Caption: Hon. Minister for Education Dr Mahendra Reddy at the press conference in Suva yesterday.Photo:SUPPLIED.
The Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts today announced that it would absorb 653 unemployed registered teachers to be posted in primary and secondary schools across the country.
Today’s announcement follows the maiden speech delivered in Parliament last year by the Hon. Minister for Education, Dr Mahendra Reddy. In his speech, the Minister informed Parliament that Government would provide the opportunity for teachers to pursue their career and at the same time, address the disparity in the ‘student – teacher’ ratio.
“This is one of the many reforms we are undertaking in the ministry to improve our service delivery to the people of this nation. We want to create opportunities for all aspiring teachers to venture into this career pathway”, the Minister said.
Of the 653 new teachers, 317 will be posted to secondary schools 336 other teachers will be posted to primary schools.
The Ministry wishes to announce that all those qualified teachers who graduated from higher education institutions before the 31st December, 2014 and were unemployed will be absorbed into the Ministry.
The recruitment will include new establishment plus vacant positions.
All teachers recruited will start as an Assistant Teacher 9A with a salary of $12,360 and after 1 year of teaching will be promoted on a higher scale following necessary performance assessment process.
A total of 171 teachers who graduated this year from Fiji National University will be recruited based on their GPA.
All teachers are requested to contact their respective Divisional Office and pick up their appointment letters on Friday and report to their respective School by early next week.
“I am certain that these teachers will come in and be selfless in their service to the students of this nation. This opportunity will provide these new teachers employment and in turn we expect them to provide the students of this nation the best possible service they can give,” concluded the Minister.
The Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts today announced that it would absorb 653 unemployed registered teachers to be posted in primary and secondary schools across the country.
Today’s announcement follows the maiden speech delivered in Parliament last year by the Hon. Minister for Education, Dr Mahendra Reddy. In his speech, the Minister informed Parliament that Government would provide the opportunity for teachers to pursue their career and at the same time, address the disparity in the ‘student – teacher’ ratio.
“This is one of the many reforms we are undertaking in the ministry to improve our service delivery to the people of this nation. We want to create opportunities for all aspiring teachers to venture into this career pathway”, the Minister said.
Of the 653 new teachers, 317 will be posted to secondary schools 336 other teachers will be posted to primary schools.
The Ministry wishes to announce that all those qualified teachers who graduated from higher education institutions before the 31st December, 2014 and were unemployed will be absorbed into the Ministry.
The recruitment will include new establishment plus vacant positions.
All teachers recruited will start as an Assistant Teacher 9A with a salary of $12,360 and after 1 year of teaching will be promoted on a higher scale following necessary performance assessment process.
A total of 171 teachers who graduated this year from Fiji National University will be recruited based on their GPA.
All teachers are requested to contact their respective Divisional Office and pick up their appointment letters on Friday and report to their respective School by early next week.
“I am certain that these teachers will come in and be selfless in their service to the students of this nation. This opportunity will provide these new teachers employment and in turn we expect them to provide the students of this nation the best possible service they can give,” concluded the Minister.
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