New Organizational Structure of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET)

On February 26, 2025, the Government issued Decree 37/2025/NĐ-CP defining the functions, duties, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

Under the Decree, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is a Government agency responsible for state management of preschool education, general education, vocational education, higher education, and continuing education; occupational skills development; state management of the Vietnamese language and ethnic minority languages; and state management of public services within the Ministry’s jurisdiction.

Specifically, the Decree reduces the number of units in the organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) from 23 to 18, comprising:

(1) Department of Preschool Education;

(2) Department of General Education;

(3) Department of Higher Education;

(4) Department of National Defense and Security Education;

(5) Department of Student Affairs;

(6) Department of Legal Affairs;

(7) Department of Organization and Personnel;

(8) Department of Planning and Finance;

(9) Office;

(10) Inspectorate;

(11) Department of Teachers and Education Administrators;

(12) Department of Quality Management;

(13) Department of Science, Technology and Information;

(14) Department of International Cooperation;

(15) Department of Vocational Education and Continuing Education;

(16) Education and Times Newspaper;

(17) Journal of Education;

(18) Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences.

Units listed under items 1 through 15 are organizations under the Ministry that assist the Minister in performing state management functions; units listed under items 16 through 18 are public service units that support the Ministry’s state management functions.

The Directorate of Vocational Education and Training and the Department of Continuing Education will continue to perform their duties and exercise their powers as prescribed by law until the Minister of Education and Training issues a Decision defining the functions, duties, powers, and organizational structure of the Department of Vocational Education and Continuing Education. This Decision must be issued before March 31, 2025.

This Decree takes effect on March 1, 2025, replacing the Government’s Decree 86/2022/NĐ-CP defining the functions, duties, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

For details, see Decree 37/2025/NĐ-CP, effective March 1, 2025.

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