Circular No. 20/2018/TT-BGDDT dated August 22, 2018 on promulgating regulation on professional standards for teachers of general education institutions

CIRCULAR

PROMULGATING REGULATION ON PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS OF GENERAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 69/2017/ND-CP May 25, 2017 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 75/2006/ND-CP dated August 02, 2006 detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Education Law; the Government's Decree No. 31/2011/ND-CP dated May 11, 2011 amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government's Decree No. 75/2006/ ND-CP of August 2, 2006, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Education Law; the Government’s Decree No. 07/2013/ND-CP dated January 9, 2013 amending Point b, Clause 13, Article 1 of the Government's Decree No. 31/2011/ND-CP of May 11, 2011 amending, supplementing a number of articles of the Government's Decree No. 75/2006/ND-CP dated August 2, 2006 detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Education Law;

At the request of the Director General of Teachers and Educational Managers Department;

The Minister of Education and Training promulgates a Circular on regulation on professional standards for teachers of general education institutions.

Article 1. Promulgated together with this Circular is the Regulation on professional standards for teachers of general education institutions

Article 2. This Circular comes into force as of October 10, 2018.

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Article 3. Chief of Office, Director General of Teachers and Educational Managers Department, Heads of relevant units under the Ministry of Education and Training, Directors of Education and Training Departments, Heads of relevant organizations and individuals shall be responsible for the implementation of this Circular./.

PP. MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER




Nguyen Huu Do

REGULATION

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS OF GENERAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.
(Issued together with Circular No. 20/2018/TT-BGDDT dated August 22, 2018 of the Minister of Education and Training)

Chapter I

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Article 1. Scope and regulated entities

1. The Regulation on professional standards for teachers of general education institutions includes professional standards for teachers of general education institutions (hereinafter referred to as “professional standards”) and guidance on use of professional standards for teachers.

2. This Regulation applies to teachers of primary schools, middle schools, high schools, combined schools, selective schools, boarding schools for ethnic minority students and day schools for ethnic minority students (hereinafter referred to as “general education institutions”) and relevant organizations and individuals.

Article 2. Purposes of promulgation of the Regulation on professional standards. The Regulation is the basic for:

1. Teachers of general education institutions to carry out self-assessment of the qualities and capacity; make and implement the plans for practice of qualities and refresher training in improvement of capacity for professional skills in order to meet the requirements for educational innovation.

2. General education institutions to evaluate the qualities, capacity for professional skills of teachers; make and develop the plans for refresher training in improvement of capacity for professional skills of teachers in order to meet educational objectives of schools, local authorities and education industry.

3. State management authorities to research, make and implement the regimes and policies on development of the contingent of teachers of general education institutions; select and use the contingent of key teachers of general education institutions.

4. Training and refresher training establishments to develop programs and organize training and refresher training in order to develop the qualities and capacity for professional skills of teachers of general education institutions.

Article 3. Definitions

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1. Quality means a teacher's ideology, morality or lifestyle in performance of works and duties.

2. Capacity means a teacher's ability to perform works and duties.

3. Professional standard for teacher means a system of quality and capacity that a teacher must have in order to teach and educate students in general education institutions.

4. Standard means requirement for quality and capacity in each sector of professional standard for teacher.

5. Criterion means requirement for quality and capacity that are components of the standard.

6. Level of qualification means the level that a teacher has reached in development of quality and capacity of each criterion. There are three levels in ascending order: qualified, good, excellent. The higher level includes the requirements of the adjacent lower level.

a) Qualified: The teacher has the quality and capacity to perform assigned tasks in teaching and education for students according to regulations;

b) Good: the teacher has the quality and capacity for self-study, self-practice, innovation in performance of assigned tasks;

c) Excellent: the teacher has the positive influence on the students, colleagues, students' parents or guardians in formulation of the educational objectives of general education institutions and the development of local education.

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8. Assessment according to professional standard for teacher means determination of the level of achievement in a teacher’s quality and capacity according to regulations of professional standard for teacher.

9. A key teacher of a general education institution means a teacher who has good moral quality; understands the educational situation; has great capacity for professional skills; has prestige in the school; is capable of advising, consulting, supporting, leading and sharing with colleagues in professional activities, refresher training and development of professional capacity.

10. Digital learning material means documents, information data and resources that are digitized and stored in order to serve teaching and learning.

Chapter II

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS

Article 4. Standard 1. Quality

Comply with regulations and practice teacher’s ethics; share experience, support colleagues in practice of ethics and making of virtues

1. Criterion 1. Ethics

a) Qualified: The teacher complies with regulations on ethics

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c) Excellent: The teacher is a role model in terms of ethics, shares experience, support colleagues in practice of ethics

2. Criterion 2. Virtue

a) Qualified: The teacher has manner and method of working in conformity with works;

b) Good: The teacher has awareness of self-training to create an exemplary virtue; great influence on students;

c) Excellent: The teacher is a role model in terms of virtues, has great influence and support colleagues in making of virtues.

Article 5. Standard 2. Development of professional skills

Acquire knowledge and master skills; regularly update and improve capacity for professional skills in order to meet requirements for educational innovation.

1. Criterion 3. Development of personal knowledge

a) Qualified: The teacher satisfies standards in training and complete all courses on training, refresher training in professional knowledge according to regulations; has the plan for regular study and refresher training in development of personal development;

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c) Excellent: The teacher guides, supports colleagues and shares experience in the development of personal knowledge in order to meet requirements for educational innovation.

2. Criterion 4. Development of the plans for teaching and education towards development of qualities and capacity of students

a) Qualified: The teacher makes the plans for teaching and education;

b) Good: The teacher actively adjusts the plans for teaching and education in accordance with the actual conditions of the school and the local area;

c) Excellent: The teacher guides and supports colleagues in development of the plans for teaching and education.

3. Criterion 5. Use of methods of teaching and education towards development of qualities and capacity of students

a) Qualified: The teacher applies methods of teaching and education to development of qualities and capacity of students;

b) Good: The teacher actively updates, flexibly and effectively applies methods of teaching and education in order to meet the requirements for innovation and actual conditions;

c) Excellent: The teacher guides and supports colleagues in knowledge, skills and experience in application of methods of teaching and education towards development of qualities and capacity of students.

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a) Qualified: The teacher uses methods of inspection and assessment of the learning outcomes and progress of students;

b) Good: The teacher actively updates and creatively applies forms, methods and tools of inspection and assessment towards development of the qualities and capacity of students;

c) Excellent: The teacher guides and supports colleagues in experience in effective implementation of the inspection and assessment of the learning outcomes and progress of students.

5. Criterion 7. Counseling and support for students

a) Qualified: The teacher understands students and masters regulations on counsel and support for students; integrates the counseling and support for students into teaching and education

b) Good: The teacher effectively implements appropriate measures for counselling and support for each student in teaching and education;

c) Excellent: The teacher guides and supports colleagues in experience in effective implementation of counseling and support for students in teaching and education.

Article 6. Standard 3. Development of educational environment

Develop an educational environment that is safe, healthy and democratic; anti-bullying and anti-violence

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a) Qualified: The teacher complies with the school's rules and codes of conduct according to regulations;

b) Good: The teacher proposes measures to effectively implement the school's rules and codes of conduct in accordance with regulations; has solutions for prompt and effective handling of violations against the rules and codes of conduct in the classroom and school within the scope of their charge (if any);

c) Excellent: The teacher is a role model; shares experience in building of healthy culture environment in school.

2. Criterion 9. Democratic rights in school

a) Qualified: The teacher complies with regulations on democratic rights in school, organizes students to exercise democratic rights in schools; organizes students' execution of democracy rights in school;

b) Good: The teacher proposes measures to promote democratic rights of students, teachers, students' parents or guardians and colleagues in school; promptly detects, reflects, prevents and handles violations against the student's democratic regulations (if any);

c) Excellent: The teacher guides and assists colleagues in exercising and promoting democratic rights of students, teachers, students' parents or guardians and colleagues.

3. Criterion 10. Development and maintenance of safety, anti-bullying and anti-violence in school.

a) Qualified: The teacher complies with regulations on safety, anti-bullying and anti-violence in school.

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c) Excellent: The teacher is an advanced example of development and maintenance of the safety, anti-bullying and anti-violence in school, shares experience in development and maintenance of the safety, anti-bullying and anti-violence in school

Article 7. Standard 4. Development of family-school-community partnerships

Organize and implement activities in order to develop the family-school-community partnerships in teaching, moral education and lifestyle for students

1. Criterion 11. Development of cooperation with students' parents or guardians and relevant parties

a) Qualified: The teacher complies with applicable regulations applied to students' parents and or guardians and relevant parties;

b) Good: The teacher develops healthy and close relationship with students' parents and or guardians and relevant parties;

c) Excellent: The teacher recommends measures to the school for enhancement of close cooperation with students’ parents or guardians and relevant parties.

2. Criterion 12. Family-school-community partnerships in education for students

a) Qualified: The teacher adequately and promptly provides information on the learning and practice of students in class; information on programs, syllabuses and educational activities for students’ parents or guardians of relevant parties; receives information from the student's parents or guardians and relevant parties about the learning and practice of students;

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c) Excellent: The teacher promptly responds to feedback from students’ parents or guardians and relevant parties about the process of learning, practice and implementation of the programs, syllabuses and educational activities of the students.

3. Criterion 13. Family-school-community partnerships in education about ethics and lifestyle for students

a) Qualified: The teacher organizes and provides information about the school's rules and codes of conduct for students’ parents or guardians and relevant parties; receives information from the student's parents or guardians and relevant parties about the ethics and lifestyle of students;

b) Good: The teacher actively cooperates with colleagues, students’ parents or guardians and relevant parties in education about ethics and lifestyle of students;

c) Excellent: The teacher promptly responds to feedback from students’ parents or guardians and relevant parties about education about ethics and lifestyle of students.

Article 8. Standard 5. Use of foreign languages ​​or ethnic languages, application of information technology, operation and use of technological equipment for teaching and education.

Use foreign languages ​​or ethnic languages, apply information technology, operate and use technological equipment for teaching and education.

1. Criterion 14. Use of foreign languages ​​or ethnic languages

a) Qualified: The teacher can use simple words for communication of a foreign language (especially, English) or a second foreign language (for foreign language teachers) or an ethnic language for job positions that require the ethnic language.

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c) Excellent: The teacher can write simple paragraphs about familiar topics regarding educational activities by a foreign language (especially, English) or a second foreign language (for foreign language teachers) or an ethnic language for job positions that require the ethnic language.

2. Criterion 15. Application of information technology, operation and use of technological equipment for teaching and education.

a) Qualified: The teacher is able to use basic application software, technological equipment for teaching, education and management of students according to regulations; completes training and refresher training courses, operates and applies information technology and technological equipment to teaching and education according to regulations;

b) Good: The teacher applies information technology and digital learning materials to teaching and education; effectively updates and uses the software; operates and uses technological equipment for teaching and education

c) Excellent: The teacher guides and supports colleagues in improvement of capacity for application of information technology; operates and uses technological equipment for teaching and education;

Chapter III

GUIDANCE ON USE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS

Article 9. Requirements for assessment according to professional standards for teachers

1. Objective, comprehensive, fair and democratic assessment.

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3. Carry out assessment according to the level of each criterion achieved in Chapter II of this Regulation and have authentic and appropriate evidences.

Article 10. Process of assessment and classification of results of assessment according to professional standards for teachers

1. The process of assessment

a) The teachers shall carry out self-assessment according to professional standards for teachers

b) The general education institutions shall collect opinions from colleagues of teachers subject to assessment according to the professional standards of teachers in the professional group.

c) The heads of the general education institutions shall access and notify the results of assessment of teachers according to the results of self-assessment, opinions of colleagues and actual performance of duties via authentic and appropriate evidences.

2. Classification of the results of assessment

a) Excellent: All criteria shall reach good level or higher; in which, at least 2/3 of the criteria shall reach the excellent level. In particular, the criteria in Article 5 of this Regulation shall reach the excellent level;

b) Good: All criteria shall reach qualified level or higher; in which, at least 2/3 of the criteria shall reach the good level or higher. In particular, the criteria in Article 5 of this Regulation shall reach the good level or higher;

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d) Unqualified: One of the criteria is not satisfied because the requirements for that qualification level are not fully satisfied.

Article 11. Frequency of assessment according to professional standards for teachers

1. The teachers shall carry out self-assessment once a year at the end of the school year.

2. The heads of general education institutions shall assess teachers every two years at the end of the school year.

3. In special cases, with the consent of the superior management agency, the school can shorten the frequency of assessment.

Article 12. Key teachers of general education institutions

1. Standards of selection for key teachers of general education institutions

a) Be a teacher at a general education institution with at least 5 years experience in direct teaching at the education same level up to the time of selection;

b) Be assessed at good level or higher according to professional standards for teachers, in which the criteria in Article 5 of this Regulation must reach the excellent level;

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d) Be capable of using foreign languages, applying information technology, operating and using technological equipment for teaching and education, developing digital learning materials, carrying out refresher training for teachers;

e) Have aspiration to become a key teacher of a general education institution.

In case the number of teachers who satisfy the conditions specified at Points a, b, c, d, e, Clause 1 of this Article is greater than the number imposed by the superior management agency, prioritize the selection of key teachers according to the following standards: having qualifications above the training standards; being assessed at good level according to the professional standards for teachers; being recognized as excellent teachers at the provincial level or having excellent achievements in teaching and education; having scientific and technical research products, innovative solutions in teaching and education that are recognized and widely used in school and in province.

2. The process of selection for key teachers of general education institutions

a) The general education institution shall select, propose the key teachers and reports to the superior management agency;

b) The head of the Education and Training Division shall select and approve key teachers according to his/her competence; report to the Department of Education and Training;

c) The Director of Department of Education and Training shall select and approve the list of key teachers according to his/her competence; report to the Ministry of Education and Training upon request.

3. Duties of key teachers of general education institutions

a) Support and advise colleagues in the school or other schools in province to develop the quality, capacity for professional skills according to professional standards for teachers in conformity with actual conditions of the school and other schools in province.

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c) Guide and support colleagues in the school or other schools in the province in development and implementation of the plans for education and teaching; implementation of training and refresher training courses for teachers via the Internet; refresher training and training in order improve capacity for professional skills for teachers in the school or other schools in the province. Participate in annual training and refresher training according to the requirements of the sector (Division, Department and Ministry);

d) Advise and consult direct management agency about the development of plans for education in conformity with specific conditions of the province in order to ensure the objectives, quality of teaching, education and improve capacity for professional skills of the teachers; participate in organization and report on professional skills at seminars, professional activities of the school or other schools in province;

e) Cooperation with establishments that carry out training and refresher training for teachers; institutions that research, apply and transfer educational science (especially applied pedagogical science).

Chapter IV

IMPLEMENTATION

Article 13. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Education and Training

The Teachers and Educational Managers Department shall direct, guide and inspect the implementation of the regulations of this document; develop the plans for training, refresher training and development of the contingent of teachers at general education institutions in order to meet the requirements of the qualities and capacity according to professional standards for teachers.

Article 14. Responsibilities of Departments of Education and Training

1. Direct and organize the implementation of this Regulation under their competence; update and report to the Ministry of Education and Training on the results of assessment of teachers according to professional standards for teachers before June 30 every year.

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Article 15. Responsibilities of Education and Training Divisions

1. Direct and organize the implementation of this Regulation according to their competence; update and report to the Departments of Education and Training on the results of assessment of teachers according to professional standards for teachers before June 30 every year.

2. Make and implement the plans for training, refresher training and development of the contingent of teachers at general education institutions under their competence according to the results of assessment of teachers under professional standards for teachers.

Article 16. Responsibilities of general education institutions

1. The heads of the general education institutions shall direct and organize the assessment of teachers according to professional standards for teachers; update and report to the superior management agencies on the results of assessment of teachers according to professional standards for teachers.

2. Make and implement the plans for training, refresher training and development of the contingent of teachers at general education institutions under their competence according to the results of assessment of teachers under professional standards for teachers.

3. Advise the superior management agencies and local authorities on the management, refresher training in order to improve the qualities, capacity for professional skills for teachers of general education institutions according to the results of the assessment according to professional standards for teachers.