Decision No. 20/2003/QĐ-BGDĐT on the issuance of the Political Education Program for secondary school graduates enrolled in vocational high schools.

 

Pursuant to …;

Regarding the issuance of the Political subject program for the system of secondary school graduates admitted to vocational high schools

MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Pursuant to Decree No. 86/2002/NĐ-CP dated November 5, 2002 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of Ministries and ministerial-level agencies;

Pursuant to Decree No. 29/CP dated March 30, 1994 of the Government on the tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training;

Pursuant to Decision No. 494/QD-TTg dated June 24, 2002 of the Prime Minister approving the project "Some measures to improve the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning Marxist-Leninist theory and Ho Chi Minh Thought in universities, colleges, vocational high schools, and vocational training institutions";

Pursuant to Decision No. 21/2001/QĐ-BGDĐT dated June 6, 2001 of the Minister of Education and Training on issuing the framework curriculum for vocational high schools;

Pursuant to Circular No. 829/CV-KGTW dated April 18, 2003 of the Central Science and Technology Office on reviewing the Political subject program for the system of secondary school graduates admitted to vocational high schools;

Based on the proposal of the Director of the Political Work Department and the Director of the Vocational High School and Vocational Training Department.

DECISION:

Article 1. Issued together with this Decision is the Political subject program for the system of secondary school graduates admitted to vocational high schools.

Article 2. This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette and applies from the 2003-2004 academic year. All previous regulations contrary to this Decision are hereby abolished.

Article 3. The Director of the Political Work Department shall be responsible for organizing the compilation of textbooks according to this Program and guiding schools to implement it after the textbooks have been reviewed by the Central Science and Technology Office.

Article 4. The Heads of the General Office, the Director of the Political Work Department, the Director of the Vocational High School and Vocational Training Department, Principals of vocational high schools, and Heads of related units shall be responsible for implementing this Decision.

 

PROGRAM

 Political subject for the system of secondary school graduates admitted to vocational high schools
(Issued together with Decision No. 20/2003/QĐ-BGDĐT dated May 20, 2003 of the Minister of Education and Training)

A. POSITION, OBJECTIVES, REQUIREMENTS

Clause 1. Location:

The Political subject is part of the framework curriculum for vocational high schools and is a graduation examination subject.

2. Objectives:

To equip students with basic theoretical knowledge of Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh Thought, and the Party's policies and viewpoints, serving as a foundation for building a scientific worldview and methodology, helping them to orient their ideals, determine their study motives, and cultivate themselves according to the technical assistant training objectives, thereby becoming resilient and ready to serve the country and people, participating in building and defending the socialist Vietnam.

3. Requirements:

Given that the target group consists of secondary school graduates, students must complete the Civic Education program at the high school level while also enhancing their knowledge and skills to meet the requirements of the Political subject curriculum aimed at technical assistant training. Therefore, when teaching, teachers must guide students from simple to complex, especially linking with the practical training of vocational high school professions, necessary abilities, qualities, and ethics required for professional practice and successful job performance upon graduation..

B. TIME ALLOCATION

Total class hours: 120 hours.

- Lectures: 90 hours.

- Seminars: 80 hours.

- Examinations: in accordance with general regulations.

SPECIFIC DISTRIBUTION:

Part 1:

SOME BASIC CONTENTS OF MARXIST PHILOSOPHY

Part 2. SOME ISSUES REGARDING THE ERA AND THE LINE OF BUILDING SOCIALISM IN VIETNAM

 

C. CONTENT OF THE PROGRAM

Part 1

SOME BASIC CONTENTS OF MARXIST-LENINIST PHILOSOPHY

Lesson 1: Philosophy and Marxist-Leninist Philosophy

I. Philosophy

1. What is philosophy?

2. The fundamental problem of philosophy.

II. The development of philosophy

1. The birth of philosophy. Materialism and idealism, dialectical method and metaphysical method.

2. Marxist-Leninist philosophy is a worldview and scientific methodology.

III. The role of philosophy in social life.

Lesson 2: Matter and Consciousness

I. The category of matter

1. Views of pre-Marxist materialist philosophers.

2. Marxist philosophical view on matter (Lenin's definition of matter).

II. Motion is the mode of existence of matter

1. Definition of motion.

2. Origin of motion.

3. Basic forms of motion of matter.

4. Motion and stillness.

III. The unity of the world

1. Different views.

2. Marxist-Leninist philosophical viewpoint.

IV. Consciousness, the relationship between matter and consciousness

1. The category of consciousness.

2. Origin and nature of consciousness.

3. Relationship between matter and consciousness.

Lesson 3: Two principles and three basic laws of dialectical materialism

I. Two principles of dialectical materialism

1. Principle of universal interconnection.

2. Principle of development.

II. The world moves and develops according to laws

1. The concept of law.

2. Natural laws and social laws.

3. Objectivity of laws and the role of humans.

III. Main contents of the three basic laws of dialectical materialism

1. Law of transformation from quantitative change to qualitative change and vice versa (shortened as the quantity-quality law).

2. Law of unity and struggle of opposites (shortened as the contradiction law).

3. Law of negation of negation.

Lesson 4: Nature and society - Issues related to the environment and population

I. Interaction between society and nature

II. Environmental ecology and population in relation to social life

1. The natural environment is a material condition for social life.

2. Current environmental protection issues.

3. Population and its impact on social development.

Lesson 5: Social production and the basic laws governing the movement and development of society

I. Material production

1. Material production is an objective requirement for the existence and development of society.

2. Role of the mode of production.

II. Basic laws governing the movement and development of society

1. Law of correspondence between relations of production and the level of productive forces.

2. Law of the dialectical relationship between infrastructure and superstructure.

Lesson 6: Social structure

I. Social structure

1. Social structure without classes.

2. Social structure with classes.

II. Class and class struggle

1. The issue of class.

2. Class struggle and its role in the development of class-based societies.

III. State

1. Some theoretical issues about the state.

2. Socialist state.

IV. Nation, national relations

1. Process of forming nations.

2. Class character of the national question.

V. Family

1. Concept, history of family.

2. Position of the family in social development.

3. Family under socialism.

Lesson 7: Human being and the relationship between individual and society

I. Essence of human being

1. Concept of human being.

2. Essence of human being.

II. Individual and society

1. Concept of individual in society.

2. Relationship between individual and society.

3. Premises for forming new socialist individuals in Vietnam.

III. Relationship between individual and collective, individual and society

1. Relationship between individual and collective.

2. Relationship between individual and society.

Lesson 8: Social existence and social consciousness

I. Social existence

1. Concept of social existence.

2. Role of social existence in social consciousness.

II. Social consciousness

1. Concept of social consciousness.

2. Relative independence of social consciousness.

III. Forms of social consciousness

1. Political consciousness.

2. Legal consciousness.

3. Scientific consciousness.

4. Religious consciousness.

5. Aesthetic consciousness.

Lesson 9: Cognition and practical activity

I. Essence of cognition

1. Some views in history on the essence of cognition.

2. Marxist-Leninist view on the essence of cognition.

II. Practice and the role of practice in cognition

1. Concept of practice.

2. Role of practice in cognition.

Lesson 10: Some basic moral values of Vietnamese people and vocational high school students in the current period

I. Ethics

1. Concept.

2. Some basic categories of ethics.

II. Some basic moral values of Vietnamese people today

1. Some basic moral values of Vietnamese people today.

2. Moral requirements for vocational high school students and after graduation.

 

Part 2

SOME ISSUES REGARDING THE ERA AND THE LINE OF BUILDING

SOCIALISM IN VIETNAM

Lesson 11: The current era and the world revolutionary process

I. Era and basic content of the era

1. Concept of era and the role of the era issue.

2. Basic content of the current era.

II. Fundamental contradictions and characteristics of the current era

1. Fundamental contradictions of the current era.

2. Characteristics and main trends of the current world.

Lesson 12: Capitalism

I. Free competition capitalism

1. Commodity production and the emergence of capitalism.

2. Essence of capitalism.

3. The circulation of capital, the distribution of surplus value in capitalist society, and the characteristics of free competition capitalism.

II. Monopoly capitalism

1. The basic economic and political characteristics of monopoly capitalism.

2. State monopoly capitalism.

III. The historical position of capitalism.

1. Capitalism has created new factors that promote social progress.

2. Capitalism has caused severe consequences for humanity.

3. Capitalism has created sufficient material premises and mature social conditions for the emergence of a new society.

Chapter 13: Socialism

I. The inevitability and basic features of socialism.

1. The inevitability of socialism.

2. The basic features of socialism.

II. Transition to socialism bypassing the capitalist system in Vietnam.

1. The inevitability of the transitional period to socialism.

2. The conditions for transitioning to socialism while bypassing the capitalist system.

3. The content of the transitional period to socialism.

4. The objectives and fundamental directions of building socialism during the transitional period to socialism in Vietnam.

Chapter 14: Economic policy and guidelines of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at present.

I. Industrialization and modernization of the country.

1. The inevitability and role of industrialization and modernization.

2. Objectives and viewpoints on industrialization and modernization.

3. Basic contents of industrialization and modernization.

4. Industrialization and modernization of agriculture and rural areas.

II. Ownership and economic sectors.

1. Characteristics and roles of ownership forms and economic sectors.

2. Policies towards economic sectors.

III. Development of a socialist-oriented market economy.

1. The necessity of developing a market economy.

2. Characteristics of a socialist-oriented market economy.

3. Directions for developing a socialist-oriented market economy.

IV. Continuing to reform management mechanisms and expand international economic integration.

1. Continuing to reform economic management mechanisms.

2. Expanding international economic integration.

Chapter 15: Reforming and perfecting the political system.

I. Concept, content, and direction of political system reform.

1. Concept of the political system.

2. Fundamental direction and content of building the political system at present.

II. Implementing and promoting socialist democracy.

1. Democracy is the essence of the socialist system, the goal and driving force of the reform process.

2. Implementing and promoting democracy is closely linked with strengthening socialist rule of law.

Chapter 16: Policy and guidelines on culture and society of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at present.

I. The role of cultural and social fields.

1. The necessity of developing cultural and social fields.

2. The relationship between cultural and social policy development and economic policy.

II. Views and main tasks of cultural and social development across fields.

1. Education and training field.

2. Science and technology field.

3. Culture field.

4. Labor, employment, income increase, poverty reduction, and hunger eradication field.

5. Health care, medical services, population, family, children, sports field.

6. Prevention of social evils field.

Chapter 17: Foreign policy guidelines of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

I. Importance and process of determining foreign policy guidelines in the renovation period.

1. Importance.

2. Process of determining foreign policy guidelines in the renovation period.

II. Principles and guidelines for foreign relations.

1. Principles.

2. Guidelines.

III. Objectives and content of foreign policy guidelines.

Chapter 18: The Communist Party of Vietnam - The Vanguard of the Working Class, A Faithful Representative of the Interests of the Working Class, Workers, and the Entire Nation.

I. The birth of the Communist Party of Vietnam was a historical inevitability, a great turning point in the Vietnamese revolution.

1. Objective requirements and the birth of the Party.

2. President Ho Chi Minh, the founder and trainer of our Party.

3. The birth of the Party - a great historical turning point in the Vietnamese revolution.

II. The leadership role of the Communist Party of Vietnam in the revolutionary process of Vietnam.

1. Period 1930-1945 leading the struggle for power.

2. Period 1945-1975 leading the resistance against imperialist aggression.

3. Period from 1975 to now leading the construction and defense of the homeland.

III. Factors ensuring the successful leadership of the revolution by the Communist Party of Vietnam.

1. Maintaining and strengthening the working-class nature of the Party.

2. The scientific and revolutionary nature of the Party's guidelines.

3. Closely linking with the masses.

4. Prioritizing Party building work to enhance its leadership capacity and combativeness to meet historical tasks.

Chapter 19: Great victories and historical lessons of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

I. Victories of the Vietnamese revolution.

1. Victory of the August Revolution, establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1930-1945).

2. Victory of the anti-aggression resistance, completing the national democratic revolution, unifying the country, and moving towards socialism (1945-1975).

3. Victory of the renovation cause, gradually transitioning the country to socialism.

II. Historical lessons learned.

1. Firmly grasping the banner of national independence and socialism.

2. The revolutionary cause belongs to the people, by the people, and for the people.

3. Continuously consolidating and enhancing the great unity; combining the strength of the nation with the strength of the times.

4. The correct leadership of the Party is the primary factor ensuring the victory of the Vietnamese revolution.

Chapter 20: Ho Chi Minh Thought.

I. Origin and process of formation and development of Ho Chi Minh Thought.

1. Concept of Ho Chi Minh Thought.

2. Origin of the formation of Ho Chi Minh Thought.

3. Process of formation and development of Ho Chi Minh Thought.

II. Some basic contents of Ho Chi Minh Thought.

1. Ho Chi Minh Thought on national democratic revolution.

2. Ho Chi Minh Thought on socialist revolution.

3. Ho Chi Minh Thought on great national unity.

4. Ho Chi Minh Thought on revolutionary morality.

III. Living, fighting, working, and studying according to the example of the Great Uncle Ho.

GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM.

This program must ensure the volume of knowledge in the Civic Education curriculum at the secondary level while also enhancing it appropriately to align with the training objectives linked to vocational high school reality and equivalent to the standard vocational high school system. Therefore, when teaching, teachers must pay close attention to the student population, using vocational high school training objectives as a guiding principle for instruction.

The program is divided into two study parts, each part taught in one semester according to the arrangement in the training plan (Part I consists of 45 class hours and 14 seminar hours; Part II consists of 45 class hours and 16 seminar hours). Seminar topics follow questions in the textbook. Examination and assessment times are conducted in accordance with current regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

- Depending on the specific student population of each field, the number of class hours may vary by 1 to 2 hours from the program's arrangement, but the total number of hours in the program shall not decrease.

- This is a common program for all junior high school admission systems of vocational high schools. Depending on the training objectives and specific requirements of each field, schools must supplement relevant software into individual lessons or have separate lessons and practical activities that are appropriate, while strengthening common and specialized field visits, and local practical experiences where students will serve after graduation.

- Depending on the characteristics of each school, practical participation with written summaries must be organized in each theoretical section.