Signing of the Program of coordination between the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education

The Conference was chaired by comrades: Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Nguyen Thanh Hien - Chairman of the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education.

Attending the conference were representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, the Department of Education and Training, the Department of Finance, the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education Standing Committee and leaders and representatives of specialized departments of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department.

Overview of the working session. Photo: Sy Thanh

The report at the Conference stated that over the years, our Party and State have always paid special attention toeducation promotion work, encourage talents, build a learning society.

A particularly important highlight is that on May 10, 2019, the Secretariat issued Conclusion No. 49-KL/TW to continue implementing Directive No. 11-CT/TW of the 10th Politburo on strengthening the Party's leadership in promoting learning, talent, and building a learning society. On May 25, 2021, the Prime Minister issued Directive 14/CT-TTg to promote learning, talent, and building a learning society for the 2021-2030 period. The People's Committee of Nghe An province issued Decision No. 148/QD-UBND dated February 18, 2022 approving the Project "Building a learning society for the 2021-2030 period in Nghe An province". The Provincial Association for Promotion of Education has coordinated with relevant sectors to advise the Provincial People's Committee to approve the Plan "Promoting lifelong learning movement in families, schools, communities, and units" for the period 2021 - 2030.

To date, the province has 21/21 District-level Learning Promotion Associations; 460/460 Commune-level Learning Promotion Associations; over 4,096 Block, Hamlet, Village, and Hamlet Learning Promotion Associations; over 9,200 Clan and Hometown Learning Promotion Boards; 2,132 Agency and Unit Learning Promotion Boards. The province currently has 775,276 members, reaching a rate of 23.3% of members/population (an increase of 19,000 members compared to 2021).

In 2022 alone, the Association for Promotion of Education at all levels from the provincial to grassroots level mobilized over 87.1 billion VND (the highest level ever) to pay for scholarships, bonuses, and support for more than 218,000 students who have overcome difficulties and have good academic achievements...

Signing of the Cooperation Program between the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education. Photo: Sy Thanh

Concluding the Conference, Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong requested the two agencies and staff departments to closely follow the Party and State's guidelines and policies on promoting learning and talent promotion, building a learning society. Promote propaganda in many diverse, rich and practical forms; encourage and mobilize organizations and individuals to participate, support and contribute to the movement of encouraging learning and talent promotion, building a learning society. At the same time, focus on propagating and replicating typical examples in the work of encouraging learning and talent promotion, creating a widespread influence in social life; link the emulation movement of encouraging learning and talent promotion with "Studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle" and other emulation movements.

The two units also need to proactively promote their roles and responsibilities in the coordination process, promptly discuss and handle arising issues. Every year, there will be a preliminary review, experience drawing, finding new solutions for effective propaganda; at the end of the term, there will be a summary and evaluation.

In the coming time, the two units will coordinate to advise the Provincial Party Standing Committee to issue documents directing the work of promoting learning and talent to continue to mobilize and effectively implement Conclusion No. 49/KL-TW of the Secretariat on continuing to implement Directive No. 11/CT-TW of the 10th Politburo.

On this occasion, representatives of the leaders of the agencies and units attending the meeting witnessed the signing of a coordination program between the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education on promoting the work of promoting learning, talent, and building a learning society in the period of 2023 - 2025./.