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On December 10, the National Assembly passed three important amendments to the education sector: the Law on Education, the Law on Higher Education and the Law on Vocational Education. This is not just a technical addition but an adjustment step to address core issues that have existed for many years, in the context of the education system facing the need to strongly modernize both structure and operation. Clarifying the system structure: Closing the era of each place understands its style Dr. Hoang Ngoc Vinh - former Director of the Department of Professional Education (Ministry of Education and Training), who has followed the flow of education reform for many years, recognizes that this is not a matter of folding three documents. laws at the same time for a full set, according to him, this three laws target the three biggest bottlenecks of the system. Therefore, the three laws this time do not fix the easy parts but go into the issues that have caused long-standing problems. The first is the structure of the system and diplomas: clarifying educational levels, output standards, connecting high school - vocational - university, handling the situation of each place has its own style, especially in vocational high schools, colleges, and diplomas with specific professionalism. The second is the autonomy - finance - administration mechanism, especially for universities and vocational education institutions: who gets to decide, how much is decided, how is responsible, linked to accreditation, ranking, digital data, not just asking - giving. The third is skills streaming and development: the law forces us to see education not just as a path to university but as a lifelong skills ecosystem, more closely connected to human resource strategy and the labor market. Dr. Hoang Ngoc Vinh believes that, if the decrees and circulars are designed synchronously and strictly enforced, the period 2026-2030 will have a quite profound impact: the flow of learners is more diverse, the school network is rearranged, and the allocation of state resources to prioritize output quality and efficiency. Dr. Hoang Ngoc Vinh emphasized that these three laws target the three biggest bottlenecks of the system. Affirming autonomy must come with accountability. Another highlight of the law amendment is the autonomy and governance mechanism of educational institutions, especially in universities and vocational education. Dr. Hoang Ngoc Vinh believes that the feasibility of these regulations depends on three factors: a clear legal framework, strong administrative capacity and a transparent culture. In principle, autonomy coupled with accountability, inspection and financial disclosure is in the right direction and in line with international trends. But if you push authority to the school without improving the capacity of the school board, the management team, or completing the independent monitoring mechanism, the risk is that autonomy will be deformed into self-swimming or self-absorbing on the backs of learners. According to Dr. Hoang Ngoc Vinh, regulations are enforceable, but must be accompanied by at least three things: specifying red lines on tuition, use of public assets, investment - procurement; complete intermediary institutions such as independent verification, auditing, ranking, and mandatory data publication; and training a new generation of administrators for educational institutions, who know how to read data, manage risks and dialogue with society. If we only change the law without upgrading management capacity and ethics, autonomy can easily become a throttle before a blind turn. Vocational education: Moving from supply training to demand training The revised Vocational Education Law is expected to create a turning point in linking training with the labor market. According to Dr. Vinh, to have real change, this revision needs to clarify three key points. First, clearly position vocational and technical high schools in the national qualifications framework, considering this a legitimate and valuable path, not a dead end for weak students. Second, it is necessary to bind more strongly the responsibilities of businesses: participating in building skill standards, providing on-the-job training, accepting paid interns and receiving appropriate incentives. Third, it is necessary Establishing a skills information and job forecasting system at the national - regional - local level, helping to open majors, close majors, and enroll students based on data, not just experience. He also affirmed that if those points are specifically included in decrees and circulars, I believe the difference between major and occupation will gradually decrease, the rate of jobs in the right profession in vocational education will increase and the image of vocational schools in the eyes of parents and students will also change positively. Revised Law on Vocational Education: Increasing the connection between training and employment needs. Three groups of subjects are strongly affected. According to Dr. Hoang Ngoc Vinh, learners, teachers - lecturers and educational institutions are all affected, but to different degrees when these 3 Laws officially take effect from January 1, 2026. Learners and families are directly affected when the paths after middle and high school become more diverse, admission criteria and learning assessment methods change; They need better career guidance support and transparent information about each learning and vocational path. Teachers and lecturers face new requirements on professional standards, teaching methods, digital competencies, and the ability to use AI; Anyone who is not trained and updated will feel very pressured. Educational institutions are most affected by governance: network rearrangement and standardsregulations, financial mechanisms, and accountability. To adapt, according to Dr. Hoang Ngoc Vinh, three levers are needed: A large-scale capacity conversion program for teachers and administrators,
