Programme promotes foreign language training for cadres, civil servant
Programme promotes foreign language training for cadres, civil servants
he Ministry of Home Affairs is drafting a national programme on foreign language training for cadres and civil servants to help them improve their language proficiency and performance at work.
Vietnamese and foreign delegates attend a conference on State budget and public debt management held in Vietnam recently.(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) — The Ministry of Home Affairs is drafting a nationalprogramme on foreign language training for cadres and civil servants to helpthem improve their language proficiency and performance at work.
According to the draft version that the ministry introduced on its websiteearlier this month, the training programme will be for those of managerialpositions in Party, State and Government bodies of all levels – communes,districts, cities, provinces and national level.
The programme will focus on reviewing and evaluating foreign languageproficiency of State employees and developing models or courses to improvelanguage proficiency.
It is expected to help equip them with proper foreign language skills so thatby 2025, their foreign language skills could meet their job requirements andthe country’s demand during international integration.
Accordingly, by 2025, all cadres and public employees at central, province anddistrict levels will undergo foreign language training courses.
About 40-50 percent will be qualified to work with international partners, andbetween 50-60 percent of cadres and public employees who hold managerialpositions at central agencies are expected to be able to work in international environments.
Meanwhile, the expected percentage for managers at the province level is 25-35 percent,for the district level 20-25 percent and for the commune level 15-20 percent.
The ministry is calling for public opinions on the foreign language trainingprogramme, expecting to complete and submit it to the Prime Minister this year.
When the programme is approved, localities will start developing trainingschemes for their staff. Approved schemes are expected to be implemented from2021 to 2025.
Reports from 50 out of the 63 localities and 33 out of the 48 central agenciesshow that there are nearly 1.7 million cadres and civil servants. The mostcommon foreign language used is English. Despite the fact that they have earnedforeign language certificates, many public employees are said to be unable tocommunicate and work with foreigners.-VNS/VNA
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Vietnamese and foreign delegates attend a conference on State budget and public debt management held in Vietnam recently.(Photo: VNA) 
