Proposal for lunch and overtime regime for preschool teachers

At the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, many teachers suggested that the Ministry of Education and Training regulate policies and regulations on lunch and overtime work to support preschool teachers teaching ethnic minority students at remote schools.

Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Education and Training has responded. Currently, the Ministry of Education and Training is researching and adjusting the Preschool Education Program.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, currently, the working regime of preschool teachers is implemented according to the provisions of Circular No. 48/2011/TT-BGDDT dated October 25, 2011 of the Ministry of Education and Training. Accordingly, for teachers teaching groups of children, kindergarten classes studying 2 sessions/day, each teacher teaches in class for 6 hours/day and performs preparation work for teaching hours in class as well as other work prescribed by the principal to convert to ensure working 40 hours/week.

Teachers suggest that the Ministry of Education and Training have policies and regulations for lunch and overtime work to support preschool teachers teaching ethnic minority students at remote schools.

In addition, the policy for preschool teachers teaching multi-classes and enhancing Vietnamese for ethnic minority children is implemented according to the provisions of Decree No. 105/2020/ND-CP dated September 8, 2020, stipulating policies on preschool education development (Article 7).

At the same time, Clause 3, Article 4 of Decree No. 105/2020/ND-CP also stipulates financial support for organizing cooking for children at public preschools in communes with especially difficult socio-economic conditions, especially difficult communes in coastal areas, islands, and communes in difficult areas.

Regulations in Joint Circular No. 07/2013/TTLT-BGDĐT-BNV-BTC dated March 8, 2013 guiding the implementation of the overtime pay regime for teachers in public educational institutions, for units lacking the number of teachers as approved by competent authorities or units with teachers on sick leave, maternity leave as prescribed by the Law on Social Insurance or going to study, training, participating in inspection teams, and participating in other tasks assigned or mobilized by competent authorities must arrange for other teachers to teach instead, the time the preschool teacher teaches overtime compared to the prescribed norm is calculated to pay overtime pay.

In addition, many localities have issued specific policies to provide additional support for preschool teachers to help them have an income more commensurate with their actual working hours.

At the same time, in places with favorable socio-economic conditions, the socialization of preschool education has been implemented on the basis of agreements with parents to pay for boarding meals, Saturday childcare, and after-school learning.

Currently, the Ministry of Education and Training is researching and adjusting the Preschool Education Program. After the Preschool Education Program is adjusted and officially issued, the Ministry of Education and Training will have a comprehensive assessment to propose and adjust regulations on regimes and policies related to preschool teachers to ensure the rights of the team.

In the immediate future, the Ministry of Education and Training recommends that teachers make direct recommendations to localities to have additional specific policies to support preschool teachers.

(Source: tienphong.vn)

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