Education and training

Primary and secondary education

New general educational curriculum unveiled

The Ministry of Education and Training on Thursday unveiled a new general educational curriculum which aims to reduce pressure on students and allow them to choose subjects they enjoy.The new curriculum, which focuses on students’ activities to develop their competence, is divided into two phases. The ...

Minister confirms teacher shortages

Education minister Phùng Xuân Nhạ on Monday stood before a committee hearing at the National Assembly to explain a shortage of thousands of teachers nationwide.[]Việt Nam was currently short of just under 76,000 teachers to meet the ever increasing demand, Nhạ said.Keep reading   ...

VNS Reporter

Tuition fee exemptions for poor secondary pupils

The government has approved tuition fee exemption for students at state-owned secondary schools and children aged five at nursery schools. Under the government’s newly-issued resolution, students in remote and disadvantaged areas will get support for tuition fees when they study at non-state schools.Keep reading ...

VietnamNet Reporter

No more school on Saturdays: parents big yay, schools refuse

A recent proposal by the Committee on Education, Youth, Adolescents and Children to stop schooling on Saturday received applause from parents and students, but was frowned upon by schools over fears of breaking curriculum guidelines.Keep reading ...

VietnamNet Reporter

Vietnam exam fraud exposes systemic flaws, public livid

Arguments for and against decentralization have broken out after the recent national high school exam fraud exposed systemic problems. Some have blamed provincial administration of the national exam for the national high school exam fraud where marks were manipulated to give higher scores to students ...

Thuy Linh

Prime Minister pushes textbook, curriculum reform

Moves to reform textbooks and the general education curriculum must be undertaken to reduce work overload among students, the Prime Minister said in an instruction.Keep reading ...

VNA Reporter

All secondary, high schools to offer professional career counselling by 2025

All secondary and high schools in the country will offer professional career counselling to students that would match employment demands of local businesses by 2025, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. The schools will also have teachers trained in offering career counselling by ...

VNS Reporter

Poor facilities hinder implementation of new education program

New curricula for all subjects at the general education level have been announced. However, the success will still depend on the conditions of facilities.Keep reading ...

Nam Lich

Nat’l reforms make teachers redundant

There will be more than 40,260 redundant teachers when the new national curriculum for general education is implemented from 2019, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.Keep reading ...

VietnamNet Reporter

More ethnic children go to school

The number of out-of-school children aged from five to 14 has fallen significantly, particularly among five-year-old pre-primary children.Keep reading ...

VietnamNet Reporter

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