JOINT CIRCULAR No. 172-LB-TT ON IMPROVING THE ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL PRIMARY COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS

JOINT CIRCULAR

REGARDING THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL COMMERCIAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Respectfully submitted to: Administrative committees of provinces, municipalities directly under the central government.

In recent years, the training and improvement of commercial staff at the primary level and below have been assigned to local authorities, which has resulted in an increase in the number of trained and improved staff who meet some of the requirements for the expanding commercial work at the local level.

However, generally speaking, the organization of training and improving commercial staff at the local level still lacks concentration, such as in the organization of schools and classes, teaching methods, enrollment procedures, program contents, etc., which are still patchwork and have not yet become systematic.

To implement Resolution 8 of the Central Committee of the Party and the spirit of the notification No. 26 dated July 17, 1963 of the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers on the training and improvement of commercial staff, this joint circular guides the improvement of the organization of local commercial schools to make the training and improvement of commercial staff more complete and efficient.

I. DIRECTION FOR IMPROVING THE ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS

a) Establish inter-provincial primary commercial schools. In a region comprising 2, 3, or 4 provinces, establish one inter-provincial primary commercial school. The school will be responsible for opening primary commercial classes for the provinces in the region according to the primary program of the Ministry of Domestic Trade.

Additionally, if the school meets the conditions, it can also train staff for sectors such as food, fisheries, foreign trade, health, culture, etc., according to similar primary vocational programs as those currently offered by the domestic trade sector, based on prior agreement with the provincial and departmental commerce committees.

b) Existing intermediate commercial schools located in any province should also take on the additional responsibility of opening primary classes or short-term classes (the specific organizational structure will be detailed below).

c) Provinces without inter-provincial primary commercial schools or intermediate commercial schools shall not organize schools but only establish a commercial propaganda and education section (referred to as the commercial propaganda and education section) within the Commerce Department, assisting the department in conducting in-service training, short-term classes, and other propaganda and educational activities of the Commerce Department.

Below is the specific organizational structure:

Based on the above organizational direction, the reorganization of local commercial schools is as follows:

a) Organization of inter-provincial primary commercial schools:

1. Inter-provincial primary commercial school in Haiphong: Accepts students from Haiphong city and Quang Ninh province (Hong Quang and Hai Ninh previously). The school is located in Haiphong city.

2. Inter-provincial primary commercial school in Haiphong: Accepts students from Haiphong province, Hung Yen province, and Ha Bac province. The school is located in Haiphong province.

3. Inter-provincial primary commercial school in Phu Tho:

Accepts students from Phu Tho province and Vinh Phuc province. The school is located in Phu Tho province.

4. Inter-provincial primary commercial school in Son Tay:

Accepts students from Son Tay province, Hoa Binh province, and Ha Dong province. The school is located in Son Tay province.

5. Inter-provincial primary commercial school in Nam Dinh:

Accepts students from Nam Dinh province, Ninh Binh province, and Ha Nam province. The school is located in Nam Dinh province.

6. Inter-provincial primary commercial school in Nghe An:

Accepts students from Nghe An province, Ha Tinh province, Quang Binh province, and Vinh Linh district. The school is located in Nghe An province.

7. Inter-provincial primary commercial school in Son La:

Accepts students from Son La province and Lai Chau province. The school is located in Son La province.

8. Inter-provincial primary commercial school in Yen Bai:

Accepts students from Yen Bai province, Lao Cai province, and Nghia Lo province. The school is located in Yen Bai province.

9. Hanoi city organizes its own separate primary commercial school (in the future, if conditions permit, it may be upgraded to intermediate-primary level).

b) Intermediate commercial schools taking on additional responsibilities:

Where intermediate commercial schools already exist, such as in Viet Bac, Thanh Hoa, and Thai Binh, the schools will take on the additional responsibility of opening primary and short-term classes as follows:

1. The mountain intermediate commercial school takes on the responsibility of opening primary commercial classes for the provinces in the Viet Bac region, while the responsibility for opening short-term, in-service classes and other propaganda and educational activities is handled by the commercial propaganda and education section within each provincial commerce department.

2. The Thanh Hoa intermediate commercial school takes on the responsibility of opening primary and short-term commercial classes and other educational activities of the Thanh Hoa commerce department.

3. The Thai Binh intermediate commercial school takes on the responsibility of opening primary and short-term commercial classes and other educational activities of the Thai Binh commerce department.

c) Commercial Propaganda and Education Section in Provinces:

In provinces without inter-provincial primary commercial schools or intermediate commercial schools such as Quang Ninh, Hung Yen, Ha Bac, Vinh Phuc, Lao Cai, Nghia Lo, Lai Chau, Thai Nguyen, Bac Can, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Ha Dong, Hoa Binh, Ha Nam, Ninh Binh, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, and Vinh Linh, there shall not be established a commercial propaganda and education section subordinate to the Commerce Department to assist the department in performing the tasks listed in point c of item II below.

In cases where the provincial committee considers that the conditions are met, they may organize "schools by class by profession" as proposed in the previous plan of the Ministry of Home Affairs, to avoid having too many large schools that are difficult to manage.

II. TASKS AND POWERS OF INTER-PROVINCIAL PRIMARY COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS AND SECTIONS OF COMMERCIAL PROPAGANDA AND EDUCATION IN PROVINCES

a) Inter-provincial primary commercial schools have the following tasks and powers:

1. Training and improving commercial staff for the provinces in the region according to the primary commercial program of the Ministry of Domestic Trade in professions such as:

- Primary commercial economics;

- Primary commercial accounting and finance;

- Primary commercial statistics and planning;

- Primary procurement;

- Culinary techniques.

- etc...

2. Researching and establishing a primary training program and plan according to the guidance of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and ensuring the implementation of that program and plan.

3. BASED ON THE EDUCATION PROGRAMME ORGANIZED BY THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL TRADE, COMPILING TEXTBOOKS, LESSON PLANS AND NECESSARY MATERIALS FOR SCHOOL TEACHING.

4. BASED ON THE TRAINING QUOTA APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL TRADE, ORGANIZING PROVINCIAL MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS IN THE REGION TO DISCUSS ENROLLMENT AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES.

5. MANAGING STAFF, EMPLOYEES, AND TEACHERS OF THE SCHOOL IN TERMS OF THOUGHT, WORK, STUDY, ETC., AND MANAGING SCHOOL ASSETS.

6. BASED ON THE APPROVED PLAN QUOTA, ESTABLISHING AN ANNUAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION BUDGET FOR THE SCHOOL.

7. ANNUALLY CONDUCTING MID-YEAR AND END-OF-YEAR REVIEWS TO SUMMARIZE EXPERIENCES AND IMPROVE TRAINING EFFICIENCY, WHILE PREPARING REPORTS FOR SUPERIOR AUTHORITIES.

8. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE TASKS, INTERPROVINCIAL PRIMARY COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS ALSO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS LISTED IN POINT C OF SECTION II.

b) RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS OF INTERMEDIATE COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS WITH ADDITIONAL DUTIES:

MOUNTAIN AREA INTERMEDIATE COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS, THANH HOA, AND THAI Binh, IN ADDITION TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS ALREADY ASSIGNED BY THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL TRADE, HAVE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. MOUNTAIN AREA INTERMEDIATE COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS HAVE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS LISTED IN POINT A OF SECTION II.

2. THANH HOA AND THAI BINH INTERMEDIATE COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS HAVE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS LISTED IN POINTS A AND C OF SECTION II. HOWEVER, THE TASK OF PROMOTING COMMERCIAL POLICIES IS HANDLED BY THE THANH HOA AND THAI BINH COMMERCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.

c) RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS OF THE COMMERCIAL PROPAGANDA AND EDUCATION UNIT:

1. DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE PLANS FOR TRAINING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS SUCH AS FULL-TIME, PART-TIME, AND SHORT-TERM COURSES, SPECIFICALLY DIVIDED ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARTICIPANTS.

2. BASED ON THE TRAINING PROGRAMME OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL TRADE AND THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES, ESTABLISHING A TRAINING PLAN AND COMPILE NECESSARY MATERIALS FOR SHORT-TERM AND PART-TIME COURSES.

3. ORGANIZING TRAINING ON POLICIES AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS FOR COOPERATIVE STORE EMPLOYEES.

4. OPENING COURSES FOR MARKETING STAFF AND SPECIAL TOPIC CLASSES TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS.

5. ASSISTING THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN ORGANIZING AND MANAGING PART-TIME STUDY PROGRAMMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPIRIT OF SECRETARIAT DECISION 61 OF THE PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE AND HELPING THE DEPARTMENT WITH POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL EDUCATION FOR STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.

6. BASED ON ANNUAL TRAINING QUOTAS, COLLABORATING WITH THE ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENT OF THE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES TO HANDLE ENROLLMENT FOR NATIONAL SCHOOLS, INTERPROVINCIAL SCHOOLS, AND LOCAL SCHOOLS.

7. COLLABORATING WITH THE ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO MONITOR STAFF AND EMPLOYEES AFTER THEY RETURN TO THEIR WORKPLACES TO PLAN CONTINUOUS SKILL DEVELOPMENT.

8. ASSISTING THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN PROMOTING PARTY AND GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL POLICIES AMONG STAFF AND THE PUBLIC.

9. ANNUALLY CONDUCTING MID-YEAR AND END-OF-YEAR REVIEWS TO REPORT TRAINING AND EDUCATION RESULTS AND COMMERCIAL PROMOTION ACTIVITIES TO SUPERIOR AUTHORITIES.

III. STAFFING AND STAFF ASSIGNMENT

BASED ON RESPONSIBILITIES, POWERS, AND ANNUAL TRAINING QUOTAS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES AND THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL TRADE AND THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL TRADE WILL ALLOCATE STAFFING FOR INTERPROVINCIAL PRIMARY COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS UNDER THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THESE STAFFING QUOTAS WILL BE SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL STAFFING QUOTAS OF THE PROVINCES.

REGARDING STAFF ASSIGNMENT FOR INTERPROVINCIAL PRIMARY COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS AND PROVINCIAL COMMERCIAL PROPAGANDA UNITS, THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL TRADE WILL NEGOTIATE WITH THE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES AND THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS TO SPECIFICALLY ARRANGE STAFF TO STRENGTHEN QUALITY TEACHING AND LEADERSHIP.

IV. TRAINING EXPENSES

ANNUALLY, BASED ON THE TRAINING QUOTA OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL TRADE AND THE NEEDS OF LOCAL STAFF, ACCORDING TO THE PROPOSALS OF THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS AND FINANCIAL DEPARTMENTS, THE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES WILL DECIDE THE NUMBER OF STAFF AND STUDENTS ATTENDING INTERPROVINCIAL PRIMARY COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS.

1. FOR INTERPROVINCIAL PRIMARY COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS:

EXPENSES ARE DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS:

a) EXPENSES FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF CLASSROOMS, EQUIPMENT PURCHASES, AND OTHER STUDY-RELATED COSTS ARE COVERED BY THE BUDGET OF THE PROVINCE WHERE THE INTERPROVINCIAL SCHOOL IS LOCATED.

b) EXPENSES FOR STUDENT SUPPORT, INCLUDING SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, ARE COVERED BY THE BUDGET OF THE PROVINCE THAT SENDS STUDENTS TO THE INTERPROVINCIAL SCHOOL.

2. FOR INTERMEDIATE COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS WITH PRIMARY LEVEL TRAINING:

EXPENSES FOR MOUNTAIN AREA INTERMEDIATE COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS PROVIDING PRIMARY LEVEL TRAINING FOR VIET BAC PROVINCES, AND THANH HOA AND THAI BINH INTERMEDIATE COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS PROVIDING PRIMARY LEVEL TRAINING FOR THANH HOA AND THAI BINH PROVINCES, ARE BUDGETED AS FOLLOWS:

THE ENTIRE BUDGET FOR THE INTERMEDIATE COMMERCIAL SCHOOL REMAINS WITH THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL TRADE AS BEFORE. FOR THE PRIMARY LEVEL TRAINING:

a) EXPENSES FOR PRIMARY LEVEL STUDENT SUPPORT, INCLUDING SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, ARE COVERED BY THE BUDGET OF THE PROVINCE THAT SENDS STUDENTS TO THE PRIMARY LEVEL TRAINING.

b) EXPENSES FOR THE PRIMARY LEVEL TRAINING ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER STUDY-RELATED COSTS ARE COVERED BY THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL TRADE BUDGET FOR THE INTERMEDIATE COMMERCIAL SCHOOL.

3. EXPENSES FOR SHORT-TERM AND PART-TIME TRAINING IN ALL PROVINCES REMAIN COVERED BY THE PROVINCIAL BUDGET AS BEFORE.

FOR THE SOLELY HANOI-BASED PRIMARY COMMERCIAL SCHOOL, EXPENSES REMAIN COVERED BY THE HANOI BUDGET.

V. LEADERSHIP RELATIONSHIPS

INTERPROVINCIAL PRIMARY COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS AND THE HANOI PRIMARY COMMERCIAL SCHOOL ARE PUBLIC SERVICE UNITS. THEY ARE SUBJECT TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE WHERE THE SCHOOL IS LOCATED IN ALL MATTERS. THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE IS ASSISTED BY THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN DIRECTLY GUIDING SCHOOL OPERATIONS.

THROUGH THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL TRADE HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ASSIST SCHOOLS IN PROFESSIONAL MATTERS SUCH AS CURRICULUM, CONTENT, TEACHING PLANS, TRAINING PLANS, ETC.

TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CIRCULAR, THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL TRADE WILL ISSUE DETAILED GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS.

The Administrative Committees, the Departments of Commerce, and the Finance Departments, during the implementation of this Circular, if there are any unsuitable aspects, shall report to the Ministry of Internal Trade for study so that the relevant ministries may supplement.