From the 2026-2027 school year, students nationwide will use the same set of textbooks.

On October 17, at the conference to review and evaluate the results of implementing the general education program and textbooks for the 2020-2025 period, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son said that the preparation of a unified set of textbooks for the whole country will be implemented from the 2026-2027 school year.

According to Minister Nguyen Kim Son, the compilation, appraisal and issuance of a unified set of textbooks will be carried out according to a strict and scientific process, inheriting the results achieved in the previous phase, while overcoming the remaining shortcomings. "We must both maintain and improve what has been done and prepare for the new phase," the Minister emphasized, and at the same time requested localities to review and improve the conditions for implementing the program, especially facilities, finance and teaching staff.

The head of the education sector also believes that the teaching staff is a key factor, not only in terms of quantity but also in terms of capacity, qualifications and ability to adapt to new teaching requirements, especially integrated teaching, developing students' qualities and abilities. Along with that, the Ministry of Education and Training will promote digital transformation, applying artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching, but it needs to be done cautiously, appropriately and under control.

At the conference, Director of the General Education Department Thai Van Tai said that in the period of 2020-2025, the Ministry of Education and Training has completed the system of documents to meet the requirements of renewing the 2018 general education program and textbooks. The process of compiling, appraising, approving and selecting textbooks is carried out publicly, transparently, and ensures quality. For the first time, the socialization of textbook compilation was successfully carried out with the participation of 7 publishers, 12 joint stock companies and nearly 4,000 authors nationwide.

The Ministry has also directed localities to actively compile local educational materials, contributing to the inclusion of regional specific content in the curriculum. The selection of textbooks is conducted democratically, publicly, in accordance with regulations, with the participation of teachers and parents and receives high consensus from society.

In the work of preparing staff, the Ministry of Education and Training coordinated with the Ministry of Home Affairs to review and report to the Central Government to supplement more than 27,800 teacher positions out of a total of nearly 66,000 positions assigned for the 2022-2026 period, contributing to reducing the shortage of teachers in many localities. Along with that, facilities and teaching equipment were invested synchronously, the number of solid classrooms increased, the number of students per class decreased, creating favorable conditions for the implementation of the 2018 General Education Program.

By the 2024-2025 school year, the country will have 26,408 general education institutions, with the new program being implemented on schedule, ensuring openness and flexibility, helping schools proactively develop educational plans suitable to reality.

Testing and assessment are also being innovated in a diverse and practical direction, reducing the pressure on scores, focusing on students' abilities and progress. The 2024-2025 high school graduation exam will be the first exam under the new general education program, aiming to properly assess training objectives and serve as a basis for reviewing teaching quality and educational management.

Implementing the Politburo's request in Resolution 71 and the Prime Minister's direction, the Ministry of Education and Training will build a unified set of textbooks nationwide, moving towards providing free textbooks to students before 2030.

Thus, the Ministry of Education and Training has less than a year to complete, appraise and issue the first unified set of textbooks, to be used from the 2026-2027 school year, replacing the current "one program, many textbooks" mechanism. This is considered a major shift in general education policy, aiming to ensure fairness in access to knowledge, while improving the quality, consistency and identity of Vietnam's education system.

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