Tran Dai Nghia Award: Honoring outstanding teachers in vocational education

The 2nd Tran Dai Nghia Award in 2024 was organized by Ho Chi Minh City as a recognition and honor for excellent teachers and managers at vocationaleducation institutions.

Students of the Hotel and Restaurant Faculty of Saigon Tourism College visit and practice at the 5-star Sheraton Saigon Hotel - Photo: DINH HOANG VINH TRUONG

Speaking with Tuoi Tre reporter, Mr. Le Van Thinh - Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City, the agency assigned by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to organize the Tran Dai Nghia Award - said that the teaching staff will play a decisive role in the success of vocational education development in the city.

Vocational education teachers are also brothers, sisters, and relatives who share difficulties, promptly encourage and give advice so that learners can continue their studies, practice ethics, and become workers with knowledge, skills, and ethics to contribute to social development.

Mr. Le Van Thinh (Director of Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City)

Inspirational role models

* In 2022, for the first time, the Tran Dai Nghia Award was organized by Ho Chi Minh City to honor the management team and vocational education teachers in the area. How do you evaluate the impacts after this first award season?

- The award, held for the first time in 2022, has left many marks in the field of vocational education in the city. Contributing to the success of the award are typical individuals and groups with many contributions to the development of vocational education in Ho Chi Minh City.

In my opinion, each teacher who has won the Tran Dai Nghia Award has countless stories that inspire teachers, students in particular and society in general. They are all teachers and managers who have excellently completed their assigned tasks, actively participated in emulation movements, and have been emulation fighters at the grassroots, city and ministerial levels for many consecutive years.

Particularly among the commended managers, in addition to completing their management tasks well, teachers also participate in teaching, actively conduct scientific research, and propose innovative teaching solutions...

Through the achievements of teachers, we can see that to be a good vocational teacher, teachers must not only be good at their profession but also must always practice, research solutions, invent application models in teaching, innovate teaching methods, and impart knowledge to help learners develop the required professional skills.

In addition, vocational education teachers are also brothers, sisters, and relatives who share difficulties, promptly encourage and give advice so that learners can continue their studies, practice ethics, and become workers with knowledge, skills, and ethics to contribute to social development.

* What's new about the Tran Dai Nghia Award this year, sir?

- The 2nd Tran Dai Nghia Award in 2024 is selected based on new regulations, adjusted and supplemented with new criteria according to the Law on Emulation and Commendation to select outstanding teachers and managers who deserve to be honored.

The profiles of teachers and managers proposed for the award come from a wider range of professions, from art, accounting, mechanical engineering to construction engineering...

I hope the award will continue to honor typical managers, teachers, scientists, and groups that have made positive contributions to the development of Ho Chi Minh City in general and the field of vocational education in particular.

A practical lesson on mechanical equipment maintenance of students at Hung Vuong Technical and Technology Vocational College - Photo: NHU HUNG

Add teacher development policy

* It can be said that human resources are always an important factor in developing the vocational education system. What policies and activities does the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City have to improve the quality of this resource, sir?

- The teaching staff is considered a key factor, playing a decisive role in improving the quality of training at vocational training institutions in the context of globalization and international economic integration.

In recent years, in response to the requirements of scientific and technological innovation and the impact of the 4th industrial revolution, in order to meet the supply of high-quality labor, the goal set for the coming time is to focus on developing a team of teachers with sufficient quantity, ensuring structure and quality...

The team of vocational education teachers in Ho Chi Minh City is trained to improve their qualifications every year. Many teachers are not only exemplary in ethics, self-study and creativity, but also good at professional knowledge, have high skills and expertise, and are "golden hands" to guide and train students.

The Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs periodically advises on organizing many professional competitions for teachers such as: self-made training equipment competition at city level and participating in national competitions, organizing vocational education teacher teaching competitions at city level and participating in national teaching competitions.

* In the coming time, what policies will the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City continue to have or propose to continue improving the quality and paying attention to the lives of vocational education teachers, sir?

- From the perspective of state management of vocational education, I think there needs to be comprehensive solutions and more attention to the team of vocational education teachers. For example, there needs to be mechanisms and policies to attract teachers with high qualifications and skills, focus on training and professional development at home and abroad, and especially build a pedagogical environment for teachers to actively strive, practice and contribute.

In addition, in the field of vocational education, there are currently academic competitions for teachers. Exams and competitions are held regularly to exploit the intellectual potential and creativity of teachers and are an opportunity to evaluate the quality of training and enhance the sense of competition. The achievements in these exams contribute to enhancing the reputation of training institutions and attracting new students to study at vocational education institutions.

The Department will continue to research and propose to the City to issue policies on encouragement and support for teachers, students, pupils, and trainees who win prizes in city-level, national, regional, and international competitions and competitions...

At the same time, each vocational education teacher must also regularly improve their knowledge, skills and expertise. Innovate training methods in the direction of reducing the amount of time spent teaching theory, increasing discussion and practice, creating interest in learning for students.

Increase access to businesses to foster new knowledge, new skills and access to modern machinery and equipment in businesses. Pay more attention to soft skills education and entrepreneurship skills for students; widely apply information technology in management and training.

15,973 teachers in the field of vocational education

* What is the current picture of the management and teaching staff at vocational training institutions in Ho Chi Minh City, sir?

- Regarding the teaching staff, as of October 31, 2024, the total number of teachers in vocational education institutions is 15,973 people, including 2,488 managers (15.58%), 13,485 teachers (84.42%), 100% of teachers meet professional and technical standards.

The team of teachers and vocational education managers has developed in both quantity and quality, contributing to the quality of vocational education in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vocational education teachers have proficient vocational skills, actively participate in scientific research, have many solution models applied in teaching practice, and have achieved many high achievements in emulation movements and academic activities at the city and national levels.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/giai-thuong-tran-dai-nghia-ton-vinh-nha-giao-xuat-sac-trong-giao-duc-nghe-nghiep-20241110065736281.htm