Local authorities require teachers to submit professional title certificates.

According to information from the Ministry of Education and Training , some localities still require teachers to submit training certificates according to professional title standards, IT certificates, and foreign language certificates when appointing and transferring professional titles. This makes the appointment and transfer of professional titles difficult and inconsistent.

Accordingly, the appointment of professional titles of preschool, primary and secondary school teachers is implemented according to the provisions of Article 7 of Circulars No. 01, 02, 03/2021/TT-BGDDT, which have been amended and supplemented in Clause 9, Article 1, Clause 7, Article 2, Clause 8, Article 3 of Circular No. 08/2023/TT-BGDDT.

Local authorities require teachers to submit certificates of professional titles to the Ministry of Education and Training, picture 1 — When making appointments and transferring the professional title ranking from the old regulations to the corresponding professional title rank, teachers are not required to have proof of training certificates according to professional title standards (photo source: Internet).

Accordingly, when making appointments and transferring the professional title rankings from the old regulations to the corresponding professional title ranks as prescribed in Circulars No. 01/2021/TT-BGDĐT, 02/2021/TT-BGDĐT, 03/2021/TT-BGDĐT, it is only based on the training level standards and the time holding the next lower rank, without requiring teachers to have proof of training certificates according to the professional title standards of the appointed rank and IT and foreign language certificates for the standards on the ability to apply information technology and the ability to use foreign languages or ethnic minority languages as required by the job position.

It should be noted that Clause 2, Article 5 of Circular No. 08/2023/TT-BGDDT stipulates that "teachers are not required to provide evidence of performing the duties of the rank when appointed to the corresponding rank according to the provisions of Circulars No. 01/2021/TT-BGDDT, 02/2021/TT-BGDDT, 03/2021/TT-BGDDT, 04/2021/TT-BGDDT".

Also according to the Ministry of Education and Training, there are currently many opinions on determining the total time of holding the rank (enough 09 years) as a basis for appointment, transferring from the old primary and secondary school teacher title level II to the new primary and secondary school teacher title level II, which has not been implemented uniformly in some places. Some localities require that these 9 years must be 09 years for teachers who have achieved university level.

According to the amended regulations in Circular No. 08/2023/TT-BGDDT, the condition for old primary and secondary school teachers of grade II to be transferred to the new professional title of primary and secondary school teachers of grade II is that the total time holding the old grade III and old grade II is at least 09 (nine) years (excluding probationary period).

In particular, the Ministry of Education and Training does not stipulate the condition of university level of training for the total time of holding this rank. Therefore, the requirement of some localities that 9 years of holding the old rank III and old rank II must be 9 years of teachers having achieved university level is incorrect.

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