From a petition from a parent who sent her child to study at Sanh Xuan Kindergarten (Lien Chieu, Da Nang City) suspected of being abused by a teacher at the end of 2022, the Lien Chieu Department of Education and Training (old) verified and discovered that 2 teachers in the classroom were not qualified to participate in childcare work. These teachers were studying at the university of preschool education at that time and did not have the graduation certificate required for the job position.
Although the Education Law issued in 2019 stipulates standards for teachers at all levels, there are still cases where non-public schools have lower recruitment standards than public schools, especially at the preschool level as in the above case. Therefore, re-stipulating standards for professional titles and training levels for non-public and public teachers will help create a common measure for recruitment, evaluation, training and development.
In reality, the difference between public and private is mainly in the form of investment, not reflecting the nature or quality of professional activities. However, depending on the direction and development goals of each investor, there may be educational institutions and teachers who are “outside” many training and professional development courses. With non-public educational institutions targeting the high-quality segment, investors will often proactively organize training courses to help teachers update new educational trends.
On the other hand, many non-public schools with moderate tuition fees do not pay much attention to training and professional development for teachers. The reason may be that school owners cannot arrange funds or arrange time for teachers to participate because almost all non-public schools operate throughout the year, including the summer, to meet the needs of parents sending their children to school.
Meanwhile, in the public system, during the summer break, teachers are allowed to participate in training courses and professional development from the regular training budget of the unit. In some localities, depending on some training contents, if the non-public school does not pay the fee to the organizing committee, the teachers are not allowed to participate in the course like public school teachers.
In 2024, for the first time, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training organized a city-level competition for excellent preschool teachers with the theme Talented Teachers specifically for teachers of independent preschools. This is a locality that organizes many activities to foster knowledge, improve expertise and teacher ethics for preschool teachers in private independent classes.
However, not all localities are “even-handed” between the public and non-public systems in teacher training and development. Although, according to Resolution No. 29 of 2013 of the Central Committee, it is required: “Ensure equality between public school teachers and non-public school teachers in terms of honor and opportunities for professional training and development...”, there is no document guiding the implementation of this policy, so the training and development of teachers at non-public educational institutions has received little attention.
Therefore, when there is no longer a distinction between public and private in the professional standards of teachers, requiring teachers to be trained, practiced and operate within a common professional standards framework is a big step forward, creating equality in career development opportunities for teachers.
From the perspective of the students, this will be a way to ensure fairness in the enjoyment of education, when there is no longer a situation of substandard teachers in the classroom. Because the training and development policy for teachers in all schools is the same, no longer assigned to investors as in the past because some schools are interested, some are not.
The education sector needs to further strengthen communication work, raise awareness for school owners, investors, managers, and teachers so that target groups clearly understand their rights and responsibilities, and seriously implement legal regulations. To do so, there needs to be a monitoring mechanism to hold the community accountable for implementation from relevant parties.
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