DUSHANBE, September 17, Asia-Plus — Schools in Tajikistan are experiencing an acute shortages of teachers of the Russian and English languages, chemistry, physics, geography, information technology, mathematics and history, Shermahmad Yormahmadov, the head of the personnel management department of the Ministry of Education (MoE), said in n interview with Asia-Plus.
According to him, Tajikistan now has more than 6,000 teaching vacancies. The MoE official said that the ministry is trying to provide schools in the provinces with sufficient teachers.
“The minister has signed an order under which beginning on October 1, the fifth-year students at the teachers’ training institutes will be sent to the provinces to work with local schools,” Yormahmadov said, noting that this practical training will last till end of this academic year, May 25, 2008.
Local authorities will provide them with housing and pay them salaries for their work, according to him.
A total number of students to be sent to the provinces to work with local schools will be known by September 25, the MoE official said.
