Shiwang`andu District Commissioner (DC) Evelyn Kangwa has called for the decentralization of the teacher recruitment exercise to districts in a bid to curb unnecessary transfers.
Ms. Kangwa said the number of teachers requesting for transfers to go to the Copperbelt and Lusaka is on the increase and this will only be sorted out once recruitment of teachers is decentralised.
Ms. Kangwa said that, teachers who are recruited from Lusaka use rural districts such as Shiwang`andu as an entry point in employment then later demand for transfers.
The District Commissioner said that, it is disheartening that more than 40 teachers within Shiwang`andu have been transferred to urban areas on the Copperbelt and Lusaka leaving some Schools in the district without enough teachers.
Ms. Kangwa has therefore, urged teachers who have gone on transfer and still on Shiwang`andu payroll to report back to the district, failure
to which they risk losing their employment.
Ms. Kangwa said this during a meeting with Shiwang`andu District Education Board Secretary (DEBS) Annie Mutambo in Shiwang`andu.
She lamented that it is not fair that some teachers who are employed from Lusaka to use rural districts as their way into employment hence, the need for decentralization of teacher recruitment to enable local people with qualifications get employed locally.
Ms. Kangwa has since given Shiwang`andu DEBS a two -week ultimatum in which to avail her office with a report of names of teachers who are working elsewhere but under Shiwang`andu payroll.
And Shiwang`andu DEBS Annie Mutambo said her office will compile the report within the two -week ultimatum given.
Ms. Mutambo said that at the moment, Shiwang`andu district doesn’t have enough teachers to meet the required teacher-pupil ratio.
Who is this lady? Do we still have such intelligent people in PF? Wow, lady you have my admiration. Such brilliant thinking!
What a paradox, there is Lusambo on one side and you in the same pod??!! Anyway, it happens, one rotten groundnut and one Good groundnut can be in one shell. When eaten at the same time, they will be spat out together,,,, no choosing. So my lady, you can do yourself a great favour by getting out of the rot which is PF
Thanks to Shiwang’andu DC .
U are the true light in darkness. In fact, schools were teachers are needed should be advertised to the general public so that when a teacher apply he/she knows exactly the type of a school is going. Meaning we are not going to have unnecessary transfer requests.
The principle will be simply. If u don’t like a place, a school, dont apply. Simple!
This is the solution to teacher over congested urban schools. Let the district education boards seek authority to advertise and employ as specific school needs.
Fascinating!She has spoken very well and i can’t agree with her more.
Correct mama. Keep it up!