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(VN) DR Vinh & Hoang Thi Thu Ha
(VN) DR Vinh & Hoang Thi Thu Ha
A. INTRODUCTION
Vietnam is located in South East Asia with a total area of 331150 square kilometers and
a coastal line of approximately 3,200 kilometers stretching from North to South. In
2008, its population was about 86 millions people of which the working age people
account for 52%. With the goal of becoming a modern-oriented industrialized country
by 2020 and of integrating actively in the international economy, the Vietnamese
government gave priority to human resource development. In order to realize this
development objective, education plays an important role.
The Law of Education 2005 (Chapter II: The National Education System) stipulates a new
education system in Vietnam consisting of the following four sub-systems: early
childhood education; general education; technical and vocational secondary education
and higher education. According to Vietnams Ministry of Education and Training
(MOET), in 2008 there are 22 million students enrolled in all levels of education. Among
them 6.7 million in primary schools, 8.4 million in secondary schools, 2.3 million in
technical and vocational secondary school, colleges and universities. Vietnams
education has obtained some achievements: development of scale (schools, students,
and teachers), improvement of quality. However, face up to scientific and technological
evolution and to international integration, Vietnams education meets some limitations:
mismatch between the supply-demand, gaps among people groups, lack of renovation
in training contents and teaching methods. So, how to restrict these difficulties? Moet
Vietnam has proposed many solutions among them the application of ICT in education
was emerged.
Actually, the utilization of ICT in teaching and learning is popular in Vietnam and it has
made changes in the system of education. ICT also be applied to organize the distance
learning classes (preparation, presentation of lectures, assessment tests), curriculum
development, school management.
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C. FINDINGS
We used methods mentioned above to perform basic research. Final results of the study
are as follows:
1. Policies, strategies on ICT applications in education
Currently, ITC are applied widely in all socio-economic sectors, especially in education
On 01/6/2009, the Prime Minister has approved the overall plan to develop human
resources information technology by 2015 and towards 2020.
Previously, on 10/04/2007 the Government has issued Decree 64/2007/ND-CP on ICT
applications in the operations of state agencies.
In the field of education and training, MOET has been instructed 55/2008/CT-BDGDT of
enhancing teaching, training and information technology applications in education
period 2008-2012. 2008-2009 school years, MOET has launched a movement of ICT
application in school and called ICTs application school year. This movement still
keeps going for a couple of years.
MOET has established the ICT Department to implement Government policies on ICT
application while implementing the State supervision for ICT applications in
education. ICT Department has issued many documents to use in teaching software, elearning, email... In the Master plan of human resource development for information
technology, one of the goals is to develop ICT teachers, ICT and universal Internet
connectivity to all educational establishments in 2009.
For vocational education in Vietnam, since 2001, Department of Technical and
Vocational Education (DTVE) has encouraged TVET schools to develop their own
teaching software, select the best software to replicate and disseminate in the system.
2. Current status of ICT infrastructure, equipment and software
In recent years, the institution of Vietnam has gradually implemented ICT applications in
operations and has achieved considerable results in the development of infrastructure
such as LAN, high speed internet connection to serve the educational activities and
training, building online learning centers, research and application of open source
software to train and use IT in almost areas of training.
In 2010, under the help of Viettel Company - a company in the field of communications
and information technology, all schools across the country have been connected free
Internet.
Equipment and application software for teaching and learning in TVET institutions under
review by staff and students through the investigation results are shown as graphs in
Figure 1
Figure 4: Percentage of pupils learn about ICT applications in courses within and outside school
According to survey results, students in the TVE institutions in Vietnam prefer to use
laptops (52.7%), computer (46.2%) or as mobile devices and CD / DVD player to study
and research. On average each week, students in TVE institutions spend from 6-10 hours
for the application of ICT to learning and research.
6. Limitations of ICT applications in TVET institutions:
- There are no policies and mechanism to encourage teachers to apply ICT more in
teaching and learning in schools.
- The management of ICT applications also is inappropriate in a diversified and
changeable context (lack of conditions for using it, mindsets of manager in institutional
level, lack of criteria and standards to evaluate using ICT in school...).
- Lack of financial supports for infrastructure and ICT equipments at TVET
establishments especially in difficult areas.
- ICT application capacity of teachers and administrators in working is limited, especially
of aged people.
- Lack of funding for the training capacity of ICT applications for management staff and
teachers
- Develop teaching software in the whole country and provide some free software for
TVET institutions.
- Set up intranets, the Internet and share information among departments and among
schools.
- Develop standards, criteria and system of technical specifications for the uniform
application of ICT in the sector.
- Encourage TVE institutions to apply education technology programs and e-learning.
* Solutions in term of TVET institutions leaders
- Change the awareness of ICT applications in schools
- Have overall plan for ICT applications in schools
- Organize ICT training for teachers
- Establish e-libraries in TVE institutions
* Solution in term of teachers
- Utilize the ICT in teaching and self-learning
* Solution in term of students
- Utilize ICT to study and to get more knowledge about the world
REFERENCES
1. Vietnam Education Law 2005
2. The overall plan to develop human resources information technology by 2015 and
towards 2020 of the Prime Minister.
3. Workshop document - IT application in schools. MOET 12/2009
4. Phan Dinh Dieu - Some problems of education policy - IT training in Vietnam
5. Nguyen Dang Tru - The rationale and current status of IT application in teaching and
learning in TVET institutions;
6. Dinh Huu Lien - The introduction of IT in education and training;
7. Quach Tuan Ngoc - Innovation of teaching methods by using IT - trend of the times
Cost (US$)
600
2. Analysing data
300
3. Writing up report
200
3. Workshop
1200
Total
2300