4 faces of excellent teachers in the Military sector in Nghe An

Outstanding faces of Vocational College No. 4. Photo: Duc Anh

Creativity and passion from youth

Looking at the list of outstanding individuals recognized by the Ministry of National Defense this year, most of them are lecturers from major universities and have many years of dedication to their units.

However, the 4 teachers from Vocational College No. 4 are all quite young, from the 8X generation, some of whom are still contract workers. However, these are excellent teachers, exemplary leaders in the school's movements, with many innovations in teaching methods, improved equipment and tools, and have won many high prizes in competitions.

Theory and practice teaching hours of teacher Nguyen Huu Chinh. Photo: Duc Anh

For teacher Nguyen Huu Chinh, being honored by his colleagues and the school this time was truly a surprise because he admitted that he is quite young (born in 1988) and is the youngest person in the school to be honored this time.

Before that, after graduating from Vinh University of Technical Education, Mr. Chinh had worked for a fairly famous enterprise in Vinh city for more than 2 years. But because of his love for teaching, he decided to leave this job behind to take the entrance exam for Vocational College No. 4 - Ministry of National Defense and was fortunately one of the few who were accepted.

After nearly 10 years of working in a strict and disciplined military environment, teacher Nguyen Huu Chinh has proven his maturity. Moreover, here, he is always trusted by the school and his colleagues, creating conditions for him to develop his abilities.

The most recent achievements that Mr. Chinh has achieved are 2 First and Second prizes at the Teaching Conference for Teachers - Vocational Education in Nghe An province in 2017, 2018 and Second prize at the National Teaching Conference for Teachers - Vocational Education in 2018.

Talking more about his work, this young teacher said: “When I first entered the school, the most difficult thing I encountered was the age gap between students and teachers because there were many retired soldiers who were older than the teachers. To be able to understand students better, outside of teaching hours I often talked, got close and if I encountered any difficulties or problems, both teachers and students would work together to resolve them. During the teaching process, I was not satisfied with myself but regularly updated new technology to make the lessons more lively and closer to reality, keeping up with the development trend.”

Like teacher Nguyen Huu Chinh, teacher Nguyen Van Hai - Faculty of Electronics and Refrigeration came to the teaching profession with his own passion. Therefore, in the late 90s, while his friends often chose majors such as engineering, medicine, banking, he registered for the entrance exam to Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education.

After graduating, leaving behind many opportunities in big cities, he took the entrance exam to Vocational College No. 4 - Ministry of National Defense with the belief that this is the best environment to both train himself and have many opportunities to develop his career. After many years of working at the school, teacher Nguyen Van Hai has won many awards at competitions for excellent teachers. In particular, he is also loved by colleagues and students for his many initiatives and improvements in teaching equipment. In 2019, his model "Combined Refrigeration Equipment Module" won third prize at the National DIY Vocational Training Equipment Competition.

Innovation and creativity are also his passion, because he believes that: Vocational training is a very specific profession and there cannot be a common curriculum for all students, all subjects and all regions. Therefore, when innovating and making teaching equipment, it not only helps the school save money but also helps teachers be more proactive in the teaching process. Students will also absorb lessons more easily because they can easily apply them to life.

Practical teaching session of teacher Nguyen Van Hai - Faculty of Electronics and Refrigeration. Photo: Duc Anh

The quality of teachers determines the reputation of the school.

For many years, Vocational College No. 4 - Ministry of National Defense has been one of the vocational schools highly appreciated for its training quality and is one of 45 schools selected as key high-quality schools in the country. To achieve these successes, the school always focuses on developing and improving the quality of its teaching staff. At the same time, it regularly cares, encourages and creates conditions for teachers to participate in domestic and foreign training on qualifications, expertise, innovation and effective application of new teaching methods, focusing on learners.

Currently, 100% of the school's teachers have met the standards of the Law on Vocational Education; are steadfast in political stance, have good ethics and lifestyle, are exemplary, dedicated to their profession, and complete their assigned tasks well. Through teaching conferences and competitions at all levels, they have achieved high results, such as the First Prize in the Competition for Excellent Vocational Teachers of Military Schools in 2016 and the Teaching Competition for Teachers of Education Sector of Nghe An Province in 2017; Second Prize in the Teaching Competition for Teachers of Education Sector of Nghe An Province in 2013 and 2015; many teachers have won prizes at provincial and national competitions. In the past 5 years alone, the school has had many topics and initiatives with high application value, benefiting the unit more than 5 billion VND.

The school always focuses on developing and improving the quality of its teaching staff. Photo: Duc Anh

Major Le Van Thang - Head of the Department of Automotive Technology and also one of the four teachers of the school recognized by the Ministry of National Defense. Currently at the school, he is also one of the young heads of departments, belonging to the 8X generation. During the process of leading and managing the department, he has always proven to be a dynamic and creative person, especially in organizing the development of textbooks, teaching materials and attracting students.

Speaking more about this, he shared: “The automotive technology industry is an industry with many innovations and if knowledge and technology are not updated, it is easy to become outdated. Therefore, the department is always proactive in changing the teaching curriculum to be close to the standard programs of the companies. At the same time, it regularly connects with businesses to provide training according to the address and close to the labor needs of society.”

Teacher Dau Thi Danh is the only female teacher of the school to be honored by the Ministry of National Defense in this period. To achieve this honor, over the past 10 years, Ms. Danh has continuously tried and achieved many achievements in competitions for excellent teachers. The most recent of which is the second prize at the provincial level and the third prize at the National Teaching Competition.

Teacher Dau Thi Danh shared: “As a teacher at a vocational school, a teacher not only teaches letters but also teaches people and must also know how to hold students’ hands and guide them so that they can practice proficiently. Personally, I love this job and always see students as my own children. Therefore, when teaching, I am not only a teacher but also a mother and always want to bring my children the best things so that they can quickly grow up and become useful people for society.”

Teacher Dau Thi Danh is the only female teacher of the school to be honored by the Ministry of National Defense this time. Photo: Duc Anh

With the efforts of a team devoted to students, Vocational College No. 4 - Ministry of National Defense continues to affirm itself as one of the leading vocational schools in the region, trusted by many parents and students.

Colonel, Associate Professor Nguyen Truong Son - Principal of the school affirmed: "To achieve the successes like today, the contribution of teachers is very important and that positively contributes to improving the quality of teaching of the school. These are also positive examples, spreading the movement "Promoting tradition, dedicating talent, worthy of Uncle Ho's soldiers" throughout the unit and throughout the industry".