Ulaanbaatar
Urgent Measures Taken to Grow Teaching Workforce
Politics
Ulaanbaatar,
September 20, 2024 /MONTSAME/.
To grow the teaching workforce, the
Ministry of Education has planned and begun implementing the following measures
in phases:
- Engaging
teachers who hold teaching qualifications, but are not currently working
in the field;
- Rehiring
retired teachers to work limited hours;
- Involving
science graduates or students in the 3rd and 4th year of university
studies in teaching activities;
- Reassigning
teachers whose teaching hours do not meet the 19-hour weekly norm to teach
similar subjects;
- Employing
final-year education students to work as trainee teachers;
- Increasing the use of online education, particularly in subjects facing teacher shortages.
The Education Minister noted that starting
this school year, the measures to rehire retired teachers and involve final-year
education students as trainee teachers are already being implemented.
According to an August 2024 survey, there is a nationwide shortage of 508 preschool teachers and 443 assistant teachers.
In general education schools, 4,292
teachers are needed, particularly in primary education and for subjects such as
chemistry, physics, biology, English, and mathematics.
