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'Sunday Times' report inaccurate, misleading and distorted
The correct position in relation to recruiting graduates to the education sector is as follows: The Ministry of Education by circular dated November 3, 2004 informed Provincial Education Authorities to attach graduates as graduate trainees to schools. During a three to four month period starting January 2005, these persons were intended to be attached to schools to gain some understanding about school administration and class room work. They were paid Rs. 6,000 and were not intended to undertake teaching assignments, since their attachments were not in accordance with the Teacher Service Minute and were not paid a due teacher's salary. All principals were sent a copy of the appointment letter, so that they were aware of the terms of recruitment from day one just as the graduates. These graduate trainee attachments had nothing to do with existing teacher vacancies as the report itself clearly admits. During February and March 2005, advertisements were placed in newspapers and all teacher vacancies in Provincial and National Schools were gazetted, in accordance with the Teacher Service Minute to fill the existing teacher vacancies. Once this process is completed by end May 2005, it is expected that all teacher requirements for 9,970 schools will be filled. These newly recruited teachers will then immediately undergo a tailor-made training program, when they commence teaching as new teachers as per the Government policy. It would be clear therefore, that the recruitment of graduates to the education sector was done according to a systematic plan, and according to the guidelines to all Ministries by the Treasury and there has been no 'confusion' or 'problems' as the report had tried to show. |
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