Govt Recruiting Teachers At District Level
The Government is recruiting more qualified teachers to be deployed in 28 largely rural districts of the eight non-metropolitan provinces.
The teachers will be deployed to 28 districts in Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Manicaland, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, and the Midlands.
The 28 districts include Muzarabani, Rushinga, Mount Darwin, Mudzi, Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe, Hurungwe, Chiredzi, Mwenezi, Chipinge, Binga, Lupane, Tsholotsho, Bulilima, Matobo, Gwanda, Insiza, Umzingwane, Gokwe North and South.
The recruitment is being done through the Public Service Commission (PSC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education.
In a statement, PSC secretary Tsitsi Choruma interested newly-qualified teachers should submit the required documents to the district office of choice by not later than 16 January. Part of the statement reads:
Those who are interested should complete application forms available at the Public Service Commission district offices.
Duly completed teacher application forms with certified copies of national identification, birth certificate, academic and professional qualifications including transcripts should be submitted to the district office of choice by not later than January 16.
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education spokesperson Taungana Ndoro said qualified teachers will have the opportunity to work in their own districts. He said:
We are recruiting teachers from their own districts through our district offices so as to avoid the issue of transfers.
We are giving people the opportunity to work in their own districts so that it would be better for them.
The applications are still coming because the vacancies are still open. This is a lucky shot for people who grew up in those districts.
In August 2022, Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), secretary-general Robson Chere urged the government needs to decentralise teacher deployment to ensure that teachers are placed in areas where they can speak the local language. | The Herald
