Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training Le Ngoc Quang shared the goal of the Hanoi Education sector, emphasizing that testing does not put pressure on teachers, does not affect teaching.
"The goal of the Hanoi Education and Training sector by 2025 is that more than 50% of teachers at all levels have an English speaking level of 6.5 IELTS or higher", Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Education and Training Le Ngoc Quang said.
Sharing with the Hanoi Moi newspaper, Mr. Quang said, based on the test results, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training will organize classification and classifications for each group of teachers with equivalent qualifications to organize training. to raise English standards according to international standards. Time to organize training will be specifically announced to schools and teachers.
According to the plan, the training class will be divided into several times. From now to 2025, on average, teachers will participate in a training session every year to continue to raise their qualifications. Teachers participating in training are supported with full funding, including per diem in the process of participating in training, to reduce their teaching time at the school.
From June 18 to July 5, 2020, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training organized a review and examination of 100% of English teachers who had met the standards of 6 Vietnamese language proficiency framework.
All information about this test, according to the Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, has been deployed to units and schools across the city from 2019. However, the survey plan is expected to change. changed by the school, testing centers in the city temporarily stopped to prevent and combat COVID-19.
According to the content that has been announced to units and schools across the city, the purpose of organizing the test for English teachers of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training is to have a basis for classifying training, foster and improve the capacity and qualifications for teachers and teachers of this subject.
Mr. Quang emphasized that the organization of training, retraining, capacity building and qualifications for English teachers is necessary in the current context when students have many opportunities to learn English. outside school; The number of qualified native teachers participating in teaching English is increasing.
Mr. Le Ngoc Quang - Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, said the Department plans to organize an English teacher test lasting from June 18 to July 5, 2020. Photo: Education and Times Newspaper
"If teachers are not properly trained to raise standards in time, they will be out of date, unable to meet the requirements of teaching in schools and parents' expectations.
In addition, the implementation of training and raising English proficiency standards in Hanoi is also the content of the Plan of the Hanoi People's Committee on 'Teaching and learning foreign languages in schools and education centers. vocational education - continuing education in Hanoi city by 2020 "".
Based on the number of teachers, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training plans to organize the test from June 18 to July 5, 2020. However, each teacher only needs to spend a maximum of 1 day to perform the requirements of the IELTS international standard test with the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
"I would like to emphasize again that, the information is conveyed to schools, teachers clearly state: The purpose of the test is to arrange training classes to suit the capacity of each group of teachers, from that promotes the highest efficiency of the training process.
Therefore, teachers do not need to take IELTS preparation classes before taking the test. All schools clearly understand the purpose and meaning of this policy, thus creating the best conditions in all aspects, arranging a reasonable schedule for their English teachers to participate in testing.
Teachers and teachers of this subject are also well aware of their responsibilities and rights when taking the test in order to be trained and improved. This does not put any pressure on the teachers, nor does it affect teaching, "said Mr. Quang.
