Teacher and students in an English class at Thanh Huong Junior Secondary School in Thanh Liem district, the northern province of Ha Nam.(Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a foreign language programme for state officialsand civil servants from 2019-2030.
The programme aims to improve foreignlanguage skills at work and on the international environment.
The programme will apply for Stateorganisations, and social and political organisations from central to communallevels.
It targets that by 2025, half of stateofficials and civil servants at central level and 25 percent at provincial anddistrict levels, especially those in managerial positions and under 40 yearsold, to have proficient foreign language skills.
Also by 2025, 20 percent of officialsand civil servants at communal level, especially under-40-year-old managers,will have foreign languages certificates.
The programme targets that by 2030, thefigures will rise to 60, 35 and 25 percent, respectively.
To implement the programme, one of themost important measures is to improve education and raise people’s awareness ofthe importance of foreign languages while working and adapting to theinternational environment.
The programme will offer policies tosupport officials and civil servants while they study foreign languages.
Tests will be held regularly to monitorthe standard of teaching and learning./.
VNA
