Circular No. 05/GD-ĐT guiding the awarding of the titles of People's Teacher and Distinguished Teacher for the fifth time

CIRCULAR

(Issued together with Decision No. 24/2005/QĐ-BGD&ĐT

Guidelines for awarding the titles

People's Teacher and Outstanding Teacher, fifth time

I. OBJECTS

Childcare workers, kindergarten teachers, primary and secondary school teachers, supplementary education teachers.

Teachers at vocational schools, specialized high schools; lecturers at colleges, universities, Party schools, mass organizations' schools, and other institutions under the national education system.

A. CRITERIA FOR PEOPLE'S TEACHER:

II. STANDARDS

1. Morality: Loyalty to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, passionate about the profession, devoted to the cause of education and training, loving and caring for students: exemplary, truly a model.

Achieving outstanding achievements and making significant contributions with clear effectiveness to the reform of the education and training cause.

In teaching work, achieving high quality and effectiveness: having many excellent students, identifying and nurturing students with talent, contributing to cultivating talents for the country.

Excellently completing assigned tasks; making significant contributions to building units into advanced or outstanding schools or models of educational development.

Having many innovative ideas, experiences, or scientific research projects widely applied and highly effective in teaching and educational work (or educational management), ranked highly by the Ministry-level Scientific Council.

3. GENERAL PROVISIONSMaking significant achievements in mentoring and supporting colleagues in professional matters and scientific research, effectively implementing vocational training, inspection, and supervision work, achieving high results.

Achieving many accomplishments in mentoring and assisting colleagues in professional work and scientific research; possessing the ability and effectively implementing professional training, inspection, and supervision work, achieving high results.

Having widespread influence in the field, recognized by peers as a prominent teacher; possessing outstanding pedagogical talent, respected by students and trusted by the people.

4. Directly teaching for at least 15 years.

Those who have worked for 10 years or more in mountainous, border, island, remote, and isolated areas; cadres and teachers dispatched to work in zones B and C during the anti-American war for national salvation; those teaching heavy, hazardous, and outdoor jobs may have their service period reduced by 3 years.

Cadres working in educational management and research institutions must have at least 10 years of direct teaching experience out of 15 years of service.

B. CRITERIA FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHER.

1. Morality: Loyalty to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, passionate about the profession, devoted to loving and caring for students: moral, exemplary.

2. Possessing pedagogical talent, making significant contributions to the education and training cause specifically as follows:

In teaching work, achieving good quality and clear effectiveness; having many excellent students.

Successfully completing assigned tasks, making significant contributions to building units and schools into advanced or outstanding units.

Having improvements, innovative ideas, experiences, or scientific research projects applied effectively in teaching and educational work (or educational management), evaluated and ranked by scientific councils at various levels.

3. GENERAL PROVISIONSInfluence of the teacher.

Achieving many accomplishments in mentoring and assisting colleagues to improve their professional skills; possessing the ability and effectively implementing professional training, inspection, and supervision work.

Having widespread influence locally, trusted by peers, respected by students and the people.

Those who have worked for seven years or more in mountainous, border, island, remote, and isolated areas; cadres and teachers dispatched to work in zones B and C during the anti-American war; those teaching heavy, hazardous, and outdoor professions may have their service reduced by three years.

Those who have worked for 7 years or more in mountainous, border, island, remote, and isolated areas; cadres and teachers dispatched to work in zones B and C during the anti-American war for national salvation; those teaching heavy, hazardous, and outdoor jobs may have their service period reduced by 3 years.

Cadres working in educational management and research institutions must have at least 7 years of direct teaching experience out of 10 years of service.

1. CRITERIA FOR PEOPLE'S TEACHER.
2. APPLYING THE CRITERIA WHEN SELECTING

THE TITLES OF PEOPLE'S TEACHER AND OUTSTANDING TEACHER.

1. Regarding the title of Outstanding Teacher.

Those eligible for the Outstanding Teacher title must meet all four criteria of the title. Among these, it is necessary to clearly identify pedagogical talent and contributions to the education and training cause, specifically for each category as follows:

1.1. For childcare workers and kindergarten teachers.

* Evaluating based on the quality and effectiveness of nurturing children, maintaining the number of children. Loving and caring for children like a "second mother." Ensuring the successful implementation of all objectives and requirements set by the sector, contributing to building the unit into an advanced or outstanding unit in early childhood education.

* Mentoring and nurturing many excellent childcare workers and kindergarten teachers. Guiding and mobilizing parents and families to nurture their children according to new methods, achieving clear and widespread results.

* Having improvements, useful solutions, innovative ideas, and experiences applied in nurturing children.

* Being trusted and recognized by peers as an excellent childcare worker or kindergarten teacher, a model in the locality, and trusted by parents.

* Having at least 5 years as an excellent childcare worker or kindergarten teacher at the provincial level or as a labor medalist at various levels.

1.2. For primary and secondary school teachers: elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, high school teachers.

* Having improvements, useful solutions, innovative ideas, and experiences applied in teaching and educating students, promoting students' initiative and intelligence in learning. Making significant contributions to nurturing and building a team of excellent teachers in the school and locality.

* Being recognized by peers as an excellent teacher, a model in the field and level in the locality. A role model in the local education sector, respected by students, parents, and the people.

Having at least 5 years as an excellent teacher at the provincial level or as a labor medalist at various levels.

Making significant contributions to building, consolidating, stabilizing, and developing the education cause in the locality.

For teachers in mountainous areas, remote regions... with many difficulties, ethnic minority teachers, when considering, attention should be paid to the spirit of overcoming difficulties "sticking to school and class"; dedicating oneself to students, having many measures and solutions to mobilize many students to attend classes, maintaining the number of students.

1.3. For teachers at vocational high schools and technical schools:

* Having many solutions, innovative experiences, improvements, and innovations in educational methods and training objectives, evaluated, ranked, and applied to achieve significant results, producing many excellent students both in theory and skills. Making significant contributions to training a team of skilled technicians and workers for the industry and locality.

* Training many teachers with solid professional skills and expertise. Making great contributions to building the school into an outstanding unit for many years. Being trusted and recognized by colleagues as exemplary teachers of vocational high schools and technical schools in the locality and industry, respected by students.

* Having been recognized as an excellent teacher for at least five years at the provincial level (for vocational high schools and technical schools in localities) or being recognized as an excellent teacher by the competent ministry (for vocational high schools and technical schools under ministries).

1.4. For lecturers and professors at colleges and universities:

The system of solutions, innovative experiences, and scientific research projects directly improves the quality of education and training, contributing to the innovation of teaching methods, content, and training objectives.

Making significant contributions to guiding students to learn and conduct scientific research effectively, training many excellent students; making great contributions to training a team of excellent individuals for the country.

Having a strong track record of scientific research achievements.

Making significant contributions to nurturing and building a team of excellent lecturers in the specialty, department, or university.

Have at least five years recognized as an Excellent Lecturer at the college level.

2. Regarding the title of People's Teacher:

* Those who are considered for the title of People's Teacher must meet all four criteria of the title, clearly identifying pedagogical talent and contributions to the education and training cause.

* Teachers honored with the title of Excellent Teacher by the state for six years or more will be considered for the title of People's Teacher. When evaluating and assessing the achievements and talents of these teachers, focus on the period since receiving the title of Excellent Teacher and meet the following requirements:

Demonstrating excellent teaching quality and high effectiveness, showcasing outstanding pedagogical talent, producing many excellent students, identifying and nurturing students with potential, contributing to the cultivation of talents for the country.

Having many solutions, SKKN (Scientific and Technological Innovations) or scientific research projects that improve the quality of education and training, confirmed by the Ministry's Scientific Council as valuable and highly rated.

Continuing to maintain and enhance their influence, being a leading and reputable teacher with wide recognition in the industry and society.

3. For cadres and teachers currently working in the education and training sector who were dispatched to work in Zones B and C during the period of fighting against the United States to save the country, the time spent working in combat zones B and C shall be counted as direct teaching time.

4. For cadres currently working in educational management and research institutions, they must meet the standards set for each title. During the period of direct teaching, they must be excellent and exemplary teachers, and during the period of working in educational management institutions, they must have many solutions, innovative experiences, and scientific research projects that contribute to the innovation of management work, effectively advising on the reform of the education and training cause.

When reviewing cadres leading educational management and research institutions, colleges, and universities, it is necessary to link individual management talent and achievements with the overall performance of the unit, which is assessed as effectively performing its assigned functions and responsibilities.

5. When awarding the title of Teacher, localities and schools need to pay attention to teachers who are directly engaged in teaching, especially focusing on selecting kindergarten teachers, primary and secondary school teachers, supplementary education teachers, and teachers working in mountainous areas, islands, remote regions, and ethnic minority teachers.

6. For retired cadres and teachers.

Only consider those who retired before 1988 and have truly made significant contributions and are exemplary.

For veteran teachers with significant contributions and exemplary roles, the Central Council for awarding the titles of People's Teacher and Excellent Teacher will continue to consider awarding the title of People's Teacher on a special basis.

III. ESTABLISHING THE COUNCIL FOR AWARDING THE TITLES OF PEOPLE'S TEACHER AND EXCELLENT TEACHER AT VARIOUS LEVELS.

1. The Council for awarding the titles of People's Teacher and Excellent Teacher at the grassroots school level (referred to as the Grassroots School Council), now stipulates:

For kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, supplementary education, vocational high schools, and technical schools:

The principal serves as Chairman, the Chairman of the Trade Union serves as Vice-Chairman, heads of specialized departments, Department Heads (or block leaders) representing excellent teachers: People's Teacher - Excellent Teacher (if any) serve as members.

For universities and colleges:

The principal serves as Chairman, the Chairman of the Trade Union serves as Vice-Chairman, the Secretary of the Communist Youth League, Department Heads, and those responsible for related functional departments, representing excellent teachers: People's Teacher - Excellent Teacher (if any) serve as members.

2. The Council for awarding the titles of People's Teacher and Excellent Teacher at the district, town, and city levels (specifically for kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, supplementary education, and vocational training centers managed by districts) referred to as the District Council.

Established by the District People's Committee (town, city). Composition: The Director of the Education and Training Department serves as Chairman, the Chairman of the Trade Union serves as Vice-Chairman, those responsible for educational sectors, organizational affairs, inspection, and representatives of excellent teachers or People's Teacher - Excellent Teacher serve as members.PreambleT serve as members.

3. The Council for awarding the titles of People's Teacher and Excellent Teacher at the provincial and municipal levels (referred to as the Provincial Council) established by the Provincial People's Committee or Municipal People's Committee.

Composition: The Director of the Department of Education and Training serves as Chairman, the Chairman of the Trade Union serves as Vice-Chairman, Deputy Directors of the Department, Heads of Departments responsible for educational sectors, Organizational Affairs, Inspection, Comprehensive Services, and representatives of excellent teachers or People's Teacher - Excellent Teacher serve as members.PreambleT serve as members.

4. The Council for Bestowing the Title of People's Teacher - Outstanding Teacher at the Ministry level, abbreviated as the Ministry-level Council, shall be established by Ministries and sectors with schools under the national education system to examine those who work in educational training within the Ministry or sector and meet the criteria for bestowing the title of Teacher.

Composition of the Ministry-level Council:

The Minister (or the Permanent Vice Minister) shall serve as Chair, the Chairman of the Sectoral Trade Union or the Director of the Personnel Department (in sectors without a vertical trade union) shall serve as Deputy Chair, and heads of relevant functional agencies shall serve as members, one-third of whom must be excellent teachers holding the titles of People's Teacher and Outstanding Teacher.

- The Ministry-level Council is responsible for examining and approving the titles of Teachers for cases proposed by the Councils of universities and colleges, and the heads of secondary vocational schools directly under their jurisdiction.

5. Some general provisions for the Councils for Bestowing the Titles of People's Teacher - Outstanding Teacher at various levels.

One-third of the total number of members of each Council must be excellent teachers holding the titles of People's Teacher and Outstanding Teacher.

Meetings of the Council must have at least two-thirds of the Council members present for the meeting to be valid.

Meetings of the Councils must have at least two-thirds of the votes in favor from the total number of members to propose to the higher-level Council.

Each level of the Council for Bestowing the Title of Teacher shall have a secretariat or a secretarial board to assist in its work.

IV. PROCEDURE FOR SELECTING THE TITLES OF PEOPLE'S TEACHER - OUTSTANDING TEACHER AT VARIOUS LEVELS.

1. Step 1: The masses (teachers) introduce and vote on trustworthiness.

As follows:

Step 3: Organize public opinion surveys regarding the preliminary review results.

Step 2: Preliminary review Council.

1.1. Step 1: The school-based Council: Hold a meeting of all staff members to study the Circular guiding the bestowal of the title of Teacher for the fifth time. Based on a thorough understanding of the target group, standards, and selection procedures, organize self-introductions and introductions of individuals meeting the criteria: exchange achievements and contributions of each person, compare them with the standards, and conduct a trustworthiness vote. The results are announced immediately at the meeting.

Step 4: Review Council and vote for approval.

Specifically:

The Council only examines individuals who receive at least 60% of the trustworthiness votes from the masses.

For large-scale colleges and universities, organize trustworthiness votes among the masses in each department.

1.2. Step 2: The preliminary review Council examines the achievements and contributions of each individual, considers the opinions and evaluations provided by the masses in Step 1, compares them with the standards, and conducts a trustworthiness vote.

1.3. Step 3: Announce the preliminary review results, organize public opinion surveys among key cadres, the executive committee of the Trade Union, the Youth League... For the school-based Council, additional surveys should be conducted among student representatives and parents (or parent associations).

1.4. Step 4: Based on the preliminarily reviewed list, the survey results, the Council reviews, weighs, and conducts a vote of approval.

For large-scale colleges and universities, conduct public opinion surveys in each department.

The results are announced throughout the unit (for the school-based Council), or to the lower-level Council (for the district or provincial Council).

Complete the application file to submit to the higher-level Council.

Specifically, the application file of the school-based Council to be submitted to the higher-level Council is as follows:

For kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, and vocational training centers at the district level, the file is submitted to the district-level Council.

For vocational college and vocational training schools, the file is submitted to the provincial-level Council.

For universities, colleges, and vocational training schools directly under the Ministry, the file is submitted to the Ministry-level Council (accompanied by the opinion of the Provincial People's Committee where the school is located).

V. APPLICATION FILE FOR BESTOWING THE TITLES OF PEOPLE'S TEACHER - OUTSTANDING TEACHER.

1. Personal File:
1 copy of the achievement report (as prescribed)

Regarding recognized and ranked scientific works, innovative experiences, and useful solutions:

For the People's Teacher application file: A summary of the content of useful solutions, innovative experiences, or outstanding scientific works since the awarding of the title of Outstanding Teacher aimed at improving the quality of education and training (already applied locally) (accompanied by the confirmation and evaluation of the Scientific Council of the Ministry).

For the Outstanding Teacher application file: Confirmation by the Scientific Council of the Department of Education and Training (or the school under the Ministry) regarding useful solutions, innovative improvements, or scientific works that have been evaluated and applied.

2. File of the lower-level Council proposing to the higher-level Council.

Includes: - Proposal letter for bestowing the title of Teacher (with confirmation of the same-level People's Committee)

Report on the process of selecting the title of Teacher

Minutes of public opinion surveys

Minutes of the Council's voting

List of candidates arranged in descending order of votes received (as prescribed).

Personal file for bestowing the title of Teacher.

VI. TIME FRAME:

Decision to establish the Council.

To ensure timely submission to the Government and the President for the decision to bestow the title of Teacher on November 20, 1996, the selection of the title of Teacher by localities and Ministries must comply with the following deadlines:

May 30, 1996, is the final deadline for the provincial-level Councils and schools directly under the Ministry to submit files to the Ministry-level Council.

June 30, 1996, is the final deadline for the Ministry-level Council to submit files to the Central Council for Bestowing the Titles of People's Teacher - Outstanding Teacher (at the Ministry of Education and Training headquarters, 49 Dai Co Viet Street, Hanoi).

The above is the Circular guiding the implementation of the fifth round of bestowing the titles of People's Teacher - Outstanding Teacher. It is requested that Ministries, Sectors, and localities thoroughly understand the spirit of this Circular and apply it appropriately, issuing specific guidance documents suitable for their respective sectors and regions.

June 30, 1996 is the final deadline for the Council at the Ministry level to submit files to the Central Council for awarding the titles of People's Teacher and Distinguished Teacher (at the Ministry of Education and Training headquarters - 49 Dai Co Viet Street - Hanoi).

The above is the Circular guiding the implementation of the fifth round of awarding the titles of People's Teacher and Distinguished Teacher. It is requested that Ministries, Sectors, and localities thoroughly understand the spirit of this Circular and apply it specifically, with their own guiding documents suitable for their respective sectors and localities.