Over the past time, Hoa Binh province’s education and training sector has reserved resources to carry out the National Target Programme on Building New-style Rural Areas, focusing on two criteria in the field of education and training, including criterion No. 5 on schools and criterion No. 14 on education and training.
Over the past years, schools in Doc Lap commune of Hoa Binh city have been given funding to meet teaching and learning needs.
At the beginning of the year, the provincial Department of Education and Training issued a plan to implement the national target programme in the field of education and training in 2023. Hoa Binh also instructed districts' Divisions of Education and Training to develop implementation plans, guiding units and schools to develop plans and implement the task of building new-style rural areas in 2023.
As of October 2023, the province had 74 out of 129 communes meeting criterion No.5, reaching 57.3%; 212 preschools, primary schools, and secondary schools met national standards, reaching 58.5% (preschools 106/173 schools, accounting for 61.27%; primary schools 11/11 schools, reaching 100%; secondary schools 10/12 schools, reached 83.3%; elementary and secondary schools 85/166 schools, reaching 51.2%).
Dinh Thi Huong, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Education and Training, the sector has advised authorities to strengthen the leadership and direction of the Party and administrations at all levels while joining hands to implement the new-style rural development programme.
The department has also promoted the role of agencies, unions, socio-political organisations, and members of the steering committee for building a learning society and universal education at all levels.
Huong revealed that in the coming time, the education and training sector will continue to step up communications and training to improve skills for officials working in the field of education and training while raising awareness among officials, teachers, staff and parents of students about the purpose, meaning and requirements of building new-style rural areas through conferences, seminars, website of the education and training sector, and other media means.
The province will also focus resources on building schools meeting national standards, sustainably maintain and improve the quality of education standards, helping more students pursue higher education.
The National Science and Engineering Fair for secondary and high school students was held at Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City from March 19-21 by the Ministry of Education and Training.
As women's participation in key leadership positions of Hoa Binh province is still modest while some women in rural and mountainous areas or from ethnic minorities face limited access to policies, the provincial Party Committee's Organisation Board has advised the provincial Party Committee's Standing Board to direct Party committees at all levels and localities to pay more attention to training female personnel and creating favourable conditions for women to take over leadership and management roles, thus addressing a shortage in the number of female cadres.
The Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh province held a conference on March 18 to review the performance of the "Safe and Happy School" Project and set out tasks for 2025. The project, funded by the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF), aims to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment for students. The event saw the attendance of representatives from the TFCF and 26 beneficiary schools.
With over 70% of their workers being women, trade unions across industrial parks (IPs) in Hoa Binh have been actively safeguarding their legal rights and interests while implementing initiatives to improve their income and well-being.
In recent years, the Hoa Binh provincial General Hospital has continuously innovated itself and improved the quality of medical services to meet the increasing needs of local people. With substantial investments in infrastructure and modern equipment, along with a team of highly qualified doctors and nurses, the hospital has gradually established itself as one of the leading medical units in the Northwestern region and a trusted destination for healthcare for people inside and outside the province.
From mastering the fundamentals of programming to achieving national recognition, the Programming Club of the Le Van Tam Primary School (STAR LVT28) in Hoa Binh city has made remarkable strides in the field of robotics.
