Minister Phung Xuan Nha: 'There are hidden potentials and distortions in extra classes and extra teaching'

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of November 16, continuing the question and answer session at the 2nd Session of the 14th National Assembly, Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha was the 3rd member of the Government to answer questions.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan chaired the question and answer session.

The questions for the Minister focused on the issue of unemployed graduates - the Minister's responsibilities and solutions in the coming time; the project to organize the high school exam and foreign language teaching; the situation of extra teaching, extra learning, school violence; training human resources to serve the requirements of the judicial reform strategy and the industrial revolution...

Minister Phung Xuan Nha answers questions from National Assembly deputies.

Regarding the forecast that by 2020, the whole country will have a surplus of about 70,000 teachers, according to Minister Phung Xuan Nha, there are many solutions to the problem of teacher training, including fundamental solutions and situational solutions.

The first fundamental solution is to re-plan schools, to make sure that supply and demand are close together. Next is a series of solutions to improve quality, ensure the quality of schools and industries, including ensuring the quality of teachers, facilities, finance and especially management... In particular, it must be linked to the labor market and must have labor market forecasts.

However, planning and forecasting the labor market have not been done well and are not synchronized. “I think a large part of the responsibility here lies with the industry; we already have a forecasting center, but we must do better in the future,” Minister Phung Xuan Nha affirmed.

Currently, the country has 114 units and establishments training in the field of pedagogy, even multi-disciplinary schools also participate in pedagogical training. Affirming that teachers are a very important issue, not only at the university level but also from preschool level and above, because these are the levels of education from childhood, and if teachers are not properly trained, it is very dangerous, the Minister said that the Ministry has solutions and has been facilitated by the Government and the National Assembly to review teacher standards and improve the quality of lecturers at schools from preschool to university level.

Sharing the concerns of National Assembly deputies about the situation of university graduates not having jobs, Minister Phung Xuan Nha said that one of the goals and requirements for universities is to train students to have jobs, but in reality, not all graduates can find jobs right away, but need time and practical experience to adapt.

However, the Minister also pointed out that knowledge in school is extremely important, helping students not to waste time on retraining after graduation. “Retraining is a waste not only of money and time, but also very dangerous when students are trained in things they do not like, and now they have to learn new things, which is very difficult to meet the needs of students. We are very aware of that,” said Minister Phung Xuan Nha.

Currently, there are about 300 thousand students graduating each year. According to university statistics, about 80% of graduates have jobs, so there are about 60 thousand students who are unemployed. The number of students who have jobs right after graduating is from top schools, while the majority of students who do not have jobs or are unemployed are from low-quality schools, most of which are newly established schools.

Realizing this reality, the Minister said that in the near future, the Ministry of Education and Training will adjust schools, apply standards to schools and sectors, so that newly opened schools or schools with poor quality will be supported, for example, they can become member schools of major universities.

Responding to the question about the situation of extra teaching and learning, Minister Phung Xuan Nha admitted that the problem of extra teaching and learning has potential and distortion. The responsibility of the Minister is to supervise. It is important to review unnecessary content to make the program lighter and lighter, not to remove it, but to coordinate with localities to rectify extra teaching and learning...

Delegates exchanged outside the hall.

Also this morning, delegate Tran Van Mao (Nghe An) said that the VNEN education policy has achieved remarkable results, but in general, parents and students do not agree, and there are still many concerns about quality. The delegate asked: What is the Minister's opinion on this issue and what will be the solution in the coming time?

In addition, the delegate also pointed out that for a long time, our country's experts have had views on developing education and training according to two models, namely mass education and elite university education. So what is the Minister's view on this issue?

Due to the end of the morning working hours, at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon, Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha and other relevant ministers and heads of sectors will continue to answer questions from National Assembly deputies.

Next, starting at 2:30 p.m., Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan was the fourth member of the Government to answer questions.

Diep Anh - Anh Tuan