'Growing people' for the era of growth

Meeting with representatives of outstanding teachers in 2024 on the occasion of the Vietnamese Teachers' Day on November 20, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that, towards the era of national development, building a rich and prosperous country, education continues to be the top national policy and teachers play a decisive role in the education cause.

The joy of teachers and students on the opening day of Viet Duc High School, Hanoi. Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA

From the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1930) to the 14th National Party Congress, our nation has gone through four eras: 1945 - A great turning point in the history of the Vietnamese nation, bringing the name of Vietnam to the world map; 1975 - The country entered the era of independence, freedom, and national unification; 1986 - The era of innovation and international integration; The 14th National Party Congress (scheduled for January 2026) is identified as the beginning of the era of national growth, the whole country strives to think and act for the goal of development, breakthrough and take-off. The fourth era - the era of the Vietnamese nation's growth - is the era of development, the era of prosperity under the leadership and rule of the Communist Party, successfully building a socialist Vietnam with a rich people, a strong country, a democratic, fair, civilized society, on par with the world powers.

According to General Secretary To Lam, the destination of the rising era is a rich people, a strong country, a socialist society, standing shoulder to shoulder with the world powers. The top priority in the new era is to successfully implement strategic goals - by 2030 Vietnam will become a developing country with modern industry and high average income; by 2045 it will become a developed socialist country with high income. The rising era of the nation takes place simultaneously with the digital era and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In the 7 strategic orientations to bring the country into the new era, the General Secretary mentioned the issue of human resources (cadres), in addition to improving the Party's leadership method; strengthening the Party spirit in building and perfecting the socialist rule of law state; streamlining the apparatus; fighting waste... In other words, the new era requires a team of adaptive human resources. At the meeting with representatives of outstanding teachers in 2024, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh set out a number of specific criteria. Accordingly, the country's education sector must innovate more fundamentally and comprehensively, adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the strong development of digital technology and artificial intelligence, reaching the advanced level of the Asian region by 2030 and the advanced level of the world by 2045. According to education experts, the new era poses many challenges for Vietnam's education sector because we are currently focusing on knowledge transfer, not on developing the qualities and capacities of learners. In addition, the quality of the teaching staff is uneven, and the infrastructure system still has many limitations. To prepare for the era of national development, we must improve human resources to be able to meet the requirements of knowledge and skills in the new working environment. In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the learning model and traditional educational methods will have to change dramatically because there is a clear differentiation in the learning objects. The software put into use has the ability to adapt to the capacity of each student and allows them to study at a pace that suits their needs. Access to information has become easier, so educators will have to pay more attention to teaching students how to learn by themselves, not just simply transferring knowledge. That is, teaching students how to think, how to evaluate situations to form problem-solving skills. In the new era of the nation, the education system must focus on developing the qualities and capacities of learners by orienting the most suitable paths for different groups of students to help them develop their individual potential. This needs to be applied at all levels of education and training. In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it is obvious that we must apply Technology 4.0 in education. Learners are educated in interdisciplinary knowledge and skills, especially management skills and machine control skills. In the era of national development and also the digital era, the role and awareness of teachers in teaching have changed significantly compared to traditional concepts. Teachers are not simply people who transmit knowledge but also have to have sufficient knowledge and professional skills, and must be diligent in researching and creating new and effective learning methods. Universities and vocational training institutions must change their teaching methods as well as the way they assess the quality of students according to standards that can meet the conditions of the new labor market. "Growing people" for the era of national development is a great responsibility and this is not easy. Therefore, the Prime Minister requested ministries, branches and localities to continue to pay attention and care for the education cause with the motto "Taking students as the center and subject - teachers as the driving force - schools as the support - families as the fulcrum - society as the foundation".

Tran Quang Vinh (Vietnam News Agency)

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