Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli announced that the government approved the steps to appoint 72,000 teachers simultaneously to develop the country's education system further.
This came during a press conference following the weekly cabinet meeting. Madbouli explained that because many candidates had failed to pass the tests that the Ministry of Education had held in recent years to hire 30,000 teachers annually, the ministry still had to fill 12,000 positions from previous years.
Madbouli clarified that the government will hire 12,000 teachers to fill these positions this year, plus hiring the 30,000 teachers designated for this year, bringing the total number of hired teachers to 42,000.
Madbouli added that the government will add to the 42,000 another 30,000 teachers who will be hired during the next fiscal year and bring the number of all new teacher appointments to 72,000.
Furthermore, Madbouli indicated that the government would announce the job vacancies for all 72,000 positions simultaneously to hire successful candidates. "We decided to appoint all 72,000 teachers simultaneously," Madbouli said. He affirmed that the government has the necessary funds to pay their salaries.
The teachers are expected to be tested and evaluated as part of a competition to select the successful candidates to fill the required positions. Madbouli said the hiring process will begin soon.
Egypt has an acute shortage of teachers; which UNICEF officials have identified as a significant challenge for the country's education system. To address this gap, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi launched a five-year plan in early 2022 to strengthen the education sector by hiring 30,000 teachers annually.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
