Nghe An announces list of candidates for teacher recruitment exam, first round 2026: Over 400 applications rejected.
Teachers who are not eligible for recruitment often fall into categories such as having average or below-average qualifications, not having the right field of study, or having already reached the recruitment quota...
The Department of Education and Training has just announced the list of candidates who meet and do not meet the eligibility criteria for the second round of the examination.recruitmentOfficials to be employed at public preschools, primary schools, and secondary schools in the first phase of the 2025-2026 school year.
Accordingly, out of 3,660 applications, 3,259 were eligible to participate in the second round, while 401 were ineligible.
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Of these, English was the subject with the highest number of rejected applications, with over 200 (164 for primary school English teachers and 57 for secondary school English teachers). Following closely behind were subjects like secondary school math teachers (35 applications), secondary school literature teachers (20 applications), preschool teachers (23 applications), and primary school computer science teachers (14 applications)...
In summary, the majority of applications that did not qualify for the second round were due to unsuitable qualifications. Some candidates only had a bachelor's degree while the number of applicants for teacher training programs was already sufficient, the position was either vacant or had reached its recruitment limit, and the university graduates were of average or above-average grade. For English teacher applications, the majority were rejected due to the lack of an English proficiency certificate according to the Vietnamese 6-level framework.
From the list of over 3,200 eligible applications, there are quite a few from teachers and long-term contract employees of the district. In addition, there are many applicants from ethnic minorities, and children of war invalids and disabled veterans.
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Previously, for the 2025-2026 school year, the Department of Education and Training announced the recruitment of 840 positions (an increase of more than 11 positions) compared to the first announcement. This included 200 preschool teachers, 252 primary school teachers, 290 secondary school teachers, and 49 staff members.
Regarding this recruitment drive, on January 10th, the Department recruited and announced the successful candidates for the first round, including 27 teachers under the talent attraction program and 2 preschool teachers under Decree 06-09. These are priority candidates or those selected early. The recruitment process involved interviews.
The remaining more than 3,200 candidates are scheduled to participate in the second round of the exam, which will be in essay format and is expected to be held over two days (January 25-26). Prior to this exam, Nghe An province also publicly released the structure of the professional skills exam.
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This is the first recruitment drive for preschool, primary, and secondary school teachers organized by the Nghe An Department of Education and Training for the 2025-2026 school year. The recruitment aims to ensure a sufficient number of teachers and educational staff, with the correct structure, to meet the requirements for improving the quality of education in the province.
Regarding this examination, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee has repeatedly affirmed at meetings that the recruitment process must be absolutely objective and free from any interference.
At the same time, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested the Department of Education and Training and the Department of Internal Affairs to establish a recruitment council and organize a clear, open, and transparent examination to select the right quality personnel for the sector. If any complaints or grievances arise, the province will set up an inspection team and the investigative agency will investigate.
Responding at a provincial press conference earlier this month, the head of the Department of Education and Training also stated that Nghe An province had invited and hired specialized units from outside the province to participate in setting and grading the civil servant recruitment exam. This is the first time the locality has applied this method to teacher recruitment.
