Kwara Govt to recruit 4,701 teachers 2021

Kwara State Government has announced vacancies for the recruitment of 2,701 teachers into the Kwara State Basic Education Board.

The government also advertised placements for 2,000 teachers in some specific subjects in the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) based on needs-assessment conducted in the commission.

The development came a few days after the government nullified a controversial enrolment process of about 2,414 teachers of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

According to a statement signed by Press Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Yakub Ali-Agan, it reads, “Applicants for the TESCOM jobs must have bachelor’s degrees in relevant subjects and teaching qualification in strict compliance with the National Policy of Education and Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). Applicants must also have at least five O’ level credit passes at not more than two sittings, including Mathematics and English language, the statement read in part.

“While that of SUBEB must have Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and at least five O’ Level Credit passes in Mathematics, English, and three other relevant subjects in not more than two sittings.

“Once armed with PGD in Education, holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) in relevant subject areas may also apply for the TESCOM jobs.

“Application portal for SUBEB jobs (https//subeb.kw.gov.ng) will be activated on Sunday, January 3rd and will end midnight Saturday 16th, 2021, followed by written examinations on Monday, January 25th, 2021 at 10 a.m. and oral interview from Monday 1st February to Saturday 6th February 2021.

“For TESCOM, application portal (https//tescom.kw.gov.ng) will go live from Sunday 3rd January and would run for two weeks, followed by qualifying examinations on January 25, 2021 and oral interview from Monday 8th February 2021 to Saturday 13th February 2021

“While applicants for SUBEB jobs should not be younger than 22 years’ old, those seeking the TESCOM slots should not be older than 35 years’ old.

“Venues of the examinations and oral interviews will be communicated to the applicants at a later date.”

The government added that the job placements are open to all qualified persons and that only the best candidates will emerge from the process that is designed to throw up teachers with the right qualifications and competence to build generations of Kwarans to compete anywhere in the world.