Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs organized for the first time a test to select outstanding and outstanding cadres, civil servants and public employees to participate in the project to train and foster young leaders at all levels of the Ministry. VietNamNet newspaper interviewed Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra about this project.

Deputy Department Heads under 45 years old can be planned as Deputy Ministers.

Could the Minister elaborate on the ideas and objectives of this project? Personnel work is one of the important tasks, "the key of the key". Therefore, we always identify building and creating a source of young cadres as a breakthrough in personnel work to ensure a continuous and steady transition between generations of cadres. The goal of the project is to create sources, train, foster, and build a team of young cadres with qualities, capacity, and prestige, meeting the requirements of tasks in the new situation. At the same time, linking the creation of young cadres with training, fostering, planning, arranging, using, and appointing cadres to hold leadership and management positions at all levels of the Ministry for the period 2023-2026, with a vision to 2030.

Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra

Training and development are carried out comprehensively, practically, effectively, and appropriately for each subject to improve the capacity of the Ministry's young staff. We have proactively coordinated with prestigious and experienced domestic and foreign training and development institutions in training knowledge and leadership and management skills; training knowledge and skills related to the Ministry's management areas. In addition, we will evaluate and screen young staff after training and development, in conjunction with the work of planning, arranging, using and appointing staff. From there, the Ministry selects young leaders at all levels with capacity, qualities, ethics and prestige to meet the requirements of the tasks in the new situation. So how is the assessment and training program implemented, Minister? We divide it into 2 phases with specific training goals and programs. Phase 1 from 2023-2026, through the first preliminary round, the Ministry has selected 26 cadres, civil servants and public employees who meet the criteria to enter the assessment round. In this phase, we strive to send 100% of the project's young cadres after being assessed to participate in training and fostering domestically or abroad in political theory; expertise, skills and profession. These young cadres will be interested in supplementing the planning according to the required standards and conditions. At the same time, based on the results of training, striving and performing tasks with specific and outstanding work products, the Ministry will appoint them to leadership positions at all levels suitable to their capacity and strengths according to the annual plan. The goal is to strive to appoint about 10% of the project's young cadres (under 45 years old) to hold leadership and management positions at the department level and equivalent.

Subject 1:	Subject 2:
Civil servants and public employees holding the position of Deputy Head of Department and equivalent or higher, under 45 years old	Civil servants and public employees under 40 years old

Phase 2 from 2026 to 2030, after participating in training and development courses, cadres will be proposed to competent authorities for consideration and appointment to positions 1 level higher than their current positions and strive to supplement the planning of deputy ministerial positions with at least 1 cadre currently holding the position of deputy department head under 45 years old. In addition, we will consider and supplement young cadres under 40 years old of the project into the planning of department-level and equivalent leadership; at the same time, strive to appoint about 15% of these young cadres to leadership and management positions at department level and equivalent.

Every year, 4-7 young cadres are sent abroad for short-term training.

To participate in the project, what conditions and standards do candidates need? Candidates participating in the project are young cadres who need to meet at least one of two general standards: Being assessed by the employing agency or unit as having qualities, practical capacity, prestige and development prospects; 3 consecutive years of good performance of tasks or more, including 1 year of excellent performance of tasks. Regarding specific standards, these cadres are assigned to directly advise on the development of at least 2 legal documents or scientific research topics, ministerial-level projects or higher, which have been accepted and issued (including at least 1 legal document). For young cadres recruited under Decree No. 140/2017 of the Government on policies to attract and create cadres from excellent graduates and young scientists, they must participate in the development of at least 1 legal document or scientific research topic, project at the ministerial level or higher and must be accepted and issued. After passing the assessment round, how will young cadres participate in training and development courses, Minister? After passing the assessment round, candidates will be trained and developed domestically in knowledge, skills, leadership and management methods; political theory; advanced skills and expertise; rank standards; leadership and management title standards; foreign languages. Specifically, the Ministry of Home Affairs will send young cadres to participate in training and development courses to improve their professional qualifications, skills, expertise and meet rank standards, leadership and management title standards. Depending on the nature and scale of the project, young cadres will be added to attend conferences to study new resolutions and directives organized by the Central Organizing Committee or the Party Committee of the Central agencies (in addition to the subjects and components according to regulations).

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra delivered the opening speech at the examination and selection of officials participating in the project. Photo: Anh Cao

In addition, these young cadres are trained in knowledge, skills, leadership and management methods. Every year, the Ministry of Home Affairs coordinates with the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and the National Academy of Public Administration to organize at least one short-term training course on knowledge, skills, and leadership and management methods for cadres of the project, including organizing practical programs and learning about management skills. The Ministry also organizes at least one short-term training course on administrative and public service English for all young cadres of the project so that young cadres have the ability to communicate and study in English abroad. The form of direct learning in the country with foreign reporters. Young cadres also participate in short-term training courses on public management on digital platforms; e-government, digital government, e-government, digital government. In addition, young cadres will be trained abroad in knowledge and skills according to the requirements of leadership and management positions and the requirements of professional and technical positions to improve the capacity of young cadres. In particular, focusing on training management skills and leadership development; public management on digital platforms; improving the quality and efficiency of public services; public ethics, anti-corruption... Every year, the Ministry of Home Affairs organizes at least one short-term training course abroad, each course sends 4-7 young cadres of the project to participate, combining study and research, and field surveys. At the same time, the Ministry integrates sending cadres to participate in training programs abroad organized by the Ministry or other ministries and branches. Along with that, we promote international cooperation in training young cadres; actively expand relationships to find foreign partners to support training. We will select countries with modern public administration and capable and prestigious training and development institutions to send young cadres to study in accordance with the specific topics and content of the training course. In particular, we prioritize Japan, France, Singapore and some other advanced countries. In addition to training and development, we will mobilize and second these young cadres to foster and practice political qualities, challenge, improve professional qualifications, acquire knowledge and experience in different practical environments. From there, promote capacity, strengths and create development prospects for young cadres.

First step is to learn as you go.

How will young cadres be specifically evaluated and promoted after being trained and fostered, Minister? Regarding this, the collective leadership of the cadre management agency and the unit using young cadres must conduct a survey to collect comments and evaluate the contents related to young cadres of the project. Based on the evaluation results, the units of the Ministry will classify the quality of cadres; evaluate their development prospects; propose to continue to retain them in the project or remove them from the project. In cases that meet the requirements of the title standards, have outstanding qualities, abilities and development prospects in leadership and management positions at all levels, they should boldly propose and arrange to appoint a number of leadership and management positions. In addition, the collective leadership of the agencies and units using cadres must regularly review, detect and propose new qualified factors to propose to add to the project.

We also evaluate the capacity for innovation and creativity; the spirit of daring to think, daring to do, daring to break through, daring to take responsibility, words matching actions; the ability to quickly adapt to practical situations, decisiveness and efficiency in work.

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra

The Department of Organization and Personnel synthesizes, appraises, and reports the results of comments and assessments on cadres in the project, cases removed from the project, cases added to the project, and the results of the project plan implementation in the year to the Party Committee of the Ministry for consideration and decision. On that basis, develop a plan to implement the project for the following year. Party committees, agencies, and units using cadres base on the results of performing assigned tasks, taking "specific products" to evaluate cadres. The Department of Organization and Personnel synthesizes, appraises, and reports the results of comments and assessments on cadres expected to be appointed, reports to the Party Committee of the Ministry for consideration, decision, and implementation of the appointment process according to current regulations. It can be said that this is a new pilot initiative that the Ministry of Home Affairs is the first agency among the ministries, branches, and central agencies to implement. So after implementation, does the Minister consider replicating this model to many other ministries, branches and localities, or even institutionalizing it into a common model? Proactively creating a source of cadres, especially young leaders who meet the requirements of quality, capacity and prestige equal to the task, will ensure long-term, sustainable development and succession between generations of cadres. To do this, it is impossible for each cadre, civil servant and public employee to do it on their own, but requires preparation from the organization to achieve success, select young leaders at all levels with better quality and better meet the requirements of the task. I identify the project of training and fostering the source of young leaders at all levels that the Ministry is implementing as a pilot project, so in the beginning, we will do it while gaining experience, gradually perfecting it step by step and not being perfectionist. After 5 years of implementation, the Ministry of Home Affairs will make a comprehensive and specific assessment. Based on the implementation results, if effective, we will propose the Government and the Prime Minister to develop a project for implementation in central and local ministries and branches. From there, we will perfect the legal system and have a long-term strategy to build and create a source of young leaders and managers at all levels with qualities, capacity, and appropriate structure, meeting the requirements of the new period. We also expect that the project of the Ministry of Home Affairs can be replicated in ministries and branches, contributing to reforming the civil service system, building a team of leaders and managers at all levels, especially at the strategic level, equal to the task, contributing to building a professional, modern and effective administration.

PRIORITY SUBJECTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROJECT ARE IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:

Cadres holding the positions of department head, deputy department head and equivalent of units under and directly under the Ministry of Cadres are planned for leadership and management positions Cadres with awards from provincial level or higher during their time studying at high school, university and postgraduate levels (priority is given to cadres with higher level awards) Cadres who are ethnic minorities Cadres who are female.

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