Rwanda Recruits Over 10,000 New Teachers
A total 10,864 teachers for both primary and secondary schools who were hired without degrees in education, has been offered a one-year contract, according to the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Gaspard Twagirayezu. Twagirayezu says that during the provisional one-year employment, the teachers will be required to complete a mandatory pedagogical course, to qualify for a permanent contract. The development follows a recent government decision to scrap teacher entry exams, to address the shortage of teachers in schools.
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Rwanda:
Government Recruits Over 10,000 New Teachers
New Times, 12 January 2021
A total 10,864 teachers for both primary and secondary schools who were this week hired without degrees in education has been offered a one-year contract. Read more »
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Rwanda:
Government to Recruit Over 7,000 Teachers
New Times, 17 December 2019
The Government plans to recruit at least 7,214 new professional teachers in the 2020 academic year in order to improve the teacher to student ratio and cater for the new classrooms… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Govt to Introduce More Incentives for Teachers
New Times, 2 December 2020
The Government is mulling a package that will incorporate several incentives aimed at improving teachers' livelihoods, members of both chambers of parliament heard on Tuesday,… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Teacher Recruitment Saga - What Went Wrong?
New Times, 4 November 2020
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on Monday, November 2, suspended three top officials at Rwanda Education Board (REB), for allegedly failing to co-ordinate the ongoing teacher… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Over 1,000 Teachers Recruited As Govt Anticipates Surge in Student Enrolment
New Times, 16 July 2020
The Ministry of Public Service and Labour (MIFOTRA) has recruited 1,038 teachers after they passed exams last year. Read more »
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