Education sector pledges to push ahead with innovation efforts

Digital transformation helps elevate education and training quality. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Education and Training held a conference to review the work in 2023 and deploy tasks for 2024 in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Kim Sơn said 2023 was an important year in the roadmap for innovation in preschool, general, and higher education; a year with many significant tasks, challenges overcome, and practical achievements gained.

The education and training sector has gained more trust, support, consensus, and understanding from the leadership of the State, Party, National Assembly, Government, National Assembly deputies, and the people.

Within the sector, there is also great unity and agreement. “This is the strength for us to continue the challenging work in 2024,” said minister Sơn.

The education chief noted that 2024 is a crucial year with a turning point in the innovation of general education, as the final grades are entering the implementation and preparation for the assessment of the entire reform cycle.

Alongside this, a series of tasks will need to be carried out according to the conclusions of the National Assembly’s supervisory committee on the reforms of the curriculum and textbooks for general education.

Minister Sơn stressed ‘Determination – Practicality – Quality – Spread’ as keywords guiding the spirit of implementation for 2024.

“Innovation is never easy. We must demonstrate consistency and determination to continue the path of innovation. Additionally, education at all levels must always use quality as a measure for all activities,” Sơn remarked.

The education sector will need to address issues of resources for innovation, especially human resources, tackling the shortage of teachers and improving the quality of the teaching staff.

The ministry will also work to submit to the Government the planning for the university and teacher training education network for 2021-30, with a vision to 2050; and planning for a specialised education system for people with disabilities and a system of centres supporting the development of inclusive education for 2021-30, with a vision to 2050.

Other work areas highlighted by the minister include intensifying the construction of a learning society with lifelong learning, institutional activities, and building legal documents, including the draft Law on Teachers, which is a significant task for 2024.

In 2023, the education ministry continued to promote administrative reform in association with digital transformation, implement online public services in education and training, and build a database for the education sector and connect this database with national databases on population and insurance. — VNS