In the past time, implementing Resolution No. 29-NQ/TW dated November 4, 2013 of the 11th Party Central Committee on fundamental and comprehensive innovation of education and training, meeting the requirements of industrialization and modernization in the context of a socialist-oriented market economy and international integration, Resolution No. 88/2014/QH13 dated November 28, 2014 and Resolution No. 51/2017/QH14 dated November 21, 2017 of the National Assembly on innovation of general education programs and textbooks, the education sector, relevant ministries, branches and localities have actively prepared conditions and mobilized resources, paying special attention to ensuring textbooks and teaching staff.

To avoid buying pirated or fake books, teachers, parents and students should buy books from official distribution systems and not from unknown sources on the market. Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA

However, the implementation still faces some shortcomings: The compilation, selection, printing and distribution of textbooks are still slow; in many localities, the teaching staff is still locally surplus or shortage, the number of teachers does not meet the regulations, teacher recruitment still faces many difficulties; the policies are still inadequate and need to be adjusted appropriately and effectively.

To ensure conditions for effective implementation of the tasks of the 2023-2024 school year, with quality that meets the requirements of the General Education and Preschool Education Program, the Prime Minister requests:

1. The Ministry of Education and Training is responsible for:

Direct and urge publishers, organizations and individuals involved in textbook compilation to review the compilation process and conduct open, public and transparent bidding for printing and publishing textbooks to ensure increased quality and reduced costs; immediately inspect and supervise the organization of textbook compilation, bidding, printing and publishing.

Direct localities to strengthen their responsibility in reviewing the compilation, selection, supply and use of local textbooks, educational materials and reference materials in accordance with regulations; have plans to support textbooks for poor and near-poor students, policy beneficiaries, students in difficult and disadvantaged circumstances, remote areas, ethnic minorities, ensuring adequate and convenient supplies before the new school year.

Coordinate with the Ministry of Home Affairs to direct the organization of teacher recruitment, review, restructure, arrange and use teachers to ensure that there are enough teachers to teach the correct and sufficient subjects according to regulations; flexibly implement plans to transfer and second teachers from places with surplus to places with shortage; proactively develop plans to have a source of timely, appropriate and effective teacher recruitment according to specific local conditions.

Urgently find solutions to overcome the limitations and shortcomings stated in Report No. 584/BC-DGS dated August 11, 2023 of the Supervisory Delegation of the National Assembly Standing Committee supervising the implementation of Resolution No. 88/2014/QH13 and Resolution No. 51/2017/QH14 of the National Assembly, including the preparation of the content of a set of State textbooks.

2. The Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for:

Inspect and urge localities to promptly restructure, arrange and recruit teachers according to the staffing quota allocated under Decision No. 72-QD/TW dated July 18, 2022 of the Politburo to ensure quantity and quality; guide localities to implement Decree No. 111/2022/ND-CP dated December 30, 2022 of the Government in cases where it is not possible to arrange enough teachers according to the quota to ensure the implementation of the policy "If there are students, there must be teachers in the classroom" appropriately and effectively.

Urgently review, check, and synthesize the remaining teacher needs for the 2023-2024 school year of localities, report to the Prime Minister for submission to competent authorities for consideration and decision.

3. The Ministry of Finance is responsible for inspecting localities to ensure that they spend at least 20% of the local budget on education according to the provisions of the 2019 Education Law and Decision No. 30/2021/QD-TTg dated October 10, 2021 of the Prime Minister.

4. People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities are responsible for:

Review, inspect, and urge to ensure adequate facilities and educational equipment before the new school year. Continue to recruit the assigned staff according to Decision No. 72-QD/TW dated July 18, 2022 of the Politburo.

Urgently overcome the situation of inadequate teaching staff structure between levels and localities of the locality; flexibly implement, arrange and assign teachers to ensure sufficient quantity and synchronous structure; in case it is not possible to recruit enough teachers according to the quota, implement teacher contract solutions according to Decree No. 111/2022/ND-CP dated December 30, 2022 of the Government.

Coordinate with publishers to organize the supply of textbooks in the area, ensuring quality; absolutely do not allow delays, shortages of textbooks or unreasonable price increases before the new school year begins.

There is a plan to support textbooks for poor and near-poor students, policy beneficiaries, students in difficult and disadvantaged circumstances, remote areas, ethnic minorities, ensuring full and favorable conditions before the new school year.

The Government Office monitors and urges relevant ministries, agencies and localities to implement this Official Dispatch, promptly reporting to the Prime Minister any problems and difficulties in the implementation process.

According to VNA/Tin Tuc Newspaper