Nghe An Department of Education and Training announced 10 centers that do not implement the Enhanced English Program.

The Department of Education and Training has just announced a list of 10 foreign language centers that do not implement the English Familiarization Program for Preschool Children and the Enhanced English Program in Educational Institutions in Nghe An province in the 2023-2024 school year.

After announcing the list, the Department of Education and Training requested the Heads of the Department of Education and Training of districts, cities, towns, Principals of Hoa Sen Kindergarten, Principals of high schools, Directors of foreign language centers (names in the attached list) to strictly implement it in accordance with regulations.

In this list, there are 4 centers, namely Blue Sky English Center (Thinh My Block, Quynh Thien Ward, Hoang Mai Town), Olwen English Center (Hamlet 2, Nghi An Commune, Vinh City), The Future English Center (Yen Ninh Block, Quynh Di Ward, Hoang Mai Town) and Guide Star English Center (Van Dong Hamlet, Quynh Bang Commune, Quynh Luu District) that have to temporarily stop teaching English intensively, because up to now, the labor term for foreign teachers has expired.

In addition, according to the Department's official dispatch, there are 6 centers that are qualified but have not yet implemented the Enhanced English Program in educational institutions in the 2023-2024 school year. They are Top Edu English Center (Hamlet 5, Tan Son Commune, Do Luong District), Hoang Quan IQ English Center (No. 47A, Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Vinh City), Seamap English Center (Hamlet Hong 1, Kim Lien Commune, Nam Dan District), 2G Education English Center (No. 65, Le Hong Phong Street, Hung Binh Ward, Vinh City), STD LINKS Foreign Language Center (No. 18, Le Van Mien Street, Ha Huy Tap Ward, Vinh City) and Kids Today Quynh Luu English Center (Quynh Chau Commune, Quynh Luu District).

Previously, at the press conference of the Provincial People's Committee on October 11, Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training also said:

To tighten the management of English teaching cooperation activities in educational institutions, the Department of Education and Training has established an appraisal team to review and require centers to provide full international certificates and original documents as prescribed. To date, 10 centers have provided scans but not originals. Therefore, the Department has requested these units to stop cooperating in English teaching cooperation in schools.

Currently, Nghe An province has 37 centers participating in organizing teaching.English EnhancementAccording to regulations, the program must be licensed by the Ministry of Education and Training and assessed by the ministry or department.

Regarding documents, Vietnamese teachers require 6 types of documents; foreign teachers require 7 types of documents. After assessing the above 2 conditions, the Department of Education and Training issues an approval document for centers that are qualified to organize intensive English teaching in schools.

Previously, on September 25, 2023, the Department of Education and Training issued Official Dispatch No. 2288/SGD&DT on additional guidance on the implementation of the English Familiarization Program for Preschool Children and the Enhanced English Program from the 2023-2024 school year.

According to this Official Dispatch, the Department requires the Department of Education and Training of districts, cities and towns to approve plans to enhance English for educational institutions, synthesize the approval results, the timetable for organizing enhanced English teaching of all educational institutions under their management (according to the form) and send it to the Department of Education and Training before October 15 every year; Hoa Sen Kindergarten and high schools submit approval documents to the Department before October 5 every year.

However, in order to review all teachers participating in intensive English teaching, on October 13, the Department of Education and Training issued a document to postpone the approval time and will return the results before October 25.

Regarding the 10 units that have not yet implemented, through discussion, a representative of the Department of Education and Training said: Units that are qualified but have not yet implemented, if they wish to continue implementing, must have a written document and the department will check the procedures according to regulations.

Units lacking foreign teachers, based on the actual situation, if they have enough teachers (before October 25), will be considered for organizing teaching.