VietNamNet Bridge – More work needs to be done to train and
attract highly qualified teachers, particularly at the kindergarten and primary
levels, representatives from pedagogy universities and colleges have told the
HCM City Department of Education and Training.
Many new graduates fail to meet
demand, according to Pham Quang Ai, head of the department's personnel
management division. The students all have to be retrained.
Nguyen Kim Hong, vice rector of
the HCM City University of Education, said that universities were willing to
adapt, but the department must be more specific about what the school system
required.
Huynh Trong Khai, rector of the
HCM City Pedagogy University for Gymnastics and Sport, asked the department to
give estimated figures on how many teachers were needed for sport and
gymnastics.
He also wanted to know the
reasons why the school system was finding it difficult to recruit teachers,
particularly at the primary and kindergarten level.
According to the education
department, the city is expected to recruit 3,409 teachers for all levels in
the 2012-2013 period, but has hired only 2,147 so far.
By 2020, the number of schools in
the city are predicted to increase to 2,332, with 6.8 million students enrolled
from the kindergarten to high school level.
By the same year, the city will
need 159,215 teachers and management staffs, according to a report from the
education department.
There will be a shortage of
teachers and staff if the department does not create preferential policies to
attract students, besides the current tuition exemptions, according to Khai.
Many other provinces and cities
have developed preferential policies to attract students to enrol at pedagogy
universities.
Khai also said the education
department should work with the city's People's Committee to expand facilities
for pedagogy universities and colleges.
Hong pointed out that many
universities, including pedagogy schools, would like to have teaching practical
for students in the first or second year of enrolment, but under the current
system, this could not be carried out.
Other conference participants
suggested that the city create a legal framework that would allow the education
department to build schools for students to practise teaching.
A council composed of the heads
of universities and colleges in the pedagogy sector would also be valuable,
they said, adding that it could offer ideas and assistance in improving human
resources at the tertiary level.
* Vocational teachers to train in
Germany
Teachers from the central city of
Da Nang have been sent to Berlin to attend two-month training courses on their
specialist fields.
During the course, 11 teachers
will take study tours at different vocational training schools, manufacturing
lines and automobile repair workshops.
Nguyen Van Huong, a teacher from
the Nguyen Van Troi Vocational Training School, said he hoped that Germany's
world class vocational training system would benefit the teachers.
Source: VNS
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