Nghe An allows foreign language, life skills, and study abroad centers to reopen

The Department of Education and Training has just issued a document allowing foreign language centers, life skills centers, extracurricular activity centers, and study abroad consulting centers to resume operations in localities where educational institutions currently located in the area have switched to in-person teaching.

This decision was made when the situationCovid-19 epidemicin Nghe An province has been basically controlled. To create conditions and meet the learning needs of students, the Department of Education and Training will allow foreign language centers, life skills centers and extracurricular activities centers, and study abroad consulting centers to operate again.when general education institutions located in the area switch to in-person teaching.

Foreign language centers will be able to organize in-person teaching when the epidemic is under control. Photo taken in 2020: My Ha

However, to ensure the safety of students, staff and teachers, the Department of Education and Training requires the units that resume operations to sign a commitment with parents to strictly implement the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic in accordance with the guidance documents of the Ministry of Health and the criteria of the Nghe An Education and Training sector on safe schools in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic issued with Decision No. 285/QD-SGD&DT dated April 23, 2020 of the Nghe An Department of Education and Training; implement social distancing, not arranging more than 25 students/class.

If unusual epidemic situations arise in the area, the Directors of the centers will proactively seek opinions from the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of districts, cities and towns for guidance and decisions on operations. The heads of the centers are fully responsible for the results of implementing epidemic prevention and control work at the unit.

The Department of Education and Training also assigned the functional departments and offices of the Department of Education and Training, according to the management hierarchy and functions and tasks, to be responsible for inspecting, supervising, and urging foreign language and information technology centers, life skills education centers, and extracurricular educational activities, and study abroad consulting centers in the area to strictly implement the content, curriculum, and measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic, and promptly handle any unusual situations that arise.

Foreign language class for students preparing to study abroad. Photo: My Ha

Thus, with this decision, many localities across the province, foreign language centers, life skills centers, study abroad centers and after-school activities have been allowed to operate again. In particular, localities including Vinh city and Cua Lo town, where students are still required to study online, have not yet organized activities.

Today (October 8), the Department of Education and Training of Nghi Loc district issued a document allowing 22 communes and Quan Hanh town to switch to in-person teaching from October 11.In particular, 6 communes of Nghi Xuan, Nghi Thach, Nghi Phong, Phuc Tho, Nghi Thai, and Nghi Yen continue to organize online teaching.