Nghe An education sector moves towards streamlining to reach nearly 3,000 staff

Previously, in the 4 years from 2015 to 2019, the whole industry reduced more than 2,000 people (384 people in the units under the Department alone).

To achieve the above results, in recent years, Nghe An education sector has merged schools, classes, and satellite schools. At the same time, professional groups and office groups have been merged.

From 2015 to 2019, the whole sector reduced 3 kindergartens, 17 primary schools, 12 secondary schools and 12 continuing education centers; reduced 36 kindergartens and 40 primary schools.

At the same time, the sector has also reduced 582 professional teams and 1,291 office teams. Of which, the units under the Department of Education and Training alone have reduced 174/467 professional teams; 71/76 office teams; reduced 174 team leaders and 73 deputy team leaders of professional teams; reduced 71 team leaders and 54 deputy team leaders of office teams.

To streamline staffing, many localities have merged schools, with teachers taking on multiple roles. Illustration photo: SH

Currently, the education sector is also the sector with the largest number of staff and teachers being reduced in the whole province.

However, in the context of a shortage of teachers at many levels of education, streamlining can only be implemented indirectly.

Specifically, previously the industry had more than 400 teachers working in community learning centers, but now they are no longer assigned to work in this position.

In addition, streamlining is being carried out in service departments. For example, in first-class schools, there used to be 5-6 teachers working in the service and office departments, but now there are only 3-4 people left. Second- and third-class schools will also reduce the number of staff and there will be many people who do 2 or 3 tasks at the same time, such as an accountant who can work for multiple schools, a librarian who can also work for equipment, etc.

The industry will also not recruit new teachers if teachers retire or recruit new teachers in the form of "2 out 1 in", merge schools, merge inter-schools, inter-commune...

Chart of the number of rooms and schools reduced from 2015 to present in the Education sector. Technique: Huu Quan

In the coming years, to reduce at least 10% of the payroll from the state budget, from 2019 to 2021, the education sector will have to continue streamlining 2,912 targets and by 2025will reduce4,230 targets.

At the same time, the industry will basically terminate redundant and non-compliant professional and technical labor contracts in public service units (except for units that have ensured financial autonomy).

In the coming time, the sector will also continue to merge primary and secondary schools within the same commune or schools of the same level in communes planned for merger due to not meeting the criteria on population size and area according to regulations.

To streamline the staffing, this school year, Phuc Son commune, Anh Son district merged Cao Veu Secondary School into Phuc Son Primary and Secondary School. Photo: SH

In addition, merge large-scale primary schools with small-scale secondary schools in a commune into primary and secondary schools (if the commune is not merged).

As for units under the Department of Education and Training, the sector plans to merge one department, five high schools, one Nghe An Continuing Education Center with the Nghe An Vocational and Technical Guidance Center; merge the Education and Training Project Management Board with the Nghe An Province Civil Works Project Management Board (according to the province's Project).

Plan to merge schools and departments under the Department of Education and Training. Photo: Song Hoang