Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has approved the hiring of 1,800 more teachers for the state, in response to a request from the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM).
In addition, he approved the hiring of 200 security guards and 100 non-teaching staff to create a safer school environment.
The teachers and non-teaching staff will be assigned to senior secondary schools throughout the state, and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) only hired 1,500 teachers last week, who will be assigned to basic education schools throughout the state.
“The hires are for the senior secondary schools across the state, with emphasis on the rural areas where teachers are lacking,” TESCOM Chairman Mal. Bello Abubakar said in a statement on Friday regarding the hiring of teachers for senior secondary schools.
According to Abubakar, application links will soon be released for interested applicants to apply online.
“All applicants will have to apply online. Applicants must have a university bachelor’s degree in education or a university degree in relevant subjects with a teaching certificate. These are B.Ed., BSc. Ed, B.A. Ed, BSc plus PGDE or NCE. Applicants without the listed qualifications will not be invited for the test.”
“The recruitment exercise is essentially to bridge the human resource gap in the schools in the hinterlands. Therefore, applications will be screened along that line.
“Teachers of STEM subjects will also be prioritised in the exercise. Required subject areas in Arts and Commercial will also be indicated on the application portal. We plead that persons whose subject areas are not indicated should not apply,” he added.