Circular No. 43/2003/TT-BGD guiding the working regime of lecturers and teachers in national defense education.

CIRCULAR

Guidelines on the working regime of lecturers and teachers in national defense education

issued by the Ministry of Education and Training

Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 10 of the Government Decree No. 15/2001/NĐ-CP dated May 1, 2001 on national defense education, the Ministry of Education and Training issues guidelines on the working regime of lecturers and teachers in national defense education (hereinafter referred to collectively as teachers in national defense education).

I. SCOPE AND APPLICABLE SUBJECTS

These Circulars guide the implementation of the working regime for teachers in national defense education at secondary schools, vocational high schools, colleges, and universities; including teachers within the establishment, teachers who are officers on secondment, and teachers under contract in all types of public, semi-public, private, and private schools.

II. WORKING REGIME OF TEACHERS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION

1. General principles:

a. Teachers in national defense education are civil servants of the State engaged in teaching and participating in local defense work in schools. The working regime of teachers in national defense education is based on the working regime of ranks and grades of civil servants in the education and training sector, taking into account the specific nature of the subject, to ensure that teachers have sufficient conditions to fulfill their teaching tasks and participate in local defense work in schools.

b. The calendar year consists of 52 weeks. Excluding holidays, Tet holidays, and summer vacations as prescribed, the working time of teachers in national defense education during the school year is calculated as 43 weeks, converted into administrative hours throughout the school year totaling 1720 hours; including teaching activities, scientific research, professional meetings, public welfare labor, and military training.

c. The standard teaching hour (teaching quota) of teachers is converted from the administrative hours of teaching activities in a school year. This conversion aims to determine performance targets and calculate overtime pay for teachers who complete assigned tasks and workload.

d. Scientific research products are conditions for considering the completion of teaching tasks in a school year by the department (discipline). Military training and public welfare labor time of teachers, when performed, will be deducted from the teaching quota.

e. The standard teaching hours for teachers in national defense education are uniformly defined, without distinction between types of schools, regions, or the nature of training programs, but are specifically stipulated for each category of teacher at different levels of education and grade levels..

2. Teaching Activities:

The main task of teachers is teaching, accounting for approximately 70% of the working time. The teaching working time of teachers in national defense education is 1200 hours to perform a workload including: lesson preparation, teaching practice, post-teaching activities (study guidance, tutoring, grading...), converted into standard hours as follows:

a. For university and college lecturers:

- New lecturers (less than 3 years of teaching experience): 220 class hours;

- Lecturers with 3 or more years of teaching experience: 280 class hours;

- Full professors: 310 class hours;

For lecturers who are officers on secondment with less than 3 years of teaching experience, the quota is 280 class hours/year; for those with 3 or more years of experience, it is 310 class hours/year. Teaching time includes teaching time at military schools before being seconded to the education and training sector.

b. For vocational high school teachers:

- Teachers with less than 3 years of teaching experience: 380 class hours;

- Teachers with 3 or more years of teaching experience: 410 class hours;

c. Teachers in national defense education at secondary schools shall apply the standard teaching hours prescribed for this level of education.

d. For teachers concurrently teaching multiple subjects (including national defense education), they may choose the subject with a lower quota to calculate the teaching workload and exceed the teaching quota. Standard hours are only counted separately for each school year, not carried over between school years. Cases of teaching outside the school (guest lectures) or teaching hours paid for with additional compensation are not included in this quota.

3. Scientific Research:

In addition to teaching duties, university and college lecturers in national defense education have the obligation to participate in scientific research. Research time is 350 hours, converted into 80 standard hours.

Currently, it is not required that each lecturer in national defense education must have a research project every year, so initially, the research task belongs to the department (discipline), with lecturers as members participating in research. The main focus of research is on military pedagogical methods, improving and enhancing teaching quality in schools. Participating in the compilation of textbooks and reference materials serving professional work.

Teachers in national defense education at vocational high schools and secondary schools are not required to conduct scientific research, but if they participate, they will enjoy the research allowance (if available).

4. Professional Meetings:

Studying and enhancing professional knowledge and skills are the responsibility of teachers. Each individual must arrange their work to allocate more time for study and enhancement. The labor quota does not specify separate time for this task, so it is not converted into standard hours. In cases where participation in courses, training sessions, or competitions is required for work needs and authorized by the school or competent authority, the formal time spent studying (or testing) will be converted to deduct from the teaching quota.

5. Concurrently Performing Other Tasks:

a. Teachers in national defense education at universities that train teachers in national defense education and national defense education centers, who directly manage students, are entitled to a reduction in teaching quotas;

b. Teachers in national defense education assigned to management positions, concurrently performing party work, political-social work, local defense work... the time spent on these tasks is deducted from the teaching quota;

Public welfare labor, military training, and emergency disaster prevention:

- National defense education teachers within the compulsory military service age must perform public welfare labor and military training according to current laws. When they carry out these tasks, their teaching hour quota will be reduced (after being converted into standard hours). This provision does not include teachers who are on special assignment as officers. The organization of self-defense training for schools shall be carried out by local military authorities. If teachers on special assignment participate, their teaching hour quota will not be deducted but they may have their common school activities reduced or receive other allowances.

- National defense education teachers directly participating in sudden disaster prevention and control, as required by the school and local authorities, may be considered for a reduction in their teaching hour quota.

III. CONVERSION TO STANDARD HOURS AND REDUCTION OF TEACHING HOUR QUOTA

1. Provisions on the conversion factor for standard hours:

a. One standard hour is calculated for one theoretical lecture class in the classroom, or a combined theoretical lecture and demonstration at the training ground or practice field for classes with fewer than 80 students; 1.2 standard hours are calculated for classes with more than 80 but not exceeding 150 students.

b. Two standard hours are calculated for one live ammunition firing practice session or night training guidance (from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM).

c. Half a standard hour is calculated for one session of other practical content.

d. One standard hour is calculated for four hours of actual guidance for field trips; participation in competitions, training sessions organized by the Ministry level.

e. Other teaching activities such as setting examination questions, grading, guiding term papers, thesis, grading term papers, thesis... are implemented like other subject teachers at the same educational level and grade, as stipulated in current regulations.

g. National defense education teachers at secondary schools are calculated based on the number of hours in the program without needing conversion.

2. Provisions on the reduction of teaching hour quota:

In one academic year, part-time national defense education teachers undertaking multiple responsibilities can only enjoy the highest reduction rate of standard hours. Each teacher must complete both the quality and quantity of standard hours as prescribed and not exceed 150% of the teaching hour quota. When calculating the deduction from the teaching hour quota, it must be specifically determined for each teacher, as provided in Clause 2, Section II of this Circular.

National defense education teachers directly involved in management work, party, youth league, and professional duties are eligible for a reduction in their teaching hour quota:

a. Department Heads, Deputy Directors of National Defense Education Centers: reduce by 30% of the quota.

b. Deputy Department Heads, Heads of Departments of National Defense Education Centers: reduce by 20% to 25% of the quota (reduce by 25% of the quota for lecturers at National Defense Education Centers and teacher training institutions; reduce by 20% of the quota for other schools).

c. Heads of Disciplines, Deputy Heads of Departments, Heads of Divisions of National Defense Education Centers: reduce by 15% to 20% of the quota (reduce by 20% of the quota for lecturers at National Defense Education Centers and teacher training institutions; reduce by 15% of the quota for other schools).

d. Deputy Heads of Disciplines, Assistant Academic Affairs, Science, Deputy Heads of Divisions, Class Heads: reduce by 10% to 15% of the quota (reduce by 15% of the quota for lecturers at National Defense Education Centers and teacher training institutions; reduce by 10% of the quota for other schools).

e. Undertaking local defense work (for schools without dedicated staff): reduce by 15% of the quota.

g. Undertaking the role of Party Secretary, Trade Union President, Youth League Secretary, People's Inspectorate Head, Women's Division Head: reduce by 10% of the quota.

h. Teachers participating in military training and public welfare labor; teachers who are reservists (officers, professional soldiers, non-commissioned officers, reservist soldiers) if called upon for concentrated labor and training shall be eligible for a reduction in their teaching quota after converting actual working and training hours into standard hours (4 administrative hours = 1 standard hour).

IV. EFFECTIVE DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION

This Circular takes effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette and abolishes the following documents:

Circular No. 06/BĐH dated December 30, 1975 of the Ministry of Higher Education and Secondary Specialized Schools guiding the working system of military teachers at universities.

Circular No. 14/TT-BĐH dated August 30, 1977 of the Ministry of Higher Education and Secondary Specialized Schools guiding the working system of military teachers at secondary specialized schools.

Circular No. 15/TT dated April 15, 1985 of the Ministry of Education regulating the working system of military teaching and training staff at university and college teacher training institutions.

During implementation, if there are any difficulties, units and schools are requested to promptly report them to the Ministry of Education and Training for consideration and supplementation or amendment.