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Mass Exodus of Teachers From Four African Countries Looms

The UK has opened opportunities for teachers from South Africa, Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria with equivalent qualifications to their British counterparts and at least one year of teaching experience to apply for jobs there.

According to the British government, the new recruitment policy will boost "opportunities for highly qualified teachers wherever they trained". The programme starts in February 2023.

Teachers from the four African countries must have qualifications that are equivalent to their British counterparts. In addition, they must have a minimum of one-year of teaching experience from their country of origin and this experience must be related to teaching.

The offer was also extended to teachers from Ukraine, Singapore, Jamaica, India, and Hong Kong under the Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) programme as of February next year.

Nigeria is already grappling with a mass migration of medical personnel to Europe and North America. 

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