ETEP has impacted the development of schools in Nghe An

Delegates attending the conference. Photo: Duc Anh

Attending the conference were Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Dung - Director of Program Management Board.ETEPCentral, together with program officers; representatives of units assigned to implement the program; representatives of the Department of Education and Training of the three provinces of Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh and key officers and lecturers of Vinh University.

Vinh Universityis one of 8 key pedagogical units nationwide participating in the Program for developing pedagogical schools to improve the capacity of teachers and managers of general education institutions (abbreviated as ETEP Program).

At the conference, Prof. Nguyen Huy Bang - Rector of Vinh University reported on the results of the implementation of the functions and tasks of the ETEP program. Accordingly, over the past 5 years, the ETEP program has had a strong impact on the development of Vinh University and the team of teachers and managers of general education institutions in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces.

All areas of the program achieved results compared to the set goals. Many activities achieved outstanding results.

Vinh University has participated in training approximately 3,000 core general teachers and 70,000 general teachers, achieving the set goals. The teaching staff has been trained through modules, and up to now, the compulsory modules have basically been completed. The remaining elective modules will continue to be completed in the coming time. Thereby, helping teachers basically implement the 2018 General Education Program according to the roadmap as well as the regular professional development program.

Professor, Dr. Nguyen Huy Bang - Rector of Vinh University spoke at the conference. Photo: Duc Anh

ETEP's regular, continuous, on-site training model through the LMS system has been effective, demonstrating the superiority of the new training model. The connection between key lecturers - core teachers - general secondary school teachers on the shared learning materials platform directly on the LMS has created an open forum, an endogenous professional ecosystem that supports each other in career development. Most secondary school teachers are satisfied with the training and coaching effectiveness of the ETEP program.

Key primary school teachers participating in the training process under the ETEP program. Photo: Provided by the program

In this context, Professor Nguyen Huy Bang proposed that the Ministry of Education and Training have plans and policies, invest resources for schools in the ETEP block to support schools that train teachers outside the ETEP block to meet the requirements of teacher training and development.

The Rector of Vinh University requested the Ministry to urgently complete and introduce the TEIDI standards and evaluate educational institutions assigned to train teachers. At the same time, there should be standards for teacher training programs so that schools can have a direction to improve the quality of their teaching staff.

ETEP is a program to develop teacher training colleges to improve the capacity of teachers and managers of general education institutions, with a loan from the World Bank approved by the Prime Minister in May 2016. The goal of the ETEP program is to develop selected teacher training colleges and educational management agencies to improve the quality of teachers and managers of general education institutions, through professional development according to practical needs, meeting the needs of fundamental and comprehensive educational reform.

Participating in the ETEP Program are 8 key pedagogical schools: Thai Nguyen University of Education, Hanoi University of Education, Hanoi University of Education 2, Vinh University, Hue University of Education, Da Nang University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education and the Academy of Educational Management. These units are invested to improve the capacity of staff, training programs, and fostering of core teachers and managers of general education institutions.

These units are identified as key units, leading the way for the upcoming network of teacher training schools. These schools will be responsible for supporting other teacher training schools to develop together.

Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Dung - Director of ETEP Program Management Board (Ministry of Education and Training) spoke at the conference. Photo: Duc Anh

Speaking at the conference, Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Dung - Director of the ETEP Program Management Board (Ministry of Education and Training) acknowledged and highly appreciated the efforts of Vinh University in implementing the program's tasks. The school has sent a team of key staff and lecturers with high professional capacity, effective training methods and a sense of responsibility to participate in training general education teachers. In the past 5 years, Vinh University has completed most of the commitments and targets according to the agreement (commitments in the PA). Completed 6 core general education teacher training modules and 5 general education teacher training modules, achieving and exceeding the PA targets. Thereby improving the capacity of general education teachers, supporting the successful implementation of the 2018 General Education Program.

The Director of the ETEP Program Management Board congratulated Vinh University on its impressive results and hoped that the school would continue to maintain and further develop its training capacity, aiming to become a key national pedagogical university./.