Up to the second year, teacher training students have not received living allowance support

It is expected that in October 2024, students of Saigon University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Education will receive living expenses support - Photo: NT

A parent whose child is studying pedagogy at Saigon University reported to Tuoi Tre newspaper that students are slow to receive living expenses support according to Decree 116.

According to this parent, his child is in his second year of studying English pedagogy at Saigon University. The student has not yet received the living allowance for pedagogy students according to Decree 116 of the Government.

Since entering his first year, his child has never received this support. "When my child asked the school, they said they don't know when it will be available," the parent said.

Speaking with Tuoi Tre Online , Mr. Vo Van That - Vice Principal of Saigon University - said that currently, pedagogical students ordered by the provinces have had their living expenses fully paid by the province.

The remaining two areas are task assignment and training according to social needs. The relevant parties are reviewing legal documents before transferring support to students. The funding was approved by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee in July 2024.

Regarding the assignment of tasks, Mr. That said that the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training is reviewing the training assignment contract before making payment.

With the training according to social needs, the school has worked with the Department of Finance. The school is currently reviewing the residential address and the number of students to pay.

Previously, at a press conference providing information on socio-economic issues in Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of October 10, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training said that the department was reviewing contracts (contracts assigning the task of training pedagogical students for the 2021-2025 course to Saigon University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Education) to sign contracts on providing public career services using state budget funds with the two schools.

After signing the contract, it is expected that this October the department will complete the procedures to directly pay the teacher training institution the tuition and living expenses support for pedagogical students, so that these two universities can pay the students.

Also according to the Department of Education and Training, the department previously issued decisions assigning tasks and ordering teacher training for 578 students at Saigon University and 170 students at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hoc-den-nam-2-sinh-vien-su-pham-chua-nhan-duoc-ho-tro-sinh-hoat-phi-20241011120350779.htm