Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational
Training, Professor Joyce Ndalichako
AS the government strives to improve the quality
of education, it has come to light that the country faces a shortage of 22,460
teachers for science and mathematics in public primary and secondary schools
countrywide.
Minister for Education, Science and Technology,
Prof Joyce Ndalichako, said, on the other hand, that there are additional 7,988
teachers for arts, languages and business studies.
During the current financial year, Prof
Ndalichako said the government planned to employ 35,411 teachers for primary
and secondary schools to curb the shortage of teachers.
“At present, there are a total of 88,999 teachers
for public secondary schools including 18,545 for science and mathematics as
well as 70,454 for arts, languages and business studies,” she told the National
Assembly.
The minister was responding to a basic question
by Buyungu MP, Kasuku Bilago, (Chadema) who had tasked the government to
explain how many teachers were required to implement the Education and
Vocational Training Policy of 2014.
Mafinga Urban MP Cosato Chumi (CCM) asked the
question on behalf of Bilago, tasking the government to explain when the policy
would be implemented. Prof Ndalichako explained that the policy will come into
implementation after the amendments of Chapter 353 of the Education Act of
1978. The policy was officially launched by former President Jakaya Kikwete on
February 13, last year.
Through the new arrangement pupils will study for
ten years from primary up to secondary education Form (IV), the minister
explained. In another development, the minister said the government through
local government authorities has set aside funds to rehabilitate learning and
teaching environment at public schools countrywide.
She said a total of 48.3bn/- has been allocated
for the next financial year to renovate infrastructure at schools as well as
installation of electricity at 528 secondary schools. In the current fiscal
year, a total of 67.83bn/- was disbursed to local authorities to uplift
learning and teaching environment in the schools.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION : DAILY NEWS , Reporter in Dodoma , 07 june 2016
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