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MoE to raise expat teachers' salaries |
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Thursday, 07 January 2010 12:32 |
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KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education (MoE) is working to improve teachers' conditions, raising salaries for non-Kuwaiti teachers
and introducing a housing allowance for them. The ministry's plan was revealed by Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr. Moudhi Al-Humoud, who was addressing a seminar held by the Kuwait Teachers' Society at the Faculty of Basic Education building's theater yesterday morning as part of the 'Thank You My Teacher' festival. The event was also attended by KTS President Ayed Al-Sahli, as well as a large number of students and KTS members. "The Ministry of Education is working on achieving its primary target, which is to increase the value given to the teacher's job, which will be done by improving their social and financial situation," the minster explained, adding, "There are many ways of accomplishing this. The education ministry is concerned with all aspects of teachers' wellbeing, including their professional, financial and social situation, the minister said. One of the main ways in which it intends to assist teachers professionally is in offering more training courses for them both inside and outside school, as well as providing new educational tools and equipment, reducing the transfer of teachers from one school to another and ensuring that teachers are appointed at schools near their homes to cut dow n on travel time. The MoE is also introducing a number of other measures to improve teachers' conditions, Dr. Al-Humoud revealed, including providing staffrooms for teaching staff and subsidizing their transport costs. The minister added that more projects are to be introduced in the future, with all teachers eventually to be provided with a laptop and schools' curricula to undergo major redevelopment.
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