Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has accepted the recruitment of two,100 new workers for the state’s senior secondary faculties, together with 1,800 lecturers, 100 non-teaching workers, and 200 safety guards.
This initiative goals to enhance the security and high quality of schooling in Kwara, with a selected give attention to rural areas the place there’s a scarcity of certified lecturers.
The Chairman of the Educating Service Fee (TESCOM), Malam Bello Abubakar, made the announcement in a press release issued on Friday in Ilorin. He emphasised that the recruitment would primarily goal senior secondary faculties within the rural areas, addressing the crucial scarcity of certified educators in these areas.
“All purposes shall be on-line, and candidates should have a Bachelors diploma in Training or a college diploma in related topics, with a educating certificates. These are B.Ed, B.Sc. (Ed), B.A (Ed), B.Sc plus PGDE or NCE,” Abubakar said.
{Qualifications} and Screening Course of
Abubakar made it clear that solely candidates who meet the required {qualifications} could be thought-about for the recruitment course of.
He additionally confirmed that those that don’t possess the listed {qualifications} wouldn’t be invited for the next assessments.
“Candidates with out the listed {qualifications} won’t be invited for the take a look at,” he added, stressing the significance of academic requirements within the choice course of.
The recruitment train will prioritize hiring lecturers for Science, Expertise, Engineering, and Arithmetic (STEM) topics. Moreover, lecturers for Arts and Business topics can even be wanted.
Abubakar talked about that the applying portal would specify the topic areas, and solely candidates for the listed topics ought to apply.
“The employment of lecturers of STEM topics can even be prioritised within the train,” Abubakar stated.
He additional defined that the screening course of would give attention to bridging the human useful resource hole in rural faculties throughout the state.
Age Restrict and Drug Testing
Abubakar additionally introduced that shortlisted candidates would endure drug assessments as a part of the recruitment course of. This initiative aligns with the state authorities’s efforts to fight drug abuse and defend college students from its dangerous results.
“Shortlisted candidates, who shouldn’t be over 35 years of age by January ending, would endure drug assessments. This shall be according to the main target of the federal government to combat drug abuse and defend college kids from the menace,” Abubakar stated.
He additionally issued a powerful warning that any applicant displaying unprofessional conduct could be disqualified at any stage of the recruitment course of.
“Candidates who exhibit behaviour sudden of a trainer and position mannequin shall be disqualified at any stage of the train,” Abubakar concluded.
