Hung Yen (VNA) – As compreܫhensive digital transformation is being promoted nationwide, equipping students with digital skills has become a top priority for the education sector in the 🅺northern province of Hung Yen.

The move is viewed as key to unlocking opportunities for integration and development in the new era. A recent lesson on digital skills at the Thuy Thanh Primary and Secondary School in Nam Thuy Anh commune attracted hundreds of students. The lesson covered cybersecurity, information safety, online learning skills, digital creativity and thinking, as well as digital ethics and culture. Students also learned how to identify and respond to potential information security threats, helping to build a safe and positive learning environment in the digital age. After the session, Pham Duy Giap, an 8th grader of the school, shared that digital skills forums like these are very helpful. They give students like him a chance to openly discuss what thay don’t understand and get timely answers. He said he once received a call from someone pretending to be a police officer demanding personal information due to an alleged ID code error. Fortunately, he had been taught how to recognise scams like that.In today’s digital age, in addition to academic knowledge, students must also develop the essential competencies of a “digital citizen”. The summer break, with its flexible schedule, provides an ideal opportunity for them to strengthen these skills.Nguyen Tan Binh, a student at the Le Loi Secondary School in Pho Hien ward, noted: “While we get to rest during summer, our parents are still busy at work and can't always supervise us. Without self-discipline, it’s easy to get drawn into using phones, computers, or watching online content that may be harmful." He said that by joining the ‘Digital Literacy for All’ classes organised by the local Youth Union committee, he has learned how to identify harmful or misleading content, protect his online accounts, and use technology more effectively for both learning and daily life. According to the Ministry of Education and Training’s guidance on implementing a digital competency framework for general and continuing education students, the rollout must be practical and adapted to local conditions. The farmework is being carried out step-by-step to avoid overwhelming students or disrupting the curriculum. Within this framework, the Informatics subject plays a central role, offering foundational knowledge and essential digital skills. Other subjects and educational activities create conditions for students to apply, reinforce, and expand their digital competencies in a comprehensive manner.In Hung Yen, the education sector has been proactive in developing students' digital skills since an early stage. Alongside efforts to reform teaching content and methods, schools have invested in modern facilities and equipment to support digital teaching and learning. Students are being trained in essential digital capabilities such as using and managing ICT devices, behaving appropriately in the digital environment, solving problems with the help of technology, learning and self-learning through technology, and collaborating and communicating online. Nguyen Xuan Vinh, Principal of the Quach Dinh Bao Primary, Secondary and High School, said that digital skills education for students is implemented through various forms such as teaching Informatics under the 2018 General Education Programme, integrating digital citizenship content in subjects and educational activities, and increasing digital skills lessons. Teachers use software to teach, guide students in how to choose reliable information channels, and encourage students to self-study, evaluate content, and be creative on digital platforms. Students are also supported to participate in online exams and competitions to improve their skills.Equipped with information technology knowledge and digital skills, students have more opportunities to access rich learning resources, explore modern interactive contents, enhance creativity and the problem solving capacity, and steer clear of online risks and dangers, he noted. Vinh added many parents have also shown interest in and accompanied the school in educating their children in digital skills.

Improving students’ digital skills is a solid cornerstone for them to integrate confidently and proactively adapt to a constantly changing world.

It is also a basis for forming critical thinking, developing digital capacity, and developing responsible digital citizens in the future./.