Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said the states that mainly face a shortage of teachers are Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor and Johor.— Bernama file photo
PUTRAJAYA (June 20): The Education Ministry will implement a special one-off recruitment of 18,702 teachers to address shortage problems in four states, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin.
The application for the special recruitment of grade DG41 education service officers will be opened from July 7 to enable these teachers to be placed in their respective schools, in stages, starting October, he said.
“This one-off and large-scale recruitment of teachers aims to solve the shortage issues in four states, apart from ensuring the implementation of teaching and learning runs smoothly during the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said at a virtual press conference on the special recruitment today.
According to him, the states that mainly face a shortage of teachers are Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor and Johor.
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