Nghe An stops seconding teachers to work at the Department of Education and Training.

On January 26, 2024, the Provincial People's Committee issued Document No. 742/UBND - KT on handling violations in the secondment and enjoyment of allowances for seconded teachers.

Previously, implementing Circular No. 47/2011/TTLT - BGDĐT - BNV dated October 19, 2011 of the Ministry of Education and Training - Ministry of Home Affairs guiding the functions, tasks, powers, organizational structure and staffing of the Department of Education and Training under the People's Committee of the province, centrally-run city, the Department of Education and Training under the People's Committee of the district, town, city under the province, the Provincial People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 6612/UBND - TH dated September 24, 2012 for implementation.

On July 12, 2015, Circular No. 47 expired (replaced by Circular No. 11/2015/TTLT – BGD DT – BNV dated May 29, 2015). Therefore, Official Dispatch No. 6612/UBND. – TH dated September 24, 2012 expired.

However, the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns continue to implement Official Dispatch No. 6612 of the Provincial People's Committee to carry out secondment and pay allowances to teachers seconded to work at the Departments of Education and Training.

Based on the above reality, through inspection work from 2019 to 2022, the Provincial Inspectorate concluded that some localities paid allowances to teachers on secondment to work at district-level Departments of Education and Training (including Hoang Mai Town, Nghi Loc District, Ky Son District) in violation of regulations.

Continuing to implement Official Dispatch No. 800/UBND - KT dated February 1, 2019, the Provincial People's Committee assigned the District People's Committee to self-inspect and examine the compliance with legal regulations on the management and use of assets and budgets in the locality, focusing on the payment of preferential allowances for teachers who are assigned and transferred.

Based on the inspection, the Provincial People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 263/UBND - KT dated January 12, 2023 on the inspection and handling of violations in the secondment and enjoyment of allowances for seconded teachers and Conclusion Notice No. 584/UBND - KT dated August 7, 2023 assigning departments, branches and localities to handle the above violations.

However, up to now, the above situation has not been seriously implemented according to the direction of the Provincial People's Committee.

To thoroughly handle the problemspecial assignmentRegarding the improper payment of allowances to teachers on secondment to work at district-level Departments of Education and Training, the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Chairmen of the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to:

Stop the secondment of teachers to work at the district-level Department of Education and Training according to Official Dispatch No. 6612; return all seconded teachers working at the district-level Department of Education and Training to their units before being seconded.

In addition, it is necessary to promptly develop a plan for job positions at district-level Departments of Education and Training in accordance with the provisions of Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BGDDT dated May 22, 2020 of the Ministry of Education and Training guiding the functions, tasks and powers of the Department of Education and Training under the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities, Departments of Education and Training under the People's Committees of districts, towns, cities under provinces, cities under centrally run cities; Circular No. 12/2022/TT-BGDDT dated December 30, 2022 of the Minister of Home Affairs guiding on job positions of civil servants in leadership and management; shared professional skills; support and service in administrative agencies and organizations and job positions of shared professional professional titles; support and service in public service units and Circular No. 15/2023/TT-BGDDT dated August 9, 2023 of the Minister of Education and Training guiding on job positions of professional civil servants in the field of Education.

If it is necessary to arrange, strengthen, mobilize, or second civil servants to work at the Departments of Education and Training; the Chairman of the District People's Committee shall research, develop a Plan, and seek opinions from the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Education and Training before deciding to implement it.

The Provincial People's Committee also requested localities to seriously recover funds that were paid in violation of regulations for teachers on secondment to work at district-level Departments of Education and Training according to the conclusions of inspection agencies (provincial and district levels).

Through review, the total number of teachers on secondment and receiving allowances in the period of 2021-2022 in 19 districts and towns (except Cua Lo town and Vinh city) is 281 people, of which 143 people in 2021 and 138 people in 2022.

The total amount of allowances paid in violation of regulations in the past two years in Nghe An is more than 10 billion VND.

In particular, localities paying quite large allowances such as Ky Son over 1.8 billion VND, Thanh Chuong over 1 billion VND, Quy Chau over 1.1 billion VND, Tuong Duong over 970 million VND...