Decision No. 07/2008/QD-TTg dated January 10, 2008 of the Prime Minister approving the national target program on education and training up to 2010

 DECISION

APPROVING THE NATIONAL TARGET PROGRAM ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING UP TO 2010

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the June 14,2005 Education Law;

At the proposal of the Minister of Education and Training and the Minister of Planning and Investment,

DECIDES:

Article 1. To approve the national target program on education and training up to 2010 with the following principal contents;

1. General objectives

To support the education sector in implementing the National Assemblys and Governments resolutions on education and training and fulfilling the tasks set in the 2001-2010 education development strategy, creating conditions for the education sector to approach regional and world advanced levels and practically serve socio-economic development in each locality and the whole country.

2. The programs contents

The program covers the following seven projects:

Project 1: Support for the universalization of lower secondary education, the maintenance of primary education universalization results and support for universalization of upper secondary education.

Estimated total funding: VXD 680 billion.

Specific objectives:

To provide support for 32 difficulty-hit provinces in universalization of primary education for eligible age group and lower secondary education, and complete standardization of universalization of primary education for eligible age group and of lower secondary education in 64 provinces and centrally run cities by 2010.

Principal contents:

- To support educational institutions in education universalization, especially universalization of lower secondary education: to pay remuneration to teachers, supply textbooks, learning materials and teaching equipment and facilities for primary and lower secondary schools in areas hit by exceptional socio-economic difficulties.

- To train and retrain teachers and educational administrators engaged in education universalization with a view to raising their teaching and managerial capabilities, carrying out and maintaining education universalization activities.

- To investigate and collect data, inspect and recognize education universalization standardization; to formulate standards for secondary education universalization.

Project 2: Renewal of curricula, textbooks and teaching materials

Estimated total funding: VND 2,830 billion.

Specific objectives:

To complete the renewal of curricula and the replacement of new textbooks in general education schools and continuing education institutions in light of Resolution No. 40/2000/NQ-QH10 of December 9, 2000, of the Xlh National Assembly; to improve curricula and documents guiding the implementation of the preschool education program; to formulate 100 core programs applicable to professional secondary schools and 250 core programs applicable to universities and colleges; to formulate 1.000 e-curricula applicable to universities and colleges; to compile and publish textbooks and teacher books in some ethnic minority languages; to improve knowledge and skill standards applicable to three educational levels as a basis for quality assessment.

Principal contents:

- Regarding preschool education: To improve the curriculum and guiding materials; to formulate a new standard curriculum and apply it on a pilot basis; to support the formulation of curriculum, syllabuses and learning materials at preschool pedagogical schools suitable to the new curriculum.

- Regarding general education: To support the replacement of the general education curriculum and textbooks, especially the streamline program in upper secondary schools; to formulate new teaching software, video tapes and equipment for application of new textbooks to grades 11 and 12. To formulate optional teaching programs and materials for different educational levels; to formulate teaching programs and materials for specialized upper secondary schools; to formulate foreign-language programs and textbooks. To formulate assessment criteria and instruments based on knowledge and skill standards applicable to all grades.

- Regarding education for ethnic minorities: To compile books for teaching Vietnamese and ethnic minority languages for ethnic minority children. To formulate programs and compile syllabuses for training teachers of ethnic minority languages. To study and experiment ethnic minority language-teaching aids.

- Regarding professional secondary education: To formulate 100 core programs of training disciplines in 25 domains; to organize training courses on application of new curricula and syllabuses for teachers.

- Regarding university and collegial education: To formulate 250 core programs and compile on a pilot basis syllabuses of common-use subjects; to organize training courses on new curricula and syllabuses for administrators and lecturers; to formulate 1,000 e-syllabuses and study a plan on renewing entrance and graduation exams; to compile syllabuses and materials and make learning materials for the subject of education on population, gender and living skills for pedagogical schools.

- Regarding continuing education: To formulate curricula and compile books guiding the implementation of primary and upper secondary complementary curricula, and organize professional training courses for teachers and administrators. To formulate programs and compile materials for retraining and improving peoples intellectual standards, anti-illiteracy books, self-learning and guided distance self-learning materials.

- Regarding special education: To formulate curricula and compile guiding books for teaching handicapped children in special educational institutions. To transform textbooks under the general education program into Braille books for visually handicapped pupils. To support the application of the model of integrated education of lower-secondary handicapped pupils, compile materials and organize training courses on integrated education of lower-secondary handicapped pupils.

- Regarding education inspection: To compile materials and provide professional retraining for educational inspectors of provinces, universities, colleges and professional secondary schools.

Project 3: Training of information technology (IT) personnel and introduction of IT into schools

Estimated total funding: VND 960 billion.

Specific objectives:

To implement programs on training IT human resources, prioritizing the training of human resources for software industry development, and step up IT teaching and application at all educational levels, grades and disciplines. To invest in some IT faculties in leading schools to attain the regional advanced training quality. To increase computer rooms, make Internet connection and select educational software for IT application to the teaching of subjects in education and training institutions.

Principal contents:

- To enhance the training capacity of key IT and electronics-telecommunications faculties up to the regional advanced level; to upgrade, and supply new equipment for, IT laboratories and IT practice rooms for teaching and learning activities, procure teaching software, to formulate and procure teaching materials in English and other supporting equipment.

- To formulate applied IT curricula and contents applicable to universities, colleges and professional secondary schools, and apply IT to the teaching of subjects of training disciplines.

- To develop the educational network: To establish the educational network control system and ADSL Internet connection to educational institutions; to develop digital information on education: to formulate e-leaming systems, e-lectures and network portals on education for education and training institutions, to effect applications of video conference, web conference and audio conference.