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Friday - November 1, 2024 05:43
The seminar to collect comments on the Circular promulgating the Digital Competency Framework for learners in the national education system chaired by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) was held at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-USSH) on the morning of November 1, 2024.
The seminar was attended by more than 200 delegates from specialized units of the Ministry of Education and Training; members of the Drafting Committee for the Circular; representatives of more than 80 universities and colleges in the 3 regions of North-Central-South, representatives of 10 Departments of Education and Training nationwide and a number of large technology corporations and enterprises. In addition, the seminar was also attended by more than 200 students from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.
Digital competency framework contributes to improving learners' qualifications and adaptability in the context of strong international integration and digital transformation.
Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan (Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities) affirmed: The seminar "Gathering comments on the draft Circular on promulgating the Digital Competency Framework for learners to use in the national education system" was held in the context of digital transformation taking place more and more strongly, and especially artificial intelligence is developing "dizzily", and has been affecting all areas of social life. This shows that today's seminar is very important, this is an opportunity for us to exchange, discuss and comment on the draft Digital Competency Framework for learners, in order to come up with a common and suitable set of standards, helping to improve digital competencies for learners at all levels of education, contributing to the development of comprehensive digital human resources for the country. On behalf of the School's Board of Directors, Principal Hoang Anh Tuan expressed his gratitude to the Ministry of Education and Training for entrusting the task of organizing the Seminar to the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. As one of the leading educational institutions in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has been a pioneer in introducing digital skills into the teaching and learning program. In recent times, the school has successfully piloted methods and tools to develop digital capacity for students and lecturers. VNU-USSH is also the unit chosen by Meta to accompany the implementation of the Digital Capacity Enhancement Project and as a result, VNU-USSH is the first university in Vietnam to issue a Digital Capacity Framework for students. This initial success is an important foundation for VNU-USSH to confidently contribute to the realization of the Digital Capacity Framework, aiming to improve the qualifications and adaptability of learners in the context of international integration and the 4.0 industrial revolution.
President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities Hoang Anh Tuan speaks at the seminar
In her opening speech, Ms. Nguyen Thu Thuy (Director of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Training) shared the significance of building a common digital competency framework for learners in the entire national system: “The competency framework plays an important role in equipping, shaping and developing digital skills for students, students and workers in the following aspects: equipping a solid foundation of knowledge, skills and attitudes related to digital technology; providing criteria for assessing and self-assessing current competencies, in order to have appropriate training and development plans, and at the same time, the issuance of this competency framework also ensures consistency and standardization nationwide, encouraging learners to self-study and be creative throughout their lives. Therefore, the significance of the Digital Competency Framework does not stop at improving the quality of education but also opens the door to innovation, helping students become global citizens, with the ability to compete in the international labor market. This is also an opportunity opportunity to narrow the digital divide between regions, ensuring that all learners, whether in urban or rural areas, have the opportunity to access and master technology". This is a very new content, the research is mainly based on international experience and on rapidly developing and changing content. This competency framework will be related to and affect all learners in the national education system at all levels and regions with large differences in information technology infrastructure conditions, teaching staff and learners' qualifications. Therefore, in today's discussion as well as in the coming time, the unit in charge of the development hopes to receive contributions from policy makers, leading experts, educators, and technology enterprises to comment on the content, propose practical solutions, contribute to the completion of the digital competency framework, as well as the successful implementation of the Digital Competency Framework for learners in the national education system. “The Ministry of Education and Training thanks the University of Social Sciences and Humanities for its support and participation in the preparation, development and completion of the Draft Digital Competency Framework for Learners, as well as the careful preparation for today's discussion,” Ms. Nguyen Thu Thuy emphasized.
Director of the Department of Higher Education Nguyen Thu Thuy speaks at the seminar
Representing the unit in charge of compiling the Draft Digital Competency Framework, Mr. Nguyen Anh Dung (Deputy Director of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Training) shared: The Digital Competency Framework is built as a unified basis for digital competency requirements of learners in the national education system; is a reference framework for standards and guidelines for developing digital competencies so that educational institutions in the national education system can determine the content and methods to help learners acquire digital competencies appropriate to each level of education; help learners develop the necessary skills to use technology effectively, be ready to face challenges and opportunities in the digital world and be the foundation for lifelong learning; ensure that all learners have the opportunity to access and develop digital competencies, contributing to reducing the gap in access to and use of technology; as a basis for building programs, compiling or selecting curricula, textbooks, teaching plans, and other teaching materials to improve digital capacity and develop criteria for testing, examinations, and assessments at each level of education and training, ensuring connectivity between levels of education and training; ensuring that the education system meets the needs of the digital age, while helping learners develop comprehensively and sustainably. According to the Draft, the Digital Competency Framework for learners in the national education system includes 6 competency domains (Data and information mining; Communication and collaboration in digital environment; Digital content creation; Safety; Problem solving; Using artificial intelligence) with 24 component competencies, divided into 4 levels with 8 levels from basic to expert. In each competency domain, the Draft provides a detailed description of specific component competencies and their manifestations at each level from basic - intermediate - advanced - specialized (each level consists of 2 levels).
Representative of the compilation team, Associate Professor, Dr. Do Van Hung shared: When compiling the Draft Digital Competency Framework for learners in the national education system in Vietnam, the compilation team used the reference framework of the DigComp 2.2 competency framework, because this is a very popular competency framework in Europe, referenced by many countries, and at the same time integrated the capacity to use artificial intelligence. In the content section, in addition to introducing the concept of "Digital Competency", it also points out the specific manifestations (component competencies) of digital competency at each level from simple to expert level. On that basis, educational institutions can build training programs, technology enterprises can develop products and technology platforms to support the training process and self-training of digital competency for learners. Associate Professor Dr. Do Van Hung also emphasized: “The editorial team also consulted the UNESCO digital competency framework and that of many developed countries in the world to ensure global integration. However, it must also be suitable for Vietnam’s conditions and ensure feasibility, helping learners achieve the necessary digital competencies. In today’s discussion, the editorial team hopes to hear comments from experts, education managers, training units at the general and university levels, from businesses in the technology sector, etc.
Specific conditions need to be taken into account when implementing the digital competency framework throughout the national education system.
At the seminar, opinions were basically unanimous in appreciating the role and necessity of issuing a digital competency framework for learners, and at the same time contributed many specific ideas to perfect the content of the digital competency framework as well as ensure the circular is successfully implemented in practice.
Deputy Director of the Department of Higher Education Nguyen Anh Dung and President of VNU-USSH Hoang Anh Tuan chaired the discussion session.
Associate Professor Dr. Ho Quoc Bang (Deputy Head of Training Department, Ho Chi Minh City National University) shared: Currently, Ho Chi Minh City National University is promoting the development of a digital competency framework for lecturers in the system. Therefore, the Circular is a very important basis for Ho Chi Minh City National University to be able to review and complete the digital competency framework for the teaching staff, meeting practical needs. Deputy Head of Training Department, Ho Quoc Bang, also hopes that in parallel with the issuance of the Circular, the Ministry of Education and Training should have specific instructions for unified implementation, ensuring a relatively unified output standard for all levels of education nationwide.
According to Mr. Nguyen Tan, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Thua Thien Hue, in 2025, the education sector will conduct a comprehensive review of the implementation of the 2018 General Education Program. This is an opportunity to appropriately integrate digital competencies into the teaching plans of training institutions. Mr. Nguyen Tan also said that careful preparation from the teaching staff and infrastructure conditions is needed to effectively implement this Circular.
From the perspective of general education institutions, Mr. Hoang Minh, Principal of Phu Bai High School (Thua Thien Hue), said that training a digital competency framework for high school students according to the contents set out in the circular is completely feasible. However, in the implementation, priority should be given to integrating the program into subjects in the general education program, not separating it into an independent subject.
Mr. Ha Ngoc Luu (People's Police Academy) said that the unit has built a digital competency framework for students, referring to the digital competency framework issued by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Issuing a common digital competency framework for the entire national education system is an extremely important legal basis for educational institutions to implement in a unified manner. However, in the implementation process, it is also necessary to take into account the differences in economic and social conditions, technical infrastructure, technology, and the level of learning of learners between urban and rural areas, and remote areas. The competency framework should emphasize the ethical factor in the digital environment.
Representatives of businesses and technology corporations, as units that use human resources after graduation and build technology platforms to support the implementation of digital capacity training for learners, also contributed many opinions when participating in the discussion. Mr. Truong Quoc Hung (Chairman of EMG Group, Chairman of ICDL Vietnam) said: To ensure the circular is successfully implemented at all levels of education in the national education system, it is necessary to first train and evaluate the digital competency framework of those involved in management and teaching of information technology and digital competency.
Mr. Truong Anh Tuan, Vice President of the Free and Open Source Software Club (VFOSSA), General Director of Information Solutions Joint Stock Company expressed his wish that when building a digital competency framework, the curriculum content should be open learning materials, in order to share and reuse knowledge widely...
With the spirit of being open-minded and cautious, the Drafting Committee and the editorial team of the draft Circular will accept all the very open comments from experts, scientists, educators, businesses and education management agencies at today's Discussion to review, update and complete the Circular in the coming time. Some images of delegates at the Discussion to collect comments on the Circular promulgating the Digital Competency Framework for learners in the national education system held at VNU-USSH
With the proactive role of researching and applying the digital competency framework for students as well as pioneering in digital transformation, on May 2, 2024, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi issued the Digital Competency Framework for students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, including 7 competency groups with 26 criteria. This is the first digital competency framework in Vietnam and has been used by more than 150 schools to build training content and evaluate digital competency frameworks for students.
Previously, since 2020, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has cooperated with Meta Group to implement the project "Improving Digital Capacity for Students". Based on the results of phase 1 of the project, in November 2022, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities coordinated with the Association of Vietnamese Universities and Colleges and Meta Group to organize the Workshop "Digital Capacity for Students in the Context of Digital Transformation of Higher Education". At the Workshop, a group of experts from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities introduced the first Digital Capacity Framework for Students in Vietnam, based on the research process and reference to many popular digital capacity frameworks in the world. The Digital Capacity Framework received high appreciation from experts, managers, universities, and leading technology corporations in Vietnam. At the same time, two documents, the "Digital Capacity Development Handbook" and the monograph "Digital Capacity", were introduced in detail by the editorial team at the workshop.
Competency framework for students for the first time in Vietnam issued by VNU-USSH
The monograph series "Digital Competence"
In early 2023, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities continued to be trusted by Meta Group to be selected as the unit to continue implementing the project on Improving the capacity to apply artificial intelligence (Gen AI) in teaching and learning activities for lecturers and students. This shows that the University of Social Sciences and Humanities participates very proactively, positively and effectively in the process of building a digital competency framework for students and learners in general.
