New Regulations on Working Policies for General Education Teachers

This Circular applies to teachers at public educational institutions, including elementary schools, lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools, multi-level educational schools, boarding ethnic minority schools, semi-boarding ethnic minority schools, specialized schools, and classes for the disabled (collectively referred to as “general education schools”).

Supplementing teaching hour quotas for teachers of pre-university schools

According to the draft revision and supplement, the teaching hour quotas for teachers at specialized schools are as follows:

- The teaching hour quota for teachers at boarding ethnic minority schools is 17 hours at lower secondary level and 15 hours at upper secondary level;- The teaching hour quota for teachers at semi-boarding ethnic minority schools is 21 hours at elementary level, and 17 hours at lower secondary level;- The teaching hour quota for teachers at schools and classes for the disabled is 21 hours for elementary level teachers, and 17 hours for lower secondary level teachers;- The teaching hour quota for teachers at pre-university schools is 12 hours.

Specific regulations on teaching hour quotas for principals and vice principals

- The annual teaching hour quota for principals is calculated as: (2 hours/week) x (the number of weeks dedicated to teaching and educational activities according to the annual academic calendar);- The annual teaching hour quota for vice principals is calculated as: (4 hours/week) x (the number of weeks dedicated to teaching and educational activities according to the annual academic calendar).

Amending and supplementing various contents on policies to reduce teaching hour quotas

- For teachers concurrently assigned with specialized tasks:- Teachers concurrently serving as homeroom teachers at specialized schools: Reduce by 4 hours/week for homeroom teachers at boarding ethnic minority schools (both lower and upper secondary levels), specialized schools, semi-boarding schools, and pre-university schools; reduce by 3 hours/week for homeroom teachers at schools and classes for the disabled;- Reduce by 3 hours/week for heads of specialized departments; reduce by 1 hour/week for deputy heads of specialized departments (the current regulation does not include a teaching hour reduction for deputy heads of specialized departments);- Reduce by 4 hours/week for teachers concurrently serving as heads of functional departments; reduce by 2 hours/week for teachers concurrently serving as deputy heads of functional departments at pre-university schools.- Teachers concurrently assigned with specialized tasks receive the teaching hour reduction policy for the task with the highest number of hours.- For teachers concurrently assigned with Communist Party, union, and other organizational tasks in the school:

- Teachers concurrently serving as party committee secretaries at category I schools are reduced by 4 hours/week, while other school categories are reduced by 3 hours/week.  Teachers concurrently performing labor union tasks receive a reduction in teaching hour quotas according to the provisions of [Circular 08/2016/TT-BGDDT](https://lawnet.vn/tim-kiem/?keyword=08/2016/TT-BGD%C4%90T&match=True&area=2&lan=1&bday=March 28, 2016&eday=March 28, 2016).- Teachers concurrently serving as school-level Youth Union secretary or deputy secretary enjoy policies according to [Decision 13/2013/QD-TTg](https://lawnet.vn/vb/quyet-dinh-13-2013-qd-ttg-che-do-chinh-sach-doi-voi-can-bo-doan-thanh-nien-29aaf.html);- Teachers concurrently serving as school council chairperson or secretary are reduced by 2 hours/week.- Teachers concurrently serving as chairs of the School People’s Inspection Committee are reduced by 2 hours/week.- Teachers concurrently assigned with Communist Party, union, and other organizational tasks in the school only receive the reduction policy for the position with the highest reduction in hours.

More details can be found in the Draft Amending Circular Circular 28/2009/TT-BGDDT which regulates working policies for general education teachers issued by the Minister of Education and Training.

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