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The Ministry of Education and Training (GDDT) is drafting a Circular promulgating high school curriculum knowledge in the vocational secondary education program. Download General knowledge is designed in association with the training industry and occupation. The draft aims to perfect general education for learners in association with career orientation, ensuring flexibility and connectivity. General knowledge is designed in connection with the training industry and occupation. The draft Circular proposes to regulate high school curriculum knowledge in the vocational secondary education program, including general regulations and programs of 10 subjects: Literature, Mathematics, English, History, Geography, Physics, Education economics and law, Technology, Informatics and Physical Education; distributed according to classes and training majors and professions. The program is expected to be implemented from the 2026 - 2027 school year. Educational content includes general subjects, compulsory subjects and career-oriented subjects. Compulsory subjects applicable to all majors and professions include Math, Literature, English, History and Information Technology. Career-oriented subjects will include 2 subjects depending on each industry group (including: Physics and Technology for the following industry groups: Computer and information technology, Engineering technology, Mechanical engineering and mechanical engineering, Electrical, electronics and automation engineering; Technology and Geography for the hotel and tourism industry, other industry groups will be determined in 2027). Compulsory subjects and career-oriented subjects are designed according to career application direction, in which core knowledge accounts for about 70% of the total learning volume of the subject; The professional application part accounts for about 30%. The core knowledge part is the basic and essential content selected and inherited from the 2018 General Education Program. The professional application part includes scientific knowledge suitable for the group of industries and occupations and topics and experiential activities for learners to apply knowledge in practical professional situations. Increase autonomy for vocational education institutions. The draft determines: The Ministry of Education and Training regulates the content of core knowledge and Orientation of career applications according to industry and profession groups; Vocational education establishments are proactive in specifying vocational applications appropriate to the industry, training profession and the actual conditions of the establishment. The organization of teaching is also designed to be flexible. Vocational education institutions can choose an appropriate organizational form and can combine face-to-face and online teaching according to regulations; enhance practical activities, experience and career orientation. Teaching methods focus on promoting student initiative and creativity; combine theory with practice and increase the ability to apply knowledge to study, professional practice, and life. The assessment aims to determine the level of achievement of the requirements for student qualities and abilities; Focus on the ability to apply knowledge to learning, professional practice and solve practical problems. Vocational education establishments can also proactively build career orientation, self-study guidance and organize educational plans suitable to practical conditions, characteristics of learners and fields and professions of training. Completing general education, meeting vocational training and continuing education requirements. Knowledge of the high school program in the vocational secondary education program is implemented over 3 years of study, starting from the first school year (grade 10) to the third school year (grade 12). Students entering the first year must have a junior high school diploma or equivalent or higher. The general knowledge teaching plan will be designed to ensure it is appropriate to serve the vocational training portion of the training program. According to the draft, the study time of each school year is 35 weeks/class; 1 class per day, no more than 5 classes per session, 45 minutes each. The total number of class and test hours for high school knowledge is 1,610 hours; Self-study time is 315 hours; The total duration of the cultural component in 3 years of study is 1,925 hours, equivalent to 43 credits. The design of the program duration and content aims to ensure a balance between cultural learning and vocational training, focusing on practice and applying knowledge to professional practice. Thereby, learners can both complete their general knowledge base and have the opportunity to focus on studying and practicing knowledge and professional skills. In addition to the basic knowledge and skills in languages, mathematics, foreign languages, history, information technology, economics, law and scientific knowledge appropriate to the field, industry group, and training profession, the program focuses on developing the capacity for self-study, communication, cooperation, critical thinking and problem solving. Noteworthy Note, the program requires the development of digital capacity, artificial intelligence application capacity, foreign language capacity, soft skills, industrial style, sense of discipline and labor safety; thereby improving the ability of learners to adapt to the requirements of the labor market in the context of digital transformation and international integration. The program also ensures flexibility, connectivity, and facilitatesEnabling learners to acquire professional knowledge and skills and exercise their right to continuing education according to the provisions of law. After completing the program, learners can enter the labor market or continue studying at higher levels of vocational education and university education according to regulations./.See moreRegulations on transfer bet
