This is one of the points included in the Government ‘s Resolution dated November 6th, assigning tasks to localities, ministries, and sectors for November 2026 and the coming period.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Education and Training is tasked with leading and coordinating with relevant agencies and localities to focus on reviewing and adjusting the content of the general education curriculum and textbooks in a way that reduces the workload and makes them more practical and effective.
The Ministry of Education and Training, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance and local authorities, will review and determine needs, and develop a specific roadmap for each year to fundamentally address the shortage of schools and classrooms, while also proposing to competent authorities the allocation of resources.
The government also assigned the Ministry of Education and Training to guide, supervise, and inspect localities and educational institutions in implementing solutions to strengthen moral education, character development, national traditions and history, and awareness of law compliance for students. The Ministry is also responsible for promoting the development of school culture, rectifying and preventing school violence, and ensuring a safe, healthy, friendly, and positive educational environment.
The Ministry of Education and Training is tasked with leading the development and submission of a comprehensive plan for managing the use of smartphones and social media in educational institutions, tailored to each educational level.
The government also assigned the Ministry of Education and Training to finalize the management, organization, and operation mechanisms for border boarding schools; to guide, inspect, and train students, and to promptly address any shortcomings in the operation of schools already in use.
The Ministry of Education and Training is responsible for monitoring the progress of each school, urging the People’s Committees of provinces and cities with land border communes, and the agencies directly responsible for the progress, quality, and safety, to complete the remaining items of the schools in phase 1 by November 2026 and the schools in phase 2 before August 30, 2027.
The Ministry of Education and Training, in coordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs, has proposed solutions regarding the entitlements and policies for educational institution managers after restructuring, in accordance with Government Decree 154/2025/ND-CP.
The government also instructed ministries and ministerial-level agencies to complete the transfer, merger, and dissolution of vocational education institutions under their management before November 20, 2026, according to the approved plan. At the same time, they are to proactively coordinate and reach agreement with localities on the plan for receiving, investment orientation, development, and ensuring the operational conditions of these institutions.
