TANJUNG MALIM, Dec 21 — The government has given the assurance to resolve the issue of graduates with education degrees who have yet to be emplaced in schools.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said approval has been given to the Education Ministry to fill up teaching vacancies next year.
“Insya-Allah, we will resolve (this issue) because approval has been given to the Education Ministry. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek has announced that there will be an addition of teachers for 2024, a significant increase to fill teacher vacancies in 2024.
“…what is important is that for 2024, for the first time, there is an increase, an addition of teachers in secondary schools in our country,” he said during the ‘Temu Anwar’ dialogue session with undergraduates at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) here today.
He was responding to a question from the floor on media reports that 4,390 education degree graduates had completed their studies between 2011 and 2020, with some still awaiting interviews for placement in schools.
