The workshop was organized by the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education in coordination with the Central Propaganda Department and the Ministry of Education and Training with the theme "Studying and following President Ho Chi Minh's thoughts on training and striving to become good citizens and good cadres, contributing to improving the quality of human resources in the new era".

In her opening speech, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Doan, President of the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education, affirmed that the workshop was organized to study more deeply President Ho Chi Minh's thoughts on the role of people in each field, the criteria for evaluating good citizens and good officials in building and developing the country.

The workshop also recognized and evaluated the process of applying President Ho Chi Minh's ideology in schools.

From there, each educational institution will have a better plan in building training plans, developing staff, and at the same time building educational programs, content and methods, creating training products that meet the development requirements of the country, contributing to improving the quality of human resources in the new period.

Representatives of 63 provinces and cities across the country, along with scientists, teachers and experts, participated in discussions on related topics, focusing on two contents: one is the criteria for evaluating good citizens, good officials and striving to become good citizens and good officials in the current context; the other is the application of President Ho Chi Minh's thoughts in building training goals, training programs and training methods to have a "red, in-depth" team in all areas of social life, especially education.

Speaking at the workshop, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long stated: In the process of industrialization, modernization and international integration, the task of developing high-quality human resources has become one of the core factors for Vietnam to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with developed countries.

Quoting President Ho Chi Minh's teaching "To build a country, first of all, there must be people", the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized: in every stage of the country's development, the human factor always plays a decisive role.

Studying and following President Ho Chi Minh's ideology is not only about acquiring knowledge but also striving to become an exemplary citizen, an honest, ethical, visionary cadre, and a spirit of dedication to the country and the people.

The Deputy Prime Minister suggested that, through the workshop, units continue to study and thoroughly grasp President Ho Chi Minh's thoughts on good citizens and good cadres to apply to constantly improving the quality of cadres, teachers, and members of the Association for Promoting Education as well as educating students in politics, ideology, and civic awareness, striving to become "learning citizens", contributing to forming a quality human resource that is "both red and specialized" for the country.

Speaking at the workshop, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son emphasized the aspect of "good people" in the 2018 General Education Program being implemented, one of the contents closely following President Ho Chi Minh's thoughts on training and striving to become good citizens and good cadres.

The 2018 general education program aims to form and develop 5 qualities in students: patriotism, compassion, diligence, honesty, and responsibility.

In addition, students focus on developing core competencies such as: autonomy and self-study, communication and cooperation, problem-solving and creativity.

These capacities and qualities inherit the spirit of Ho Chi Minh's ideology in human development. On the basis of "good people", living responsibly and happily, we can have good citizens, good cadres and good quality human resources.