Kwara To Employ 1,800 Teachers

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved the employment of additional 1,800 teachers in the state.

The approval followed a request by the  Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM).

He also approved the employment of 100 non- teaching staff and 200 security guards to promote safe school environment.

Upon employment,  the teachers and the non- teaching staff will be deployed to senior secondary schools across the state.

The State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) had last week hired 1,500 teachers for basic education schools across the state.

TESCOM chairman,  Mal. Bello Tauheed Abubakar, said in a statement that those hired were for senior secondary schools with emphasis on rural areas where teachers are lacking.

Abubakar said application links would soon be released, adding, “All applicants will have to apply online.

Applicants must have a university bachelor’s degree in education or a university degree in relevant subjects with a teaching certificate. These are B.Ed, BSc. Ed, B.A. Ed, BSc plus PGDE or NCE. Applicants without the listed qualifications will not be invited for the test.

“The recruitment exercise is essentially to bridge the human resource gap in the schools in the hinterlands. Therefore, applications will be screened along that line.

“Teachers of STEM subjects will also be prioritised in the exercise. Required subject areas in Arts and Commercial will also be indicated on the application portal. We plead that persons whose subject areas are not indicated should not apply.”