From the city to the remote mountainous regions, from pre-school to higher education, 60 outstanding teachers gathered in a special meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to share their journey of dedication and the spirit of innovation in the Education sector. Master Tran Thanh Hai, Principal of Vien Dong College, was honored to be one of the 60 outstanding educators meeting the Prime Minister.

Teachers send thoughts to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh

On the afternoon of November 15, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with representatives of outstanding teachers on the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day, November 20.

The event where the Prime Minister meets with outstanding teachers and education administrators has become an annual event carrying deep political and humanistic significance

At the meeting, Minister of Education and Training (MOET) Nguyen Kim Son stated that the 60 teachers attending the meeting are outstanding representatives of over 1.6 million educators nationwide – those who have contributed and are contributing to the noble and humanistic image of the teaching profession. Each teacher is a beautiful story of professional devotion, resilience in overcoming difficulties, and continuous creativity, whether they have dedicated their lives to the lecture hall, pioneered digital transformation, or quietly guided disadvantaged students.

The Party, State, and Government always pay special attention to the teaching staff, the force that determines the success of the education system. Therefore, a policy focusing on developing educators is a key solution and the key to realizing the development aspirations of the national education system and the country’s development expectations.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son speaks at the meeting

Sharing at the meeting, Teacher Tran Thanh Hai, Principal of Vien Dong College in Ho Chi Minh City, emphasized that the Politburo’s Resolution 71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in education development and Resolution 68-NQ/TW on private economic development are important foundations for vocational education orientation.

According to Mr. Tran Thanh Hai, the development of technology, especially artificial intelligence (AI), is strongly impacting education and training. In vocational training, the previous order of priority was knowledge – skills – attitude, but currently, skills are prioritized, followed by knowledge, while attitude still plays an important role. With skills, vocational students can self-update knowledge on social platforms, especially as knowledge changes rapidly. This approach has helped Vien Dong College supply quality human resources to 18 industrial and export processing zones in Ho Chi Minh City.

Mr. Tran Thanh Hai believes that to effectively implement these orientations, applying channeling policies and appropriate investment is very important. He highly appreciated the Prime Minister’s view of “public investment – private management,” meaning the state budget compensates students directly (public investment), while both public and non-public schools can participate (private management), creating great attraction and helping to channel students effectively. Based on these policies, Mr. Tran Thanh Hai proposed: Expanding investment for teachers in the non-public sector; and having a mechanism for the non-public sector to participate in national education programs and strategies, which would both create competition, enhance efficiency, and ensure the ultimate beneficiaries are the learners.

Teacher Tran Thanh Hai, Principal of Vien Dong College in Ho Chi Minh City, speaks

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh: “We appreciate and are grateful for outstanding educators”

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his pleasure in welcoming the 60 teachers, representing over 1.6 million educators and educational administrators nationwide. The Prime Minister stated: Through the sincere and touching sharing of the teachers about their life stories and professional journeys at the meeting, we appreciate and are grateful for the educators who have achieved outstanding, exemplary results in the cause of education and training; who are the core nuclei spreading good values to students, creating motivation and inspiring learners; and who are truly bright examples of ethics, self-study, creativity, dedication, and devotion to the noble cause of “cultivating people.”

On the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day, November 20, the Prime Minister expressed his deepest gratitude to all generations of teachers across the country, who have always been dedicated, day and night contributing to the glorious and noble cause of “cultivating people” of our nation; sent greetings and best wishes to the students and parents.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh clearly states that, now more than ever, we need to concentrate and prioritize all resources, and create all mechanisms and policies, to achieve breakthroughs in education and training

“Human resources are the most important factor determining the success or failure of revolutions and the development of a country. People decide everything; investing in people is investing in development, and it is the most important investment,” the Prime Minister emphasized.

The Prime Minister clearly stated that, now more than ever, we need to focus all resources, create all mechanisms and policies, to make breakthroughs in education and training development truly the most important foundation for national development. Accordingly, the Politburo, National Assembly, and Government have issued multiple policies and solutions to create breakthroughs in education and training high-quality human resources and have focused on drastic implementation.

The Prime Minister requests the Ministry of Education and Training to continue reviewing, amending, and supplementing institutions, mechanisms, and policies in a timely manner to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of state management in education

The Prime Minister also requested focus on directing several important contents for the Education sector. At the same time, the Prime Minister hoped and believed that every teacher and lecturer would continue to be a shining example of moral cultivation and talent development, loving their profession and people; constantly learning, self-cultivating, accumulating knowledge and experience, enhancing professional qualifications; being dynamic, creative, applying science and technology, and adopting new approaches in teaching and learning; so that every lesson is truly beneficial and fascinating, and every school day is truly a happy day.