries and countries with traditional relations, attracting experts and scientists...

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/chinh-phu-cung-cap-bo-sach-giao-khoa-thong-nhat-toan-quoc-tu-nam-hoc-2026-2027-mien-phi-tu-2030-20250915230612631.htm