Vietnam plans to streamline the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), by reducing 10% of public non-business units and 10% of staff under state payroll in each phase, according to the Prime Minister’s recently-approved Decision 1292/QD-TTg. By 2021, the targets are to make those reductions, versus the figures in 2015. Besides, the targets are to have 10% of public non-business units running financial autonomy and to reduce 10% of state budget spending on public non-business units. In 2022-2025, the targets are to make similar reductions by further 10%, versus the figures in 2021. Besides, the targets are to have 20% of public non-business units running financial autonomy and to reduce 10% of state budget spending on public non-business units. In 2026-2030, the targets are to reduce 10% of staff under state payroll, versus that in 2025. Besides, the plan is to reduce 15% of state budget spending on public non-business units, versus that in 2021-2025. Besides, Vietnam will reform the network of higher education units and pedagogical schools and colleges, by transferring the management of some schools, academies, institutes to relevant units. (VietnamNet, baochinhphu.vn, baochinhphu.vn, laodong.vn)
