The Law on Teachers is built from the dedication and responsibility of many individuals and groups...

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son said that the passing of the Teachers Law is a major event, of great significance to theeducation sector in particular and to the country in general. (Photo: Xuan Phu)

On the afternoon of July 17, the Ministry of Education and Training held a conference to summarize the process of building, promulgating and implementing the Law on Teachers.

Imprints of the Law on Teachers

In his opening speech, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son affirmed that the passing of the Law on Teachers is a major event, of great significance to the education sector in particular and to the country in general.

According to the Minister, with the early policy, the compilation and submission of the Law on Teachers has been clearly stated in many Party documents, especially Conclusion No. 91-KL/TW, creating an extremely important political basis for the Education sector to prepare and submit this Law.

During the discussions in the Hanoi National Assembly Delegation Group, General Secretary To Lam had important opinions regarding the Law on Teachers; in which he affirmed that the promulgation of the Law on Teachers must bring joy, encouragement and excitement to the teaching staff. This is a great encouragement and motivation for those responsible for developing the Law on Teachers.

At the conference, Permanent Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong shared about the milestones and lessons learned in the process of building the Law on Teachers. Firstly, for the first time, there is a separate law for teachers, this is the peak of the Party and State's attention to teachers.

Second, the Law meets the goals of the drafting agency, the reviewing agency and the direction of the Party and State leaders, especially the direction of General Secretary To Lam: When the Law on Teachers is promulgated, the teaching staff will happily welcome it.

Third, this is a model law on innovation in law-making thinking.

Finally, the Law on Teachers is the highest, strong, and comprehensive legal basis for building sub-law documents on teachers.

Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong also shared 6 lessons. Specifically: Clearly define the viewpoints, objectives, and scope of the Law's application; leadership and direction must be consistent and clear; coordination must be proactive, sharing, and understanding; promote collective intelligence, consult and assess impacts carefully and cautiously; be receptive, listen seriously, and explain convincingly, practically, and theoretically; and effectively carry out communication work.

At the conference, Mr. Carlos Vargas, Head of UNESCO's Teacher Development Section and Chairman of the Secretariat of the International Working Group on Teachers for Education 2030, on behalf of UNESCO, congratulated Vietnam on its impressive, landmark, and breakthrough achievement, which is the promulgation of the Law on Teachers - a comprehensive legal framework, recognizing the essential role of teachers in education.

Mr. Carlos Varga said that the Law on Teachers has great significance, specifically: Creating a favorable environment for the development of the teaching staff; teachers have the necessary support to continuously develop their expertise and careers; affirming the role and responsibility of the State in ensuring time and financial resources, so that policies can be effectively implemented.

“We are pleased that the Law has provided a framework that reflects a global vision of the future of teaching,” said Carlos Vargas.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong. (Photo: Phi Khanh)

The Law on Teachers is the crystallization of collective intelligence.

Reporting on the summary of the process of developing the Law on Teachers and implementing the development of documents guiding the implementation of the Law, Mr. Vu Minh Duc, Director of the Department of Teachers and Educational Managers, said: The preparation process for the development of the Law on Teachers project has been carried out by the Ministry of Education and Training for a long time and has achieved important progress mainly since 2018 and can be divided into 4 main stages.

Phase 1: Research to serve the proposal to build the Law on Teachers, from 2018 to 2021.

Phase 2: Proposal to develop the Law on Teachers from 2021 to June 2024. Accordingly, in June 2024, the National Assembly officially issued Resolution No. 129/2024/QH15 on adding the Law on Teachers to the Law and Ordinance Development Program in 2024. Accordingly, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 586/QD-TTg assigning the Ministry of Education and Training to preside over the drafting of the Law on Teachers.

Phase 3: Drafting the Law on Teachers and submitting it to the National Assembly. From May 2024 to October 2024, the Ministry of Education and Training has focused all its resources to urgently and seriously implement the steps in the process of drafting the Law on Teachers.

Phase 4: The National Assembly passes the Law on Teachers (from November 2024 to June 2025). Accordingly, on June 16, 2025, the 15th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam officially passed the Law on Teachers with an impressive approval rate of 94.35% of the delegates present.

In the report, Mr. Vu Minh Duc also shared 5 notable highlights in the provisions of the Law on Teachers, specifically: Affirming the position, protecting the honor and prestige of the teaching profession; teachers' salaries are ranked highest in the administrative career salary scale system; policies on treatment, support and attraction for teachers; standardizing and developing the team - improving the quality of education; increasing autonomy for educational institutions and giving initiative to the education sector.

“The Law on Teachers is the crystallization of collective intelligence, nurtured by the efforts, enthusiasm and responsibility of many participating agencies, units and individuals. The Law demonstrates the strong political determination of the Party and State in realizing major policies on developing the teaching staff, fundamentally and comprehensively innovating education and training. At the same time, this is also a clear demonstration of the high unity and consensus from the Central to local levels; from the team of educational managers, educational institution managers, experts, teachers at all levels of education and training; the agreement and support of National Assembly deputies, voters and people nationwide for the role and position of teachers in the cause of educational development,” said Mr. Vu Minh Duc.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Society, sent her congratulations to the Ministry of Education and Training, the education sector and 1.6 million teachers for having a Law project as expected, thereby implementing good things for teachers, promoting teachers' contributions to the education cause.

According to Ms. Hoa, the process of successfully building the Law on Teachers was a very long time, with many challenges. "This is a difficult Law project, affecting nearly 1.6 million teachers and over 20 million learners, pupils and students nationwide; receiving great attention from National Assembly deputies and voters. Therefore, both the drafting agency and the reviewing agency have determined the spirit of building the law to be highly determined but cautious, listening to many parties", Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa said.

The reception and revision of the draft Law reflects the spirit of innovation in legislative work, only regulating contents and policies under the authority of the National Assembly, which have been proven stable in practice. The detailed guidance is specified in the draft decrees and circulars attached to the dossier of the Law on Teachers.

“During the review process, we learned many lessons, including the process of coordinating the development of the Law. The two sides attended meetings, conferences, seminars, exchanged and commented on related contents; exchanged and provided information regularly and promptly, and reached high consensus on issues that needed to be agreed upon between the two agencies,” Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa shared.

Expressing his honor in accompanying the Ministry of Education and Training to complete the Law on Teachers, Chairman of the Committee for Culture and Society Nguyen Dac Vinh also shared the same opinion when talking about the organization of the implementation of the Law.

"The important thing is that after the Law is promulgated, we will create something new and better for the development of teachers, creating more progress for education, for the cause of human development of the country. That is the ultimate goal," Mr. Nguyen Dac Vinh emphasized.

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