Nghe An: More than 24,000 teachers have their salaries transferred and appointments appointed.

Previously, on February 2, 2021, the Ministry of Education and Training issued Circulars No. 01, 02, and 03 stipulating codes, professional title standards, and appointment and salary classification for teaching staff in public preschool, primary, and secondary schools.

Following the guidelines, localities across the province have carried out the promotion of professional titles for teachers through reviewing and scoring the promotion registration files according to the regulations on professional title standards.

The promotion will increase benefits for teachers, especially young teachers. Photo: My Ha

According to regulations, Teachers are allowed to register for exams or be considered for promotion to the next higher professional title when they meet all the following standards and conditions:

Educational institutions have the need and are sent by the head of the competent management agency to take the exam or consider promotion of professional titles.

Being classified as having completed tasks well or better in the previous working year, before the year of taking the exam or being considered for promotion to a professional title; having good political qualities and professional ethics; not being subject to disciplinary action, not being subject to regulations related to civil servant discipline as prescribed in Article 56 of the Law on Civil Servants as amended and supplemented in Clause 8, Article 2 of the Law on Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Cadres, Civil Servants and the Law on Public Employees.

Appointed to the professional title of preschool, primary, secondary, high school teacher appropriate to the job position being held.

Meet the standards on training and fostering qualifications and standards on professional competence of the registered class for the exam or promotion according to current regulations on professional title standards for teachers issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.

After nearly 1 year of implementation, localities have now issued Decisions on the appointment and salary classification of teachers' professional titles. Through synthesis, in this period, the whole province has 24,391 teachers at preschool, primary and secondary levels whose salaries have been transferred and appointed. Of which, the most are Dien Chau district with 2,603 ​​teachers, Quynh Luu 2,236 teachers, Vinh city 1,948 teachers, Yen Thanh district 1,914 teachers, Nghi Loc 1,781 teachers...

Following the guidelines, after being appointed and having their salaries reassigned, localities have compiled the list and funding needs to be transferred to the Department of Education and Training. Based on the records and list of teachers, the Department will compile and transfer them to the Department of Finance and continue to submit to the Provincial People's Committee for funding to promptly pay teachers according to the new salary scale. Currently, according to statistics, with more than 24,000 teachers having their salaries reassigned, the whole province will need more than 144 billion VND to pay teachers' increased salaries in this period and Vinh city is the locality with the highest funding need with a total amount of nearly 20 billion VND. Next is Ky Son district with more than 14 billion VND and Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu with more than 10 billion VND.

In addition to more than 24,000 preschool, primary and secondary school teachers, Nghe An is submitting a list of more than 1,500 high school teachers to be appointed and upgraded. Photo: Tien Hung

The appointment and salary transfer according to Circular No. 01, 02, 03 stipulating codes, standards for professional titles and appointment and salary arrangement for teaching staff in public preschools, primary schools, and secondary schools will increase benefits and income for teachers. Accordingly, as with primary and secondary schools, previously, if at the old level II, the salary coefficient for teachers would be calculated from 2.34 - 4.9. However, if at the new level II, the salary coefficient for teachers will be calculated from 4.0 - 6.35. Teachers at level I, the salary coefficient is from 4.40 to 6.78 and teachers at level III, the salary coefficient will be 2.34 - 4.98.

Meanwhile, at the preschool level, preschool teachers of grade III are applied with salary coefficients from 2.1 to 4.89; preschool teachers of grade II are applied with salary coefficients from 2.34 to 4.98; preschool teachers of grade 1 are applied with salary coefficients from 4.0 to 6.38. In addition to preschool, primary and secondary school teachers, the Department of Education and Training has also submitted a list of more than 1,500 high school teachers to the Department of Home Affairs to make decisions on appointment and upgrading.

On December 26, 2022, the Provincial People's Committee issued Document No. 4156/QD-UBND Decision on funding settlement. Accordingly, the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns were assigned to use the existing salary reform fund at the units to pay policies, the amount of 119,870,484,000 VND to pay salaries for teachers. Of which, more than 114 billion is the fund to implement the transfer of teacher quantity according to Circulars 01, 02, 03.