JOINT CIRCULAR No. 14-GD-TCĐ/TT5 ON GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN REGIMES FOR FULL-TIME CULTURAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN ENTERPRISES, CONSTRUCTION SITES, AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST FARMS

CIRCULAR

DIRECTIVE 14/TCĐ-TT5 OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND THE GENERAL UNION OF VIETNAMESE WORKERS ON JULY 14, 1973 GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN REGIMES FOR FULL-TIME TEACHERS OF LITERACY PROGRAMS IN ENTERPRISES, CONSTRUCTION SITES, AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST AREAS

The northern part of our country is now transitioning to a new revolutionary phase, making literacy programs for cadres, workers, and civil servants an extremely urgent task.

Based on Circular 195/TTg dated May 17, 1961, issued by the Prime Minister, and Directive 110-CP dated July 13, 1968, issued by the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Education and Training and the General Union of Vietnamese Workers have unified guidelines for implementing certain regimes temporarily for full-time teachers of literacy programs in enterprises, construction sites, agricultural and forest areas, aiming to promote cultural learning movements and meet current requirements, thereby creating favorable conditions for teachers to improve their work quality.

Part I
FULL-TIME TEACHERS OF LITERACY PROGRAMS

I- TASKS AND STANDARDS OF LITERACY PROGRAM TEACHERS

1. Duties:

Full-time teachers have the responsibility to assist directors and unions in organizing and managing literacy education well in enterprises, construction sites, agricultural and forest areas.

Specifically:

- Organizing and managing literacy schools and classes, developing study plans for units;

- Training substitute teachers in professional skills. Monitoring and inspecting the implementation of curricula and study regulations stipulated by the State. Organizing experiences sharing on professional matters and school management to enhance teaching and learning quality.

- Participating in teaching some hours.

2. Selection criteria:

- Enthusiasm, love for the profession, and trust from the masses;

- Graduation from a university of education. If insufficient, teachers graduating from secondary education colleges or having equivalent educational and vocational qualifications may be assigned;

- Having taught at general or literacy schools, possessing organizational and leadership capabilities. Current full-time teachers who do not meet these standards need to strive and receive training to achieve the above criteria.

II- STAFFING STANDARDS FOR FULL-TIME LITERACY PROGRAM TEACHERS
LITERACY PROGRAMS

a) Enterprises, construction sites, agricultural and forest areas with 500 to 1000 cadres, workers, and civil servants shall have one full-time literacy teacher; with 1000 to 1500 cadres, workers, and civil servants, in addition to the full-time teacher, another staff member dedicated to literacy work shall be assigned (according to Circular 195-TTg dated May 17, 1961).

b) Enterprises and administrative agencies located in dispersed areas with 400 cadres, workers, and civil servants or more may have one full-time literacy teacher (as per Directive 110-CP dated July 13, 1968, issued by the Council of Ministers).

However, under the current circumstances, most enterprises now have centralized production conditions, so only units in forestry, agriculture, geology, transportation, and other sectors with continuously dispersed and mobile production characteristics will be allocated one full-time teacher for every 400 cadres, workers, and civil servants.

c) In addition to the above criteria (including those units that do not meet the specified criteria), if there are three or more level III classes, each with at least 25 students, one full-time level III teacher shall be assigned to organize classes and learning activities for these level III classes. Units with fewer than three level III classes, if they combine to form an inter-enterprise school, can also be assigned one level III teacher. This level III teacher will be assigned to the unit responsible for organizing the school.

The approval of staffing for full-time literacy program teachers in units will be handled by the Federation of Trade Unions of provinces and cities, in consultation with local education authorities, and then the Federation of Trade Unions will propose to the General Union of Vietnamese Workers for decision.

III- PROCEDURES FOR RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FULL-TIME LITERACY PROGRAM TEACHERS
LITERACY PROGRAMS

- Full-time teachers of units are dispatched by the education authority; where the education authority has not been able to allocate enough, the unit may select teachers themselves, but must go through the local education authority's review on a professional basis, and the Federation of Trade Unions will recognize them.

- The literacy work of the unit is primarily the responsibility of the unit head for organization and leadership according to Circular 195-TTg dated May 17, 1961, and Directive 110-CP dated July 13, 1968, issued by the Council of Ministers.

To facilitate the monitoring and management of full-time literacy program teachers, the union and the education authority have agreed as follows:

+ The union of the unit with full-time teachers is responsible for managing teachers in all aspects such as: professional work plan, travel, leave, meetings, social organization activities, and the implementation of current policies and benefits.

+ The local education authority directly manages teachers in terms of curriculum implementation, learning content, learning quality of the unit, and the achievement of national supplementary education targets.

+ Unit heads and grassroots unions must create favorable conditions for teachers to delve into their profession, improve professional quality, and must not assign them additional duties.

If a unit does not utilize full-time literacy program teachers or misuses their functions as prescribed, the Federation of Trade Unions and the Department of Education will examine and reassign these teachers to other units.

IV- WORK REGIMES FOR FULL-TIME TEACHERS
LITERACY PROGRAMS

Full-time teachers work 48 hours per week according to the regime stipulated by the State for cadres, workers, and civil servants. However, due to the nature and requirements of the job, the following specific points are further guided:

a) The main responsibility of full-time teachers is to organize and manage schools and classes, and professional management, so they only need to participate in teaching a few hours per week. Therefore, for level II, 6 hours should be reserved for lesson preparation and grading, while for level III, 8 hours should be reserved for the same purpose. For literature subjects at level II, 8 hours should be reserved for lesson preparation and grading.

b) Full-time teachers are entitled to compensatory leave for evening work such as professional meetings, observing classes, visiting classrooms, beyond the 48 hours already stipulated. In cases where the unit cannot arrange compensatory leave, the evening work hours will be compensated according to the regulations issued by the Ministry of Education.

V - RIGHTS AND BENEFITS OF FULL-TIME TEACHERS

- Full-time teachers enjoy all rights and benefits like other cadres, workers, and civil servants. However, due to the nature of their teaching work, they also enjoy certain benefits similar to those of general education teachers at the same level currently working in the education sector (in accordance with Circular No. 54-TT/LB dated December 15, 1961 of the Ministry of Education and Finance).

- The salary of full-time teachers is paid from the union fund, including:

+ Basic salary,

+ Regional allowance (if applicable),

+ Child subsidy (if applicable),

+ Social insurance contribution.

Other benefits for full-time supplementary education teachers such as medical fees (including common medicine costs, nutritional supplements, prescription drug costs, hospital fees), collective dining hall subsidy, hardship subsidy, awards, competitions, etc., are still covered by the enterprise as for other cadres, workers, and civil servants of the enterprise.

Supplementary education full-time teachers' social insurance subsidies are implemented similarly to other cadres, workers, and civil servants in the enterprise, funded by the enterprise's social insurance fund.

(Circular No. 65-TT dated November 20, 1964 of the General Confederation of Trade Unions of Vietnam provides guidance).

- Annual salary increments for full-time teachers remain within the standard criteria for trade union cadres. The education sector has the responsibility to exchange and discuss with local and grassroots trade unions to ensure that the review and approval of salary increments for full-time teachers are accurate and reasonable.

- Full-time teachers are entitled to a fifteen-day summer vacation each year.

- Full-time teachers are successively assigned to attend political, cultural, and vocational training courses organized by the trade union or the education sector.

- The assessment and awarding of commendations and competition titles for full-time teachers are conducted according to the standards of the education sector for the unit where the teacher works.

Part II
PART-TIME TEACHERS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION

The force of part-time teachers for supplementary education is extensive and plays a significant role in the supplementary education work of the unit. To ensure that this group of part-time teachers can effectively perform their duties, in addition to strictly adhering to the regulations stipulated in the Ministry of Education's charter, additional guidelines are provided for implementation by relevant units.

1. Selection Criteria:

In addition to being enthusiastic, loving the profession, and beloved by the masses, cadres, workers, and civil servants appointed as part-time teachers must meet the following criteria:

- Regarding education: They must have a higher educational level than the students they teach: for primary level, they must have completed secondary school; for secondary level, they must have completed high school; for high school level, they must have graduated from university. AT For scattered units or units where there are few people with high educational levels, the educational level of primary and secondary level teachers may be slightly lower, but it must be at least three grades higher than the class they teach, except for high school teachers who must necessarily have a university degree.

- Regarding professional qualifications: They must have attended professional training courses organized by the education sector or have experience in supplementary education teaching. During the teaching process, the trade union and the education sector must plan to continue providing professional training for these teachers.

2. Working Conditions of Part-Time Teachers

Before going to class, part-time teachers must carefully prepare their lessons. Lesson preparation and marking time is specified as follows:

- Primary Level: One hour of teaching requires one hour of lesson preparation and marking;

- Secondary Level: One hour of teaching requires one hour and thirty minutes of lesson preparation and marking (except for Literature subjects which require two hours for preparation and marking);

- High School Level: One hour of teaching requires two hours of lesson preparation and marking.

Units need to create conditions for teachers to prepare and mark lessons according to the above regulations primarily by reducing extracurricular activities. If insufficient, the unit should arrange additional time during regular working hours, ensuring at least one session per week for lesson preparation and marking (Circular No. 54-TT/LB dated April 15, 1961 of the Ministry of Finance and Education).

- Teachers are provided with paper, pens, ink for lesson preparation and marking, textbooks, and reference materials for teaching purposes. Costs for these items are covered by the enterprise fund.

- Part-time teachers are provided with political, cultural, and professional training to improve their teaching effectiveness. Trade unions at various levels need to organize short-term training courses annually for key members of the part-time teacher team. The education sector is responsible for providing materials and assigning instructors to guide professional training.

The funding for salaries and other expenses for part-time teachers during training sessions is borne by the organization that convenes them (Circular No. 115-TTg dated December 12, 1963).

- Part-time teachers receive teaching remuneration as stipulated in Circular No. 54-TT/LB dated December 15, 1961 of the Ministry of Education and Finance, as follows:

Primary Level: 0.30 dong per hour,

Secondary Level: 0.40 to 0.60 dong per hour,

High School Level: 0.60 to 0.80 dong per hour.

Teaching remuneration for teachers is contributed by students. If the funds are insufficient, they are drawn from the enterprise fund. If the enterprise fund is unavailable or insufficient, they are drawn from the trade union fund.

- The achievements of part-time teachers in supplementary education work are combined with their production and work achievements to assess and select unit-level commendation titles.

If teachers wish to attend normal schools, they will be given priority consideration, especially those who have made significant contributions to supplementary education work. The education sector will also confer industry commendation titles on teachers with outstanding achievements in supplementary education beyond unit-level rewards.

These provisions shall take effect from the date of issuance of this Circular.