How many commune-level education officials and civil servants does Ho Chi Minh City have?

According to statistics from the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, after operating a two-level government with 168 wards and communes, Ho Chi Minh City currently has a total of 341 leaders and education officials under the commune-level cultural and social departments. Among them, how many officials have professional qualifications trained in the fields of pedagogy and education?

Operating a two-level government, the social and cultural department of the commune People's Committee is responsible for implementing educational tasks. Photo: Public administration center of the People's Committee of Chanh Hung Ward (old District 8), Ho Chi Minh City

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Specifically, among the 341 leaders and education officials mentioned above, there are 197 officials and specialists from the Department of Education and Training of districts, towns, and cities of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong province, and Ba Ria - Vung Tau province before the merger.

The remaining 144 officials and specialists of the People's Committees and departments under the People's Committees at district and county levels of the 3 localities before the previous merger.

On a national scale, the Ministry of Education and Training also has statistics with a total of 3,321 communes, wards, and special zones after the arrangement, and it is expected that the number of commune-level education officials nationwide will need more than 6,000. However, a quick survey of reported data in localities shows that about 1,000 officials have been assigned to work at the commune level, assigned to be in charge of the education sector.

Of which, nearly 1/3 of the people used to work at the Department of Education and Training (old); More than 1/3 have professional qualifications trained in pedagogy and education, the rest have training in other fields, almost unrelated to education, in some cases they are livestock engineers...

As Thanh Nien reported, at the discussion on organizing education management at the commune level after the administrative unit arrangement organized by the Ministry of Education and Training in coordination with the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Society on August 2, many delegates raised the issue of overcoming the lack of human resources for education at the commune level.

For example, according to Mr. Thai Van Tai, Director of the General Education Department, Ministry of Education and Training, reports from many localities show that up to 50% of commune-level administrative units do not have leaders or officials who have worked in the education sector to monitor and manage the state in this field.

The Social and Cultural Department of the People's Committee at the commune level lacks staff with in-depth expertise in managing educational activities at schools, leading to difficulties in improving the quality of education and managing the use of civil servants.

When implementing a two-level local government, there is no longer an Education and Training Department. Instead, the Social and Cultural Department of the Commune People's Committee is responsible for performing educational tasks in the area.

According to Circular 15 of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Department of Social Culture under the People's Committee at the commune level is assigned 16 tasks in the field of education. Including: Advising the commune-level government on managing the team of teachers, educational institution managers, civil servants, and workers; Submitting to the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee a plan to propose the need for the team of teachers and approve job positions, adjust job positions, and structure of civil servants according to professional titles at public educational institutions under its management. At the same time, this agency also manages all information related to the team of teachers, management staff, and the number of people working at schools and community learning centers under the responsibility of the commune.

In addition, the Department of Social Culture also advises on the implementation of preschool, primary, secondary, continuing education and vocational education programs in the locality...

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tphcm-co-bao-nhieu-can-bo-cong-chuc-giao-duc-cap-xa-185250806173708348.htm