Thai Binh province has 8/8 district-level learning promotion associations.

Up to now, Thai Binh province has 8/8 district and city-level learning promotion associations, 2,554 branches; 6,337 learning promotion boards; 670,479 members, reaching 35.2% of the population.

In recent years, the movement to encourage learning and talent in Thai Binh province has developed strongly, contributing to arousing the tradition of studiousness among the people. The learning promotion associations in districts and communes have taken specific actions to contribute positively to the innovation of local education.

Specifically, a representative of the Thai Binh Provincial Association for the Promotion of Education said that the association's 2024 emulation movement focused on advising the government and steering committees for building a learning society at all levels to promptly and effectively direct documents on promoting learning - promoting talents, and building a learning society.

In particular, innovating propaganda work on mass media; effectively implementing campaigns and emulation movements of Thai Binh province are identified as key tasks.

In addition, there are also reviews, adjustments, and supplements to the operating regulations of the association at all levels to suit the practical situation. Strengthening educational support; consolidating and improving the quality of activities of Community Learning Centers; promoting the establishment of a scholarship fund, increasing rewards, and supporting students who overcome difficulties to study well.

By the end of 2023, the whole province will have 322,726 citizens achieving the title of "Learning Citizen" equal to 26.8%; 381,123 families achieving the title of "Learning Family" equal to 65.6%; 4,581 clans achieving the title of "Learning Lineage" equal to 61.2%; 1,377 village communities and residential groups achieving the title of "Learning Community" equal to 76.1%; 947 units achieving the title of "Learning Unit" equal to 77.6%; 100% of communes, wards and towns achieving the title of "Learning Community" at the commune level.

The work of building, consolidating and developing the association organization and members has been focused on promoting both breadth and depth. Up to now, the whole province has 8/8 district and city education promotion associations, 2,554 branches; 6,337 education promotion committees; 670,479 members, reaching 35.2% of the population.

Some district-level learning promotion associations have high membership/population ratios such as Dong Hung district 38.4%, Kien Xuong district 39.2%... Learning promotion organizations all have specific principles and goals, scientific and effective operating methods, and diverse operating models.

thai binh10.jpg — *Dong Hung district teachers give gifts to students with high achievements.*

The mobilization work to build a scholarship fund launched by the association at all levels has been carried out in many diverse forms, attracting many participants; many agencies and units mobilized civil servants and public employees to contribute one day's salary each year; contributions from organizations, businessmen, enterprises, and philanthropists; some places launched the movements "Raising pigs for scholarship", "Raising chickens for scholarship"...

The campaigns were carried out effectively on the occasion of launching the emulation movements "Spring Encouragement of Learning" and "Month of Encouragement of Learning". Through the campaigns, the movements mobilized many resources in society to support the fund for encouraging learning.

In particular, the family education promotion fund has developed strongly. The total education promotion fund of Thai Binh province in 5 years (2019-2024) including the family education promotion fund, villages, residential groups, communes, wards, towns, organizations, agencies, units, enterprises... reached over 443 billion VND; over 397 billion VND has been awarded. The emulation and reward work has many innovations in a proactive, practical, and effective direction, creating momentum in the association at all levels.

In the coming time, all levels of the association for the promotion of learning in Thai Binh province will continue to promote and innovate propaganda work; strengthen coordination with organizations and people of all walks of life in carrying out the tasks of promoting learning, promoting talents, and building a learning society.

Mr. Bui Trong Tram - Vice Chairman of Thai Binh Province's Association for Promotion of Education said: With the efforts of the team of people working in the promotion of education, the active and effective participation of localities and units, the province's promotion of education and talent has become a widespread emulation movement from families, clans, villages to agencies.

This has created conditions for people to study and improve their qualifications, aiming to build a learning society, thereby promoting activities to encourage learning and talent, and building a learning society in the province.

Ha Giang offers many solutions to improve the quality of education promotion work.

One of the solutions to improve the quality of learning promotion work is to promote and integrate learning promotion activities into cultural and artistic activities, and activities at community learning centers.