Nghe An: Suspending operations of 2 English centers

The report at the Conference showed that, up to now, the whole province has 69 centers and facilities for training in information technology and foreign languages. Currently, the number of centers and facilities basically meets the needs of learners. Many centers are growing rapidly in scale and maintaining good training quality. The whole province has 3,954 English classes with 49,768 students and 15 Chinese classes with 236 students.

Delegates gave their opinions at the meeting. The conference was also attended by representatives of Nghe An Police, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and a number of related departments, agencies and sectors. Photo: My Ha.

However, besides the achieved results, the activities of IT and foreign language training units still have shortcomings such as: Investment in facilities and teaching equipment in some units is not long-term strategic, not meeting the current diversity of learners.

Some management units have not strictly implemented the Program for teachers; the inspection of lesson plans and teaching content of teachers in some units has not paid due attention; professional activities are few, and in some places there are no minutes of professional activities; some units use teachers in violation of regulations, especially foreign teachers.

Besides, there is still a phenomenon of centers opening more facilities without being inspected and permitted by the Department of Education and Training, leading to non-compliance with planning or unfair competition.

In 2017, many foreign language teaching facilities in the province recruited more foreign teachers. Photo: My Ha

In order to innovate the organization and operation of foreign language centers, many opinions were raised at the conference regarding issues such as the implementation of administrative procedures at state management agencies, the recruitment and use of teachers (especially foreign teachers); compliance with the law, but creating favorable conditions for businesses, and the issue of healthy competition in foreign language training units.

According to current state regulations, by July 2018, facilities must be converted into foreign language centers. Therefore, the conference also listened to suggestions and resolved difficulties and obstacles of the centers during the conversion process.

In 2017, through inspection, the Department of Education and Training made a record of suspending the operations of 2 units: OLYMPIA English Center - No. 41 Nguyen Sy Sach, No. 129B Phong Dinh Cang, No. 13 - Road No. 6 - Vinh Tan New Market; Blue Sky English Center - Hamlet 13, Nghi My Commune, Nghi Loc District.

In addition, request to remove the signboard and stop the operation of Tam Viet English and Life Skills facilities due to opening an additional training location in Xuan Hoa commune - Nam Dan without permission from competent authorities; request to overcome some shortcomings of Nghe An IQ Math Thinking Facility, address: 146 Hong Bang and New Vision English Facility, address: Block 4 - Thanh Chuong Town.