THE WORLD BANK IBRD * IDA I WORLD BANK GROUP Carolyn Turk Country Director for Vietnam East Asia and Pacific Region April 28, 2021 Dr. Ho DCrc Ph&c Minister Ministry of Finance 28 Tran Hung Dao Hanoi, Vietnam Re: Credit No. 5878-VN Enhancing Teacher Education Program Cancellation of Credit Proceeds and Amendment to Financing Agreement Dear Minister Phrc, We refer to the Financing Agreement dated February 6, 2017 (the "Financing Agreement") between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (the "Recipient") and the International Development Association (the "Association") for the above-referenced program. We also refer to: (a) the letter received on February 24, 2021, from Mr. Tran Xuan Ha, Vice Minister of Finance, requesting a cancellation of an amount of the Credit; and (ii) the letter received on April 19, 2021, from you requesting certain amendments to the Financing Agreement. We are pleased to inform you that in response to your requests, the Association: (i) hereby cancels in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.01 of the General Conditions for Credits and Grants applicable to the Financing Agreement, as of February 24, 2021, an amount equal to thirteen million six hundred thirty six thousand eight hundred Special Drawing Rights (SDR 13,636,800) from the amount allocated to the Categories of the withdrawal table in Section IV.A.2 of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement; and (ii) proposes to amend the Financing Agreement as follows: (A) paragraph 4 of Part I of Schedule 1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following: "4. Teachers and principals have access to CPD Programs and resources through an Information and Communication Technologies-based system. Using readily available Learning Management System(s) (LMS(s)) - easily accessible by teachers and principals - housing e-learning and e- support services designed to provide: (a) on-demand, interactive e-learning 8'h Floor, 63 Ly Thai To, Hanoi, Vietnam/Phone: (84-24) 39346600/Fax: (84-24) 39346597 Minister Ho Drc Ph&c 2 April 28, 2021 courses for an assortment of CPD needs; (b) tailored knowledge resources and personalized support; (c) opportunities to collaborate with peers and experts online; and (d) mechanisms to allow beneficiaries to evaluate CPD services received." (B) the withdrawal table in Section IV.A.2 of Schedule 2 is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the table set forth in Annex I to this letter (reflecting also the cancellation set forth in sub-paragraph (i) above); (C) Schedule 4 is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the schedule set forth in Annex 2 to this letter; and (D) paragraphs 20 and 21 of Section I of the Appendix to the Financing Agreement are deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following: "20. "Period 4" means the fourth period of implementation of Program activities, expected to take place during January 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021 in order to achieve the results shown in the second column of the table in Schedule 4 to this Agreement." "21. "Period 5" means the fifth period of implementation of Program activities, expected to take place during April 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021 in order to achieve the results shown in the second column of the table in Schedule 4 to this Agreement." Except as specifically amended in this letter, all other terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Please confirm your agreement to the amendment proposed under sub-paragraph (ii) to this letter by counter-signing and dating the form of confirmation set forth below, and returning one fully countersigned original of this amendment letter to us and retaining one original for your records. This amendment letter shall become effective as of the later date of the Association's receipt of a duly countersigned original of this letter by the authorized representative of the Recipient; except for the cancellation under sub-paragraph (i) above, which shall become effective as of February 24, 2021. Sincerely, Carolyn Turk Country Director for Vietnam East Asia and Pacific Region Minister H^ Dfic Ph6c 3 April 28, 2021 CONFIRMED SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM By: Authorized Representative Name: 1+0 /a5 / fwc Date: _ o_A0_5_/_0___ Minister H0 Drc Ph6c 4 April 28, 2021 ANNEX 1 Credit No. 5878-VN Enhancing Teacher Education Program Revised Withdrawal Table Category Amount of the Financing Allocated (expressed in SDR) (a) DLI #1: Institutional capacity of LTTUs to support the new 17,120,000 Continuous Professional Development system for teachers and principals enhanced (b) DLI #2: Systems are in place to: (i) measure whether teachers 11,430,500 and principals meet new professional standards; (ii) track and record evaluations of CPD programs; and (iii) record assessments of CPD needs of teachers and principals (c) DLI #3: Number of Core Teachers and Principal Advisors 14,242,800 selected and trained to provide systematic face-to-face school- based CPD to teachers and principals (d) DLI #4: Number of Core Teachers and Principal Advisors 7,049,900 providing school-based continuous professional development to teachers and principals. (e) DLI #5: Number of teachers and principals who are satisfied 4,320,000 with ICT-based interactive CPD services provided under the Program Amount cancelled as of February 24, 2021 13,636,800 TOTAL AMOUNT 67,800,000 Minister Ht Dac Ph6c 5 April 28, 2021 ANNEX 2 Credit No. 5878-VN Enhancing Teacher Education Program Revised Schedule 4 Disbursement-Linked Indicators and Disbursement-Linked Results for each Period Disbursement-Linked Disbursement-Linked Results Indicators (DLI) i Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 DLI 1. Institutional capacity Up to eight Up to six Up to (6) of LTTUs to support the new (8) LTTUs (6) LTTUs LTTUs Continuous Professional conduct an conduct an conduct an Development system for annual annual annual teachers and principals A total of eight (8) TEIDI TEIDI TEIDI enhanced LTTUs have conducted assessment assessment assessment TEIDI baseline and MOET and MOET and assessment and signed publishes publishes MOET Performance Agreements the TEIDI the TEIDI publishes with MOET. scores on scores on the TEIDI its website. its website. scores on its website. DLI 2. Systems are in place MOET Up to thirty Up to to: (i) measure whether issues a (30) forty-five teachers and principals meet circular DOETs (45) new professional standards; describing publish a DOETs (ii) track and record guidelines TEMIS- publish a evaluations of CPD programs; and generated TEMIS- and (iii) record assessments of procedures CPD generated CPD needs of teachers and to assess Annual CPD principals. teachers Report for Annual and their Report for principals respective their against new province. respective professiona province. I standards MOET establishes an in- house Teacher Education Manageme . nt Informatio Minister Ho Drc Ph6c 6 April 28, 2021 n System (TEMIS). DLI 3. Number of Core LTTUs provide basic training to 25,000 Core Teachers and Principal Teachers and 3,600 Principal Advisors. Advisors selected and trained to provide systematic face-to- face school-based CPD to teachers and principals DLI 4. Number of Core Up to Up to Teachers and Principal 18,000 25,000 Advisors providing school- Core Core based continuous professional Teachers Teachers development to teachers and and 2,700 and 3,600 principals. Principal Principal Advisors Advisors provide provide school- school- based based continuous continuous professiona profession I al developme developme nt to nt to teachers teachers and and principals principals during during Period 4, as Period 5, per their as per their individual individual annual annual plan. _plan. DLI 5. Number of teachers Up to Up to and principals who are 160,000 320,000 satisfied with ICT-based teachers teachers interactive CPD services and and provided under the Program principals principals are are satisfied satisfied with ICT- with ICT- based based interactive interactive CPD CPD services. services. Minister Ho^ Drc Ph6c 7 April 28, 2021 Distribution List: - Mr. Nguyin Kim Scn, Minister, Ministry of Education & Training - Mr. Nguy6n Hfru D6, Vice Minister, Ministry of Education & Training - Mr. Trdn T6 Khdnh, Director General, Planning & Finance Department, Ministry of Education & Training - Mr. Pham Quang Hung, Director General, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Education & Training - Ms. Nguy6n Thu Thuy, Director General, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Training - Mr. T6 Huy VD, Director General, International Cooperation Department, State Bank of Vietnam - Mr. Pham HoAng Mai, Director General, Foreign Economic Relations Department, Ministry of Planning & Investment - Mr. Nguyin Thanh Hdi, Director General, International Relations Department, Office of the Government - Mr. Trucng Hbng Long, Director General, Debt Management and External Finance Department, Ministry of Finance - Mr. VO ThAnh Hung, Director General, State Budget Department, Ministry of Finance - Mr. Tran Thanh Khiet, Director General, Project Management Board, Ministry of Education and Training - Mr. Nguyen NgQc DDng, Director of ETEP/RGEP PMU - Mr. Mohd Hassan Bin Ahmad, Executive Director, World Bank