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Call to lighten burdens of teachers, students

BETONG: Educators are concerned about the shortage of teachers and the unfilled vacancies in Sarawak. They hope the issues will be addressed by the government this year. They also have high hopes the government will resolve matters related to school infrastructure, curriculum and readiness to face the Alpha generation. LIZA TALIP I hope the Ministry […]

Urgent action needed to address shortage of Bahasa Iban teachers

DURING a debate in the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN), Tamin assemblyman Christopher Gira Sambang drew attention to the pressing issue of a shortage of Bahasa Iban teachers in Sarawak schools. He pointed out that compared to other subjects, there was a significant lack of Bahasa Iban teachers.Gira called on the government to address this matter […]

High expectations on solving teacher shortage

PUSA: Batang Lupar MP Mohamad Shafizan Kepli is pleased efforts are underway to address the shortage of teachers in Sarawak. Applauding Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek’s pledge last week to try to fix the issue by 50 per cent before the new school year begins in March, he said the placement of an additional 1,500 teachers […]

STU seeks end to Islamic teacher shortage

KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) has urged the Ministry of Education (MoE) to resolve the critical shortage of Islamic Education option teachers in the state. It also wants the ministry to sort out issues involving Education Service Officers (EPP) in Sarawak. Apart from that, the union has also appealed to recalibrate the status of Outstanding […]

School problems discussed with Education director

KUCHING: Members of the Boards of Management of the Aided Chinese Primary Schools Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Division Association recently paid a courtesy visit on the director of Education Sarawak, Datuk Dr Azhar Ahmad. According to its statement today, the delegation led by its president Datuk Jonathan Chai Voon Tok paid the visit on Friday. […]

More teachers for Johor, Sabah and Sarawak

KUCHING: The Ministry of Education (MOE) will allocate a large number of the grade DG41 Education Service Officers on a one-off basis to Johor, Sabah and Sarawak. Deputy Education Minister II Datuk Mohamad Alamin said the three states faced a shortage in teachers. “The Education Service Commission is in the process of interviewing for the […]

Select only qualified candidates, education authorities told

DEBAK: Saribas assemblyman Mohd Razi Sitam wants the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Education Service Commission(ESC) to select only qualified candidates to fill the Grade DG41 vacancies. The government is looking to fill up to 18,702 Grade DG41 vacancies to address the shortage of teachers. “I hope that MoE and ESC select teachers who are […]

Sarawak short of 3,385 teachers

KUCHING: As of April this year, Sarawak short of a total of 3,385 teachers — 1,545 in secondary schools and 1,840 in primary schools. To address this issue, the state Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research (MESTR) together with the State Education Department (JPNS) had engaged with local Teacher Training Institutes (IPGs) to come […]

Teacher recruitment — priority for Sarawakians, please

KUCHING: Parti Islam Se Malaysia (PAS) Sarawak today urged the Ministry of Education (MoE) to fully approve and prioritise applications from Sarawakians for the one-off recruitment of 18,702 teachers in July so that they could serve the state. PAS Sarawak information chief Zharudin Narudin believes that the one-time recruitment is the greatest solution to the […]

Call to empower state on recruitment, training

DEBAK: Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam fully supported the Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union’s (KGBS) proposal in urging the Education Ministry (MoH) to give autonomy to the Sarawak government. This autonomy pertains to related educational matters. According to Razi, the shortage of teachers in Sarawak remains unsolved and as such the state should be empowered to […]